Installing gas central heating

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I'm going to view a house that currently has gas-fired airflow heating. Does £10k seem a reasonable figure for installing a gas boiler and radiators? It's an average 3 bed house.

I expect it will also need new kitchen and bathroom and downstairs wc (there are only a few photos) so I'm estimating another £25k for them. I would hopefully do some of the work myself.

I think £10K is a very generous budget for that.
I suspect you won't need that much.

Disclaimer - not my business / trade, but going off quotes my dc got when looking at buying houses without central heating over the last year.

Thanks, that's good to know. I usually underestimate

I had a Worcester combi boiler (straight swap with old combi boiler) put in and 7 new radiators put in 18 months ago and it cost me £2,750

edit- sorry I read it wrong, and my comments aren’t relevant 🙈

I would also live with it for a year before replacing. We moved to a house three years ago with gas fired air flow heating. I love it. Warms the house quickly and has the benefit of no radiators. Also have a summer function that during the (occasional) warm days we can cool the house with cold air.

Really? I thought it must be massively inefficient. The EPC rating is G

As part of our solicitors enquiries they asked how much monthly energy cost. Even if they don't, you can ask them to raise as an additional enquiry - obviously everyone uses differing amounts bit it'd give you a rough idea of cost.

I had a new gas boiler and radiators installed in a 4 bed, after taking out a coal fired heating system, in 2019. Cost me £4200 which also included a new shower because the gas boiler wouldn't run the existing shower. With costs of everything increased, I'd guess you be looking £5-£6k . £10k does seem a generous budget.

£3400 approx for installing gas boiler in new location (including a new copper gas supply to the new boiler , taking out old heaters and making good, a new flue system).
£150 approx.per radiator, estimate 10 radiators in the house £1500
£200 electrician to wire up new boiler and controls / thermostats

And then depending on what type of boiler you have (combi, regular , system) there could be a hot water cylinder. That could be £800-£2000 depending on the size etc / location etc.

Gas airflow is amazing but also amazingly inefficient if old boiler
don't know if you can get new air flow boilers the reason they have shit rating as there fired by 30 year old boilers not the method of airflow

depends on house if it’s a late 60’s early 70’s you’ll probably be ok as they don’t take much to heat

but if your doing the house up best replace before you have new flooring and decorating

Some of our neighbours have this too...and love it efficiency wise.

Appreciate all the advice. It is a 1960s house. Chalet style, currently poorly insulated.

I'd spend the money on insulation first then. We're in a 65s house and insulated it. Very low energy bills and a warm house all winter.

Chalet style will be very very cold in the winter and getting it properly insulated won’t be as straightforward as you think.

I'm thinking it needs insulation under the current sloping ceilings?

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What is its EPC rating? You need to see the full report.
https://www.gov.uk/find-energy-certificate