Just to be really clear I will not be doing any of the work mentioned below. This will all be carried out by Gas Safe Engineers.
We're in the process of buying a property which is a bit of a doer upper. One room houses the gas meter and boiler and we are keen on moving both of these to turn the room into a bedroom regardless of whether regulations state they are safe in a bedroom.
As we don't currently have access to the property to show round plumbers would like some advice on whether my ideas make sense or are completely nuts.
Looking externally this is a move of approx 2.3m
But if looked at internally this would be a move of around 1.78m.
I've been quoted £531.60 for the external move by the transporter which doesn't sound too bad to me.
Does anyone know if I would expect to pay more or less for the move internally with the supplier (British Gas)? This would I am guessing involve connecting a pipe to the existing incoming pipe, running it under floorboards and out the wall on the other side of the room to the new external meter cupboard. Does that sound right or would this breach regulations?
Next question is how will the gas pipe from the new meter location enter the property? Is under ground level (as you can with mains water) acceptable with the correct sleeving? Would this use TracPipe or similar? Or would it need to enter the building above ground level above the DPC?
I ask about entering the building as I already need to dig a trench/pit where the proposed new meter will be for other services so thinking of the neatest solution. Also planning on moving the boiler from this room to a detached garage ~1.3m away from the main building so this will already require buried gas pipework, a tee with one side going in to the house for hob and oven and one side going in to the garage for the boiler.
We're in the process of buying a property which is a bit of a doer upper. One room houses the gas meter and boiler and we are keen on moving both of these to turn the room into a bedroom regardless of whether regulations state they are safe in a bedroom.
As we don't currently have access to the property to show round plumbers would like some advice on whether my ideas make sense or are completely nuts.
Looking externally this is a move of approx 2.3m
But if looked at internally this would be a move of around 1.78m.
I've been quoted £531.60 for the external move by the transporter which doesn't sound too bad to me.
Does anyone know if I would expect to pay more or less for the move internally with the supplier (British Gas)? This would I am guessing involve connecting a pipe to the existing incoming pipe, running it under floorboards and out the wall on the other side of the room to the new external meter cupboard. Does that sound right or would this breach regulations?
Next question is how will the gas pipe from the new meter location enter the property? Is under ground level (as you can with mains water) acceptable with the correct sleeving? Would this use TracPipe or similar? Or would it need to enter the building above ground level above the DPC?
I ask about entering the building as I already need to dig a trench/pit where the proposed new meter will be for other services so thinking of the neatest solution. Also planning on moving the boiler from this room to a detached garage ~1.3m away from the main building so this will already require buried gas pipework, a tee with one side going in to the house for hob and oven and one side going in to the garage for the boiler.
