Extensions, moving gas meters and building control officers
Discussion
Now then chaps. I have recently posted on her about this but after advice on a specific question.
Basically I have been quoted £700 to move my gas meter from A to B, a distance of about 2metres and that does NOT even include connecting the internal pipework back up to the meter. It's more than eyewatering, it's bloody criminal.
Anyway, I have found a chap who works for the utility co doing this all day every day and will do the move for me, on the side, for £350.
What I need to know is the following:-
The move is part of an extension project, will the BCO need, want or care to see evidence the gas meter has been moved and that this has been done by the utility co? I'm assuming they give you a bit of paper to say so. I don't want to be in a position where I can't get my extension signed off due to using this unofficial bod to move my meter.
My budget is tighter than tight so saving £350 is a big deal. I've found as I've gone along that these extra couple of hundred quids here and there are adding up to the price of a decent holiday, or a motorbike!
Basically I have been quoted £700 to move my gas meter from A to B, a distance of about 2metres and that does NOT even include connecting the internal pipework back up to the meter. It's more than eyewatering, it's bloody criminal.
Anyway, I have found a chap who works for the utility co doing this all day every day and will do the move for me, on the side, for £350.
What I need to know is the following:-
The move is part of an extension project, will the BCO need, want or care to see evidence the gas meter has been moved and that this has been done by the utility co? I'm assuming they give you a bit of paper to say so. I don't want to be in a position where I can't get my extension signed off due to using this unofficial bod to move my meter.
My budget is tighter than tight so saving £350 is a big deal. I've found as I've gone along that these extra couple of hundred quids here and there are adding up to the price of a decent holiday, or a motorbike!
Is the new location of the boiler actually in the new extension?
If so the boiler should be compliant with current boiler regs/spec. I had a similar experience with the Building Inspector on a project where we were moving the boiler from the existing kitchen and into the new kitchen/extension... all in all about 600mm (through 90deg). They originally suggested that it should be a condensing boiler BUT after much correspondence and technical spec of the original boiler they agreed to allow it.
But the crux of the matter as far as they were concerned was that it was a boiler in a new extension.
Hope that helps?
If so the boiler should be compliant with current boiler regs/spec. I had a similar experience with the Building Inspector on a project where we were moving the boiler from the existing kitchen and into the new kitchen/extension... all in all about 600mm (through 90deg). They originally suggested that it should be a condensing boiler BUT after much correspondence and technical spec of the original boiler they agreed to allow it.
But the crux of the matter as far as they were concerned was that it was a boiler in a new extension.
Hope that helps?
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