Porch and gas meter

[luke morris]

I’m looking to build a front porch but outside the double doors is the gas meter which is in the ground. If I was able to build a timber framed porch with access hatch in the floor to this is that acceptable or not? Or would the gas meter have to be moved?

 

[Deleted member 267285]

I haven’t dealt with many gas meter issues, but it must be accessible, especially for the ecv (emergency control valve). You may also have better luck posting in the plumbing section.

 

[^woody^]

You can't build over the pipe

 

[RichA]

Better to move it; not usually that expensive. You may be able to get a quote online from gas co.

I got a quote from my gas network online and got it moved a few metres for c£400.

 

[Nakajo]

£400? Well done. Round here I'd expect a figure upwards of four times that!

 

[jacko555]

Sgn quoted me £970 to move mine 30cm, to the other side of the wall (from inside to outside)

 

[RichA]

£400? Well done. Round here I'd expect a figure upwards of four times that!

I was pretty happy with that! Mine was also SGN.

 

[johnny2007]

British gas moved one for my customer by about 4 foot for free a couple of years ago.

 

[^woody^]

British gas moved one for my customer by about 4 foot for free a couple of years ago.

BG as a supplier are only permitted to move a meter if its less than 1m, and generally on the same wall and on flexi pipe i.e. relatively easy to do.
Otherwise it needs to be the network operator - Cadent or NGN.

 

[johnny2007]

BG as a supplier are only permitted to move a meter if its less than 1m, and generally on the same wall and on flexi pipe i.e. relatively easy to do.
Otherwise it needs to be the network operator - Cadent or NGN.

That's what the customer told us.
I guess he called BG and was then passed to the ones you said.