We have recently re-plastered and painted our hallway and decided to replace the existing radiator as it was old and quite frankly, more than a bit scabby.

The new rad is lovely but quite a bit shorter than the old one (what we wanted) and the pipes to the rad will need moving in by approx. 6 - 8 inches each side - see photo below.

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g150/mrsarrison/31052008109.jpg

The question is how much should I be expecting to pay a plumber to move these pipes, replace the visible pipes with chrome and fit the new radiator? We have already bought the rad, valve set and have about 4ft of chrome pipe left over from fitting our shower.

If anyone has personal recommendations for a plumber or if any plumbers would like to quote me for the work, please get in touch! Ideally, I would like someone willing/able to do the work on a weekend as I am unable to take time off work for quite a while.

there are quite a few good diy guys on the forum that will gladly take on the work if you are trying to keep down the price.

the job should be done with in an hour quite easily..

try for a local guy and remember weekends will a little more in cost .. as i am sure if you worked weekend you would want more. :)

good luck

I'm not necessarily interested in keeping down the price and I understand weekends are a premium - I just wanted a ball park figure of what I should expect to pay. Sometimes, having a very low quote can set alarm bells ringing as much as a high one can!

Is it really only going to take an hour though? I've been led to believe that the system will need draining down completely...

no it wont need draining .. and yes if it took me more than an hr i would be seriously depressed. :)

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I've not received any PMs...

no it wont need draining .. and yes if it took me more than an hr i would be seriously depressed. :)

John never drains down -- the more water the higher the adrenaline rush :D

Seriously though, you can 'bung' a system, create a vacuum, or freeze the pipes.

As John & Andy will testify, boilers and systems are potentially full of crud; drain down is absolute last resort.

Floor boards are cut on left hand side, and joists run the right way. A fairly simple job.

If you want a quote please give me a call.

Cheers

Chris

ChrisTPS has been and done this work for me today and done an absolutely fantastic job, despite one or two obstacles! He is polite, friendly, punctual, reasonably priced and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend him.

Thanks again!