New Boiler Installation in
Houghton le Spring
A local firm fitting boilers in its own town
AR Heating & Gas has been based at Wingate Grange in Houghton le Spring since 2010. Newbottle, Shiney Row, Penshaw, Fence Houses and Herrington are all a few minutes up the road. That matters when you are replacing a boiler. The survey can usually be fitted in without much waiting, and if a thermostat needs tweaking a week after the install, it is no trouble for us to call round.
The way we price is simple. Answer a handful of questions online and the quote tool gives you a fixed figure. An engineer then looks over the house at a free survey to confirm it. Nobody sits in your living room trying to upsell you.
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Boilers for the kinds of houses in Houghton le Spring
The housing round here tells the story of the pits closing and the town growing outwards. Broadly there are three types, and each one points towards a different boiler.
Former colliery terraces
Rows of solid wall terraces in places like Newbottle, Philadelphia and Fence Houses often still have an old boiler with a hot water cylinder in the bedroom cupboard and a cold tank in the loft. For a household with one bathroom, going over to a combi can be a good option where mains flow and the rest of the installation are suitable. You lose the tanks, you gain a cupboard, and hot water comes straight from the mains. Solid walls can have higher heat loss, so we look at radiator sizes too. A bigger boiler will not warm a room if the radiator in it is too small.
1960s and 1970s estates
Semis and townhouses from this era, around Burnside, Chilton Moor and parts of Shiney Row, tend to have the boiler in the kitchen and a vented cylinder upstairs. Some families want to keep stored hot water because two people shower in the morning at the same time. In that case a system boiler with a new cylinder might suit better than a combi. We explain the trade off and let you decide.
Newer private estates
The builders on the newer estates mostly fitted combis, and many of those original boilers are now old enough to be giving trouble. These are often like for like swaps, subject to the existing gas supply, flue, condensate route and controls being suitable. We still check the installation against current requirements before agreeing the job.
Flues and condensate on exposed spots
Some streets round West Rainton and Bournmoor catch more wind and frost than the town centre. A new condensing boiler drains water through a condensate pipe, and an exposed outside section can freeze in very cold weather. We plan the route in line with manufacturer and installation requirements and minimise exposed outside pipework where practical.
Homes off the gas main
A few outlying properties run on LPG rather than mains gas. If that is your house, tell us when you ask for a quote so we can confirm what we can offer before any price is given.
What you pay and what happens on fitting day
Prices start at £1,790 for a fitted boiler. Your quote sets out what is included for the chosen installation, and the survey confirms the property, system condition, flue route and any additional work before the job is booked. The applicable manufacturer warranty depends on the boiler and model selected, and we register the appliance as required.
Fitting day starts with protecting the work area. Once the old boiler is isolated and removed, the system is prepared and the new appliance is installed, flued and commissioned. We test the installation, set up the controls and show you how to use them. A straightforward like-for-like replacement is often completed in a day; conversions, relocations and larger system changes can take longer, and we tell you the expected timescale before work starts.
Where we fit boilers around Houghton le Spring
This is our home patch. Every address below is close to our base, and the installation price is agreed for the job before work starts.
DH4: Houghton le Spring town, Newbottle, Shiney Row, Penshaw, Fence Houses, Philadelphia, Herrington, Burnside, Bournmoor, West Rainton and Chilton Moor.
DH5: Hetton le Hole and the villages close by, including Easington Lane, Moorsley, Eppleton and East Rainton.
If your road is somewhere in between, give us a ring on 0191 540 2051.
Picking a boiler for a Houghton home
Worcester Bosch, Vaillant and Baxi fitted by our Gas Safe engineers, with the applicable manufacturer warranty confirmed for the selected model.
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New boiler FAQs for Houghton le Spring
What people round here ask us before booking an installation.
Where exactly are you based? +
My terrace in Newbottle still has a loft tank. Can I go combi? +
We have a 1970s semi and two of us shower at once. Is a combi right? +
Do you cover Hetton le Hole and the Raintons? +
How much does it cost? +
Can I spread the payments? +
What warranty will I get? +
How long does an installation take? +
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Code showing on the boiler? Put it into the error code checker, or read up on the three we get called out to most: Vaillant F28, Baxi E133 and Worcester Bosch EA. Locked out twice on the same code? Book a fixed price repair.