Boiler Installation and Repair in Caterham
Caterham is the furthest town we cover regularly and the only one outside the London borough boundary, which changes one practical thing: building control notifications for gas work here go through Tandridge rather than Croydon. It makes no difference to what you pay or how the job runs, but it is worth knowing your certificate comes from a different council.
What we do in Caterham
- Boiler installation in Caterham
- Boiler repair in Caterham
- Power flushing in Caterham
- Boiler servicing in Caterham
- Central heating installation in Caterham
Housing in Caterham, and what it means for your heating
The town divides between Caterham on the Hill and Caterham Valley, and the two behave differently. On the Hill, a large part of the housing came from the redevelopment of the old Victorian army barracks, where several hundred homes include converted barrack buildings inside a conservation area. Down in the Valley the stock is more mixed, with Victorian and Edwardian property along the older roads and postwar housing filling in behind.
- The converted barracks buildings are handsome but they were not built as houses. Thick masonry, awkward internal layouts and conservation constraints on the elevations all narrow down where a flue can go, so the flue route decides the boiler choice more often here than anywhere else we work.
- The height difference between the Hill and the Valley is significant, and incoming mains pressure differs accordingly. We measure rather than assume before specifying a high flow rate combi.
- Same chalk aquifer as the rest of the North Downs, so the water is very hard here too and scale protection on a new install is money well spent.
- Building regulations notification for gas work in Caterham goes to Tandridge District Council. Your certificate arrives the same way, just with a different council on it.
The work we do most in Caterham
Mostly boiler replacement and repair, with more than the usual share of jobs where the interesting part is working out where the flue can legally and safely go. In the converted barracks and the older Valley properties that question comes before the boiler choice, not after it. The other regular job is power flushing, for the same reason it is regular everywhere on this chalk: hard water, scale, and systems that have been topped up over the years without anyone dosing inhibitor back in.
Getting to you
Caterham is about four miles south of us down the A22, roughly fifteen minutes outside rush hour. It is the outer edge of our standard area and there is still no travel charge, but for a same-day emergency it is worth ringing early rather than late.
We also cover
Around Caterham we regularly work in Caterham on the Hill, Whyteleafe, Warlingham, Woldingham and Chaldon. Same prices, same engineers.
Questions we get asked in Caterham
Do you charge extra to come out to Caterham?
No. Caterham is on the outer edge of our standard callout area and the prices are the same as a job in Purley. The only practical difference is that we are fifteen minutes away rather than five, so for a same-day emergency it helps to ring earlier in the day.
Who notifies building control for gas work in Caterham?
Tandridge District Council, because Caterham is in Surrey rather than the London Borough of Croydon. We handle the notification either way and email you the building regulations certificate afterwards.
Can you fit a combi in a converted barracks property?
Usually, but the flue route is what decides it rather than the boiler model. Thick masonry and conservation constraints on the elevations limit where a flue can terminate, so we survey that first and then tell you which boilers will genuinely work.
Is the water as hard in Caterham as in Purley?
Yes, it comes off the same chalk under the North Downs. Scale is the main thing shortening boiler life across the whole area, which is why we fit scale protection on installations as standard.
Customers in and around Caterham
Brilliant company - Steve and Charlie are knowledgeable, reliable, friendly and clean and tidy! Rare in most trades. Recommended to all my friends and family and will use again. Thanks for being amazing. Had major building work done and nothing was too much trouble, new boiler, new bathrooms, new water pipes.Frances20101
Had a rat problem at my elderly nans house & found the bath waste had a huge hole in it. Steve Came round at short notice , replaced it. Clean tidy great job at a very reasonable priceJamie Spencer
After being messed around by a different company, we were recommended Go Fix and we couldn't be happier with the work they have done. Friendly, clean and they turned up everyday on time which seems hard to come by these days.Brad
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