cookstar

iTrader: (6)

90% of flats I see have storage heaters, a flat I have bought is the same, I plan to renovate and sell on, I was considering having a electric combi boiler fitted and full electric central heating installed.

Now would you as a potential purchaser pay a premium for central heating as I have lived with storage heaters and hated them.

What are your honest thoughts please guys?

53

iTrader: (41)

It's a good plan mate, no idea on the cost implications ? or if underfloor would be a good option ?

We hated storage heaters too, and on the basis that condensation damp is a real problem in flats storage heaters just exacerbate it.

cookstar

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I have a quote from my plumber for £1500 plus the boiler so not strong money.

StickyMicky

Is it a ground floor flat ?

Usually the top floor ones don't need to use the heaters at all in our block as everybody below them heats up the floor/ceiling enough to warm the room above

Winter, and the top floor flats having windows open is a common sight around our way

ALi-B

iTrader: (1)

We put gas central heating in my gran's flat; However, it was feasible as it was a 2 story end-block.

Had storage heaters before; yup, she hated them too

cookstar

iTrader: (6)

Ground floor maisonette mate.

Ian

iTrader: (10)

in my flat there are 3 storage heaters down stairs (hall, kitchen, living room) but up stairs there is no heating at all, and in the winter it gets fookin cold brrrr

mikef04

iTrader: (7)

old storage heaters are notoriously rubbish as the bricks, heating elements become less effective.There fore people dislike them. IMHO having fitted new storage heaters they are no where like the old ones, by the fact they are more effeicet plus the bonus of economy 7. Realisticly i would go with electric convection heaters as the draw air in and circulate around the room. hth

hodgy0_2

you will not loose money putting central heating in

you will recoup it in the sale price

David Lock

Well worth it IMHO. Makes the flat a cut above the competition and will be especially welcome to older folk and parents with young kids. I personally dislike warm air heating as it makes the place too dry.

Storage heaters are a thing of the past!

dl

MikeCardiff

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I'd imagine you would either get the money back, but not make money out of it, as proper heating in flats is rare as few seem to have proper central heating now, just those crappy electric radiators that only feel hot if you stand an inch away from them.

More importantly, it should make the flat easier to sell - if you were selling at the same price as equivalent flats in the area, and the only real difference is that yours has central heating, then its a reason for a buyer to go for it.

Flats are very hard to sell at the moment as a) there are loads of new build ones around that have been reduced in price as the builders cant sell them, and b) its a lot harder for first time buyers, particularly if they are single, to get a mortgage to buy them.

cookstar

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Thanks for the input guys, if my mind wasn't made up before it is now.

Simon C

Cookstar, I'd be interested in the setup up you go for. My neighbour is looking at the same thing. We have no gas in our street at all thanks to the tight *** builders.

cookstar

iTrader: (6)

It will be something along the lines of this

Heatrae Sadia Electromax Electric Combi Boiler, Electromax Boilers, Electric Boilers, Heatrare Sadia Electric Boilers


Plus the obvious installation charges.

ALi-B

iTrader: (1)

Whats stopping the gas board digging up the road and putting in a new main? Thats what they did when running a new service to my gran's flat; as the gas main was the other side of a main road.

Timwinner

iTrader: (3)

I dont think you will get a premium for putting a heating system in but I do think that if there are two flats for sale one with and one without you are more likely to sell.

Leslie

How do the costs compare between an electric combi and a gas one run on bottled LPG out of interest?

Les

Simon C

Absolutely nothing, excpet the 2k per house they want to charge!!! Apparently the gas main stops at the top of the road.

Personally I think its that they dont want to rup up 3 roads to do it.

David Lock

Plus most storage heaters are really ugly, wreck the carpet by leaving a permanent mark, are heavy as hell and take ages to actually warm a room if you need a quick warm-up!!!

dl

hodgy0_2

friends have had their central heating converted to LPG --- the main problem they told me was the lack of trained LPG installers locally

Leslie

Yes ok hodgy, we have got a fairly old Worcester combi on LPG - we have had it from new and it still works very well. The gas has got pretty expensive now compared to what we used to pay amd if the boiler went TU I was wondering if it might be cheaper to go for an electric one.

Les