Move Radiator

[mparter]

I'm looking to get a radiator in my living room moved from one wall to another. It will probably be a distance of approx 5ft. It's floorboards not concrete. It's a Worcester Bosch combi feeding 4 upstair and 3 downstair radiators, there's no hot water tank.

Anybody got any idea roughly how much this would cost to move?

 

[Agile]

If YOU take up the floorboards and do any notching woodwork then if its ground floor and no serious risk if a little water is spilt then its a 2.5 hour job.

Perhaps about £90 in London and a bit less in some other areas.

If you want the whole job done that about £120 I suppose.

This assumes the boards are supplied bare and not covered with fitted luxury champagne colour carpets nailed all round the edges.

Tony

 

[mparter]

Thanks. There's currently laminate flooring on top of the floorboards, which is getting ripped up anyway and it's a ground floor so a little water spillage is no big deal.

I would leave the wood work to the plumber so that he can run it whichever way he required.

 

[wonderb0y]

This assumes the boards are supplied bare and not covered with fitted luxury champagne colour carpets nailed all round the edges.

arn't they always

 

[gas4you]

Dont think £90 will even cover just labour. Based on the 2.5hrs mentioned it would be £98 + materials and inhibitor + VAT so around £150 + VAT

 

[mparter]

Well I was thinking around £200 so the prices so far haven't been too scary.

 

[Soggy_weetabix]

Do BG still treat any drain down for the replacement of a rad, pump or m vlv (sealed system or not) at 186 mins labour?

Tony, you are incredibly competetive with your prices.

Whilst I agree this looks a very simple job, so did the gaskets I did on a netaheat that I didnt look at before taking the plunge with a price. (I was a bit naive I know.)

ALWAYS hidden 'annoyances' which I would put into an estimate and not charge for if the job went aswell as I could have expected.

Mind you, you have to be in a position of trust from your customers for them to know you could add costs onto a job, but also knowing you would only ever charge if absolutely neccessary.

I always estimate as opposed to quoting.

David