Cost of running gas supply to house

[Sarah_W]

It's a Victorian 2 up 2 down, the road has gas as do most f the houses, but one I'm looking to purchase has no gas supply.

The house is about 3 yards from the pavement.

What ballpark cost am I looking at to get a gas supply installed? £1k, 5k, 10k?

[davidjpowell]

I'm completely guessing but can't imagine 4 figures somehow.

http://www.nationalgrid.com/uk/Gas/Connections/Gas...

Edited by davidjpowell on Friday 7th May 16:41

[Jasandjules]

3 yards from the pavement is good. Is there a steady gas supply already in the street?

I was told (was looking at a house which had oil and I wanted gas) it would be about 3-5k, part of the reason being that you have to pay for the pavement to be repaired.

[Sarah_W]

Jasandjules said:

3 yards from the pavement is good. Is there a steady gas supply already in the street?

I was told (was looking at a house which had oil and I wanted gas) it would be about 3-5k, part of the reason being that you have to pay for the pavement to be repaired.

Yep - very steady supply in the street. It's a highly populated street in London and nearly all of the other houses have gas.

I was thinking about 2 to 4k. They've got to dig a trench in the road, pavement, the property, do the pipework, fill it, repair all surfaces etc. A lot of work.

If anyone's had this done and remembers the cost, it would be great to hear!

Thanks,
S

[ldt]

We had it done 2 years ago and it cost £400 in West Sussex. This was from the gas main on the opposite of the road and under another 8m of our front garden. It also included a half buried meter box (but not the meter). I believe the pricing may be regulated which is why it was so reasonable considering the work involved.

[trix-a-belle]

my parents have just looked into this but they are off the beaten track although their closest neighbours already have a supply.

they found that up to 40m will be subsidised so it shouldn't be a huge amount but you need to make sure that the system is up to scratch so the connection may not cost alot but if the piping/heating system within the house is not up to current building regulations then you will have to spend out on this.

S

[Simon Brooks]

Had gas pipe laid a few years ago, I'm the only one in my road with it now, can't remember how much it cost, can't have been too bad or it would have registered with the few brain cels that work, all in all it was just shy of 100m under undeveloped farm land (no obstructions) from memory they gas board moles the pipe into the property without digging up any part of the garden, well worth the effort of not for your benefit itvwill
make the place a lot easier to sell at a later stage if you have all the utilities connected.

Might as well get them to price it up, as far as I can remember that nits free!!!

[deanrufleg]

Just had this done a couple of months back. Next door neighbour has gas, we did not.
We are about 45 meters from the gas main in the road to our property.
Southern Gas wanted £1700 to excavate and supply.

I dug the trench myself and the cost came down to a more reasonable £550 :-)

[Simpo Two]

Jasandjules said:

it would be about 3-5k, part of the reason being that you have to pay for the pavement to be repaired.

How much can two blokes and a wheelbarrow cost?

[Simon Brooks]

Simpo Two said:

Jasandjules said:

it would be about 3-5k, part of the reason being that you have to pay for the pavement to be repaired.

How much can two blokes and a wheelbarrow cost?

Depends how many Managers, Supervisors, Surveyors, Health & Safety Inspectors, Men who stand and watch with no apparent job, and any one else costs to make sure your two men and wheelbarrow do the job correctly !!!

[Simon Brooks]

Simon Brooks said:

Simpo Two said:

Jasandjules said:

it would be about 3-5k, part of the reason being that you have to pay for the pavement to be repaired.

How much can two blokes and a wheelbarrow cost?

Depends how many Managers, Supervisors, Surveyors, Health & Safety Inspectors, Men who stand and watch with no apparent job, and any one else costs to make sure your two men and wheelbarrow do the job correctly !!!

Whoops forgot to mention the Council Employed Highways Inspector, Sorry

[Jasandjules]

Simon Brooks said:

Simpo Two said:

Jasandjules said:

it would be about 3-5k, part of the reason being that you have to pay for the pavement to be repaired.

How much can two blokes and a wheelbarrow cost?

Depends how many Managers, Supervisors, Surveyors, Health & Safety Inspectors, Men who stand and watch with no apparent job, and any one else costs to make sure your two men and wheelbarrow do the job correctly !!!

This was what I was told, it's basically a couple of hundred quid job which then spirals due to all the red tape and hassle..... AND at times just getting permission to put in the gas pipes can be a challenge. But I rather suspect each area is different, as is the way with planning depts etc.

I guess the only way the OP will find out for sure is to ask BG for a quote....

[K50 DEL]

I had it done at my old place in Yate, a total distance of 2m on my property and then 4m on the road to get to the main.
I was charged 450 quid and if I'd dug the trench on my own property to their specs it would have been even less.
It all went without a hitch and there were no hidden costs, but it's not the easiest thing in the world to organise, there are about 3 different companies to speak to to get it sorted.