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Taking out , bbu, fire, cylinder, tanks all rads and pipework
Install combi on outside wall
Upgrade 14 m of gas pipework
8 rad heating system
Replace 20m of hot pipework

What an Interesting thread this has turned out to be , its opened my eyes .
So most of you are saying this is do-able in a 5 ish day week .
One man on his own is going to do that lot above ...
carefully move furniture, remove carpets , pull up floorboards , notch joists , install rads and pipework (copper), pressure test and flush pipework ( maybe) .
Install boiler , filter , coni pipe , new gas pipe, seal flue , commission system and boiler , explain how it works , everything replaced properly and leave nothing undone, etc etc 100% finished . Oh and answer phone god knows how many times ...

In a week ????
 
I tried guessing, and I reckon 6.5 days assuming no major complications. I suppose it could be done in 5, if everything went smoothly, but I know it never does go smoothly.
 
Taking out , bbu, fire, cylinder, tanks all rads and pipework
Install combi on outside wall
Upgrade 14 m of gas pipework
8 rad heating system
Replace 20m of hot pipework

What an Interesting thread this has turned out to be , its opened my eyes .
So most of you are saying this is do-able in a 5 ish day week .
One man on his own is going to do that lot above .
carefully move furniture, remove carpets , pull up floorboards , notch joists , install rads and pipework (copper), pressure test and flush pipework ( maybe) .
Install boiler , filter , coni pipe , new gas pipe, seal flue , commission system and boiler , explain how it works , everything replaced properly and leave nothing undone, etc etc 100% finished . Oh and answer phone god knows how many times .

In a week ????
If he is ripping all the old stuff out mate the notches and stuff will already be there. He asked for a rough guide. I have actually done a 6 rad full system in 6 days in the scenario below. A bungalow with solid floors and all rad supplies and pipework are in the loft space. Obviously different factors will add on time i.e. If they are a hoarder/lots of furniture. But if this was the case I would quote a million pound to do the job anyway😛😛
 
yep

conversion from gravity to combi a day
"" and rads two days
combi to combi a day

its a race to the bottom sorry to say with anything big
 
Day one - drain down strip out bbu,fire,cylinder,tanks,rads and pipework (10 hours)

Day two - hang rads, hang boiler and flue. Prep joist if needed.(8 hours)

Day three and four - pipework, fill up, check for leaks, chem flush, floorboards,carpets etc

Day five - commission and hand over
(5 hours)

Was only curious on labour costs bud. Dont get me wrong some take longer this is just your average 8 rad semi.
 
Cheers guys , I am not interested in the money side just the labour /hours ,
I didn't want to nick Sams thread . So decided to post a new one .
Personally I probably wouldnt do a full system unless it was an empty house and there was realistically no time limit.
 
Day one - drain down strip out bbu,fire,cylinder,tanks,rads and pipework (10 hours)

Day two - hang rads, hang boiler and flue. Prep joist if needed.(8 hours)

Day three and four - pipework, fill up, check for leaks, chem flush, floorboards,carpets etc

Day five - commission and hand over
(5 hours)

Was only curious on labour costs bud. Dont get me wrong some take longer this is just your average 8 rad semi.
Your day 3 and 4 would be another day onto for me and sammathias I remove the flexi liner which is also extra time. However I sometimes think I am Superman and it sometimes does take me longer. Depends what I find whilst working and what I have to correct from other people's errors as I go.
 
Your day 3 and 4 would be another day onto for me and sammathias I remove the flexi liner which is also extra time. However I sometimes think I am Superman and it sometimes does take me longer. Depends what I find whilst working and what I have to correct from other people's errors as I go.

normally comes down with a pull
 
Cheers guys , I am not interested in the money side just the labour /hours ,
I didn't want to nick Sams thread . So decided to post a new one .
Personally I probably wouldnt do a full system unless it was an empty house and there was realistically no time limit.
Fully furnished, nice carpets, laminate flooring all a plumbers nighmare!! I also do abit of maintanance work for local authority and their combi heating systems are thrown in in a day by 4 wollys. Their plumbing etc is decent its the putting floorboards and carpets back they lack pride! By decent i mean acceptable.
 
I hate doing full upgrades especially back boilers filthy things so would allow 8 -9 days for a 8 rad system take it or leave it custard i am not interested in killing myself early.
 
no matter what it always takes longer than you anticipate, i find its the finishing off that takes all the time best part of a day the little finiky bits tidying up the wiring cementing up commissioning dont forget that annoying leak in the awkward corner.

i would give about 7 days on my own to do that size of job
 

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