On Fri, 05 Jan 2007 07:48:30 -0800, David Pashley wrote:

Hi,

As a follow on from my earlier "faulty boiler" post, we are now in the
worst possible situation, as we have no heating or HW, a small baby in
the house, and so need a new boiler quickly.

We just had a local firm out who have quoted £2,000. Now I can obtain
a Vaillant EcotecPlus 831 boiler for under £950 including flue kit and
VAT, so basically it's £1,000 for fitting.

I think that's a ripoff, but I'm beginning to run out of options.

What do the experts here think is a reasonable charge for replacing a
floor-mounted boiler with a wall mounted unit nearby?


Why don't you do it yourself - or are you currently lacking some of the
tools or skills?

How much would you want (over and above your normal rate of pay) to make
space in your personal and/or working life for an important job taking
a few days that you don't absolutely have to do?

With time to plan the work and with a fairly straight forward install you
could well pay less. In the middle of winter you should be thankful they
are not asking what _some_ people might be prepared to pay.

I would say 1000 for this job is fair, in winter, if done well.

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