There's never a convenient time for a plumbing emergency, whether it's a burst pipe flooding your hallway at midnight, a boiler giving up on the coldest morning of the year, or a leak that's suddenly threatening your ceiling. When disaster strikes, the last thing you need is to be searching around not knowing what to do next.

If your boiler has started playing up or if it's simply getting on in years you're probably wondering what a replacement is going to set you back. It's one of the most common questions we get asked, and the honest answer is: it depends. But that's not very helpful on its own, so let's break it down properly.