"John" wrote in message
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Why do builders assume that people want the central heating boiler in the
kitchen?

I would welcome the idea of an ugly but reliable boiler that could be
fitted in a cupboard (like a big meter cupboard) on the outside of the
house. Less hassle when replacement is needed as changes to pipework
wouldn't disturb the appearance of the room.

When going round looking at new houses couple of years ago saw one or two
new builds where the boiler was located on the wall in the dining room
adjecent to the kitche, which I thought was particularly naff as it made
quite a racket and looked really odd a big cupboard thing hanging on the
wall. Obviously placed there as the kitchens were so bloomin small that
loosing a cupboard for a boiler would have meant a loss of 25% (or even 33%)
of the cupboards in the kitchen.