Boiler Installation? Gas-Safe Work Only — We Scope and Refer for You in Birmingham
Maintenance Men does not install gas boilers: we offer an initial assessment of the water-side and electrical requirements, and a referral to a trusted Gas Safe registered engineer who quotes and installs.
Booking fee plus hourly labour — the price is confirmed before any work starts.
What this costs
| Booked 14+ days ahead | £25 booking fee £85 per hour |
|---|---|
| Booked within 48 hours | £100 booking fee £65 per hour |
| Same-day call-out | £220 booking fee £45 per hour |
The booking fee secures the visit. Labour is then charged by the hour, so you only pay for the time the job actually takes.
Booking fee £25–£220
£25 + £85/hr booked 14+ days ahead, £100 + £65/hr inside 48 hours, £220 + £45/hr same day. Agreed before we arrive.
Covered under Boilers
Heating & Radiators › Boilers — one of 22 documented jobs in this section.
Same-day boiler installation
Urgent jobs can often be booked for today. Ask when you book and we will confirm the slot before you pay anything.
15 service areas
Birmingham, Coventry, Dorridge and 12 more across the West Midlands.
Who May Install a Gas Boiler
Fitting a gas boiler means connecting the gas supply, commissioning the burner and flue, and registering the installation — all of it gas work reserved by law for Gas Safe registered engineers. Maintenance Men is not Gas Safe registered and never carries out gas work, so we do not install gas boilers and we will not pretend otherwise. The installation itself belongs to a Gas Safe partner, and this page describes how we help you get there well prepared rather than how we would do the job.
What the Scoping Visit Covers
If you book this visit, we scope the parts of the installation project that sit on the water and electrical side, so that everything the Gas Safe engineer needs to know is established early:
- Existing system condition — the age and state of radiators, pipework and valves, and whether sludge or corrosion would compromise a new boiler or a warranty claim.
- Pressure and water quality — whether the system loses pressure, and what the water condition implies about flushing before a new boiler goes in.
- Controls and wiring — the state of thermostats, programmers and the wiring runs, and what upgrades — such as smart controls — might suit the new boiler.
- Practical considerations on our side — the accessibility of the heating circuit, the state of isolation valves, and anything that affects how much of the surrounding pipework the project will involve.
- Electric boiler enquiries — if you are considering an electric boiler, installation still falls outside our scope, but we can assess the electrical supply and water-side requirements that such a project depends on.
- A written summary for the referral — observations the Gas Safe engineer will find useful when they survey and quote.
What the Visit Is Not
The estimate for this visit is 60 minutes — the time for this defined initial scoping assessment, not for an installation. Installing a boiler takes a day or more, involves the Gas Safe partner's own survey and quotation, and is quoted and performed entirely by them. We do not survey for gas work, we do not price gas installations, and we do not imply that our visit moves the installation forward beyond the scoping it covers.
How the Referral Works
After the assessment you receive a written summary of what we found, along with the details of a trusted Gas Safe registered engineer we work closely with. They survey the gas side, specify the boiler and flue arrangement, quote the installation and carry it out on their terms. We have no role in their pricing or their work beyond the recommendation, and we will always tell you plainly if your project needs nothing from us and should go straight to them.
Where Our Assessment Earns Its Place
Some installations benefit enormously from the groundwork. A system full of sludge should be flushed before a new boiler goes in, or the new warranty is at risk from day one; we can quote that flush separately. Old valves and pumps may be worth replacing while the system is drained. Controls are easier to upgrade alongside the installation. Radiators heating unevenly today will still heat unevenly tomorrow unless balanced or flushed. Sorting these water-side issues before or alongside the Gas Safe work means the new boiler starts life in a clean, balanced system — which is exactly what manufacturers expect when honouring warranties.
Honesty About What We Cannot Do
We will not connect, disconnect, alter or test any gas pipework or appliance, and we will not commission or decommission a boiler. We will not estimate the cost of a gas installation, because that is the Gas Safe partner's quote to give. If anyone suggests our assessment is the installation, that is exactly the confusion this page exists to prevent.
Arranging the Scoping Visit
Contact us with your boiler's make, model and age, whether it is a combi or a system with a cylinder, and what you are planning — like-for-like replacement, relocation or a different fuel. Same-day visits may be available but are never promised. A booking fee is paid when you book, the hourly labour rate depends on how soon you need the visit, and the full cost of the assessment is quoted and approved before we start. Any water-side work such as flushing or valve replacement is quoted separately. We cover the West Midlands.
How the price works
We charge a booking fee to hold your slot, then an hourly rate for the work itself. The fee changes with how soon you need us; the hourly rate changes with the slot you choose. You approve the price before we start, so there is no surprise on the invoice.
Booked 14+ days ahead
£25 booking fee
then £85 per hour of labour
Best value. Book the slot now, pay the smallest booking fee.
Booked within 48 hours
£100 booking fee
then £65 per hour of labour
For jobs that can wait a day or two but not a fortnight.
Same-day call-out
£220 booking fee
then £45 per hour of labour
Urgent problems: standing water, no heat, no power, leaks.
Book the slot
Choose the window that suits you and pay the booking fee. That holds your place in the diary.
We diagnose on site
The engineer confirms the cause and tells you what the job involves and how long it should take.
You approve, we work
Nothing goes ahead until you agree the price. Labour is then charged per hour at your slot rate.
A new boiler is one of the biggest home investments there is, and installing a gas boiler is legally gas work — it must be done by a Gas Safe registered engineer, which Maintenance Men is not. What we provide is the groundwork: an initial assessment of the non-gas water and electrical requirements around the installation, an honest view of what your system needs, and a referral to one of the trusted Gas Safe registered engineers we work closely with, who quotes and performs the installation itself.
What our customers say about our heating & radiators service
5 out of 5 from 10 reviews
Fast, tidy and friendly
Booked the £220 booking-fee slot on Tuesday and got a message confirming the time the same morning. The cause was explained, the price agreed before any work started, and the job was done in about 46 minutes. Clean and tidy when they left.
Job: No Heating from Boiler
Turned up when they said
What I appreciated was being told what was actually wrong before anyone started. Sorted in under 46 minutes and the invoice matched the quote to the penny.
Job: Expansion Vessel Fault
Exactly what was quoted
I had put off sorting this for months because I expected a runaround. Quoted the booking fee plus hourly rate upfront, stuck to it, and actually found the underlying cause rather than just clearing the symptom. Worked neatly and hoovered up afterwards.
Job: Airlock in Hot Water System
Book Boiler Installation
Tell us what is happening and choose a slot. If you are not sure this is the right job, use the diagnosis panel — it narrows the problem down before you book.
- Booking fee confirmed up front
- Hourly labour, agreed before work starts
- Same-day slots for urgent problems
Questions people ask about boiler installation
Straight answers to the things customers ask most often before booking.
Do Maintenance Men install boilers?
No — installing a gas boiler is gas work, and we are not Gas Safe registered and never carry out gas work. What we offer is an initial assessment of the water-side and electrical requirements around the installation and a referral to a trusted Gas Safe registered engineer we work closely with, who surveys, quotes and performs the installation itself.
What happens during your initial assessment visit?
We assess the existing system — radiators, pipework, valves, pressure, water condition, controls and wiring — and note what the Gas Safe engineer should know when they quote. It is a defined scoping visit of around 60 minutes, not the installation, and not a survey of the gas side.
Can you install an electric boiler?
No. Our repair work on electric boilers is full-scope, but installation is a project we do not undertake. We can assess the electrical supply and water-side requirements such a project involves and, where useful, refer you to the right engineer for the installation itself.
Why book an assessment before getting installation quotes?
Because a new boiler should not inherit an old system's problems. Sludge, pressure loss, worn valves and poor controls affect both the installation and the new warranty. Knowing their state beforehand — and fixing the water-side issues — makes the Gas Safe partner's job cleaner and the project better value overall.
How much will all of this cost?
Our assessment visit is priced with a booking fee paid when you book and an hourly labour rate that depends on how soon you need us, with the full cost approved before we start; any water-side work is quoted separately. The installation itself is quoted directly by the Gas Safe registered engineer, and their quote is the only valid price for that work.
Need boiler installation sorted in Birmingham?
Book a slot in the diary and pay only the booking fee up front. We confirm the rest before we start.