Boiler installation in Kensington

Boiler installation in Kensington

• Listed buildings and conservation areas, where the position of the flue terminal comes first, not last
• Basements where gravity cannot carry condensate to a drain, so it has to be pumped
• In mansion blocks, the fitting date rests as much with the managing agent as with us

Much of Kensington is residents’ permit parking, and on a busy street the van may need a suspended bay to unload a boiler, flue kit and cylinder. Suspensions are booked through the council in advance, so that goes on the list early. In mansion blocks, the porter or managing agent usually wants notice of deliveries, a booked lift, and protection laid in the common parts before anything is carried through. Stucco terraces with a front lightwell sometimes keep the boiler down there, in one of the old vaults under the pavement. Those are cramped, damp spaces, and the flue has to come out into the lightwell without discharging near a window or door. Once the boiler is in, the Gas Safe engineer notifies building control for you. The compliance certificate that arrives afterwards belongs with your deeds or lease papers, because solicitors ask for it when the property is sold.