What does a new boiler cost in Telford?

Nobody can give you an honest figure for a new boiler without knowing what you have got. Anyone who quotes you a price down the phone before asking about your house is quoting the cheapest possible job and will adjust it later.

The four things that actually move the price

1. 1

   Which boiler

   Brand and output. The gap between an entry-level boiler with a shorter warranty and a premium one with a long warranty is the single biggest line on most quotes. Neither is wrong. It depends how long you plan to be in the house.

2. 2

   Whether the system type changes

   Swapping a combi for a combi is the simplest job. Going from a regular boiler with a cylinder and loft tanks to a combi means removing tanks, changing pipework and making good, and that is a bigger job with more hours in it.

3. 3

   Whether it moves

   Keeping the boiler where it is keeps the cost down. Moving it, for example from a bedroom cupboard to the kitchen, means new gas, water and condensate runs plus a new flue, and often a second day.

4. 4

   What the old system needs

   An older system usually needs a proper flush, and a magnetic filter should go on with any new boiler. That is not a quote-padding extra, it is the thing that stops sludge from the old system wrecking the new boiler.

What a quote should include

When you compare two quotes, the cheap one is often cheap because something is missing. Check for all of these:

• The exact boiler make, model and output, not just "a combi"
• The warranty length, and what is needed to keep it valid
• System flush, and what kind
• A magnetic system filter
• New thermostat or controls if yours are being changed
• Gas Safe registration and Building Regulations notification
• Making good and taking the old boiler away

How to get a real number for your house

Use the quote tool on this site. It asks what you have now, how many bedrooms and bathrooms, how many radiators and where the boiler lives, then gives you a fitted price. It takes about 90 seconds and nobody rings you unless you ask them to.