Radiator Replacement

[Barsel]

I'm thinking of having the radiator in the bedroom taken out and put in the bathroom as the one in the bathroom needs replacing then having a bigger radiator put in the bedroom as the one already there is too small for the room. How much,roughly would a job like this cost, and is there a time of year when it might be cheaper. Thank you.

[The Builder]

Connections in the bathroom will have to be altered to take a bigger rad.

Same in the bedroom unless you have a single rad, and can just change to a double with the same width and connections.

May need to go under the floor to alter pipework.

Drain down and re-fill system.

With no complications, maybe 4 hours work. Around £150 plus the cost of new rad and fittings.

Every job is different. Some quesswork involved here :o)

[chas2008]

might get a better deal/cost in the summer, trying to get a plumber/heating engineer this time of year can be a nightmare...you may be lucky but most are tied up with boiler/system breakdowns especially with the 1st frosts etc.
Having said that a competent DIY/handman should be able to cope with a job like this.

[Barsel]

Thanks for your replies. The Builder, the rad that would be coming out of the bedroom and into the bathroom is the same size, so thought it would be just a question of taking old one out and putting the other one in, then having a bigger one put in the bedroom. So could I have one that has the same dimensions but is a double instead of a single, presume that will give out more heat?
chas2008 I was wondering if it might be better to wait until summer but then I would have to go through another winter of feeling cold in the bedroom.
I will phone up the guy who put the system in to get a quote. Just wanted a rough idea really which is what The Builder has given me.