Cost to replace radiators

[gerbils]

what should I be paying to replace some radiators, approx 1m by 05.m.

Heatable want almost £300 per rad and this seems like a lot.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

what should I be paying to replace some radiators, approx 1m by 05.m.

Heatable want almost £300 per rad and this seems like a lot.

Replace them yourself, they can be had for £60 to £100

 

[opps]

If the old rads are imperial, the new metric equivalent will be slightly bigger or smaller- requiring minor alteration to the pipe work.

 

[Nige F]

get them smaller and use extendable rad valves - if there is a mismatch

 

[Fred Blogs]

I've just replaced the radiators in my house, 9 in all. Because all the rads were old ones I had to use tail extenders on them all but not only that the old wall brackets did not go anywhere near the hangers on the new rads so they had to replaced as well which meant making the wall good where the old brackets were and then drilling and plugging the wall to fit the new brackets. Put the cost of the rads on top of that, all were well over a hundred pounds, then £300 per radiator doesn't sound too bad.

 

[MickyP10]

I've just replaced the radiators in my house, 9 in all. Because all the rads were old ones I had to use tail extenders on them all but not only that the old wall brackets did not go anywhere near the hangers on the new rads so they had to replaced as well which meant making the wall good where the old brackets were and then drilling and plugging the wall to fit the new brackets. Put the cost of the rads on top of that, all were well over a hundred pounds, then £300 per radiator doesn't sound too bad.

Didn't you get brackets with the new rads? Even so, £300 per rad still sounds ridiculous.

 

[BlueLoo]

DIY or by trade?