Tall Georgian terraced houses with sash windows above a harbour with moored boats
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Boiler Installation Falmouth

New boilers for tall terraces, seafront houses and village homes

We fit boilers in Falmouth for homeowners and landlords, from tall Georgian terraces near the harbour to family houses out towards Budock Water. A Gas Safe engineer surveys the home and the gas supply, then you get a fixed quote with nothing added on the day.

Gas Safe registeredEvery gas job
Fixed, free quotesAgreed before any work starts
Free home surveyBefore every installation quote
Finance optionsOn new boilers and heat pumps
Tall Georgian terraced houses with sash windows above a harbour with moored boats
Local knowledge

Boiler installation in Falmouth

Boiler installation in Falmouth runs from the homes off Dracaena Avenue to the period houses near Kimberley Park. If you're in one of the old merchants' houses on the streets climbing towards Pendennis Castle, you may well be in a conservation area, and Cornwall Council's character appraisals and surveys describe what gives each historic town its character. In practice that means no flue on a sash-windowed front, so a roof or rear route leaves the street side untouched. Tall houses with radiators on four floors often suit a system boiler with a cylinder in the old airing cupboard. For flats around Discovery Quay and Arwenack Street, we plan round shared walls and tight parking.

We take on combi boiler installation and boiler replacement in Penryn, Flushing, Mylor Bridge and Mawnan Smith.

Homes we work on

Local homes, local know-how

Georgian and Victorian terraces and merchants' houses around the town centre and up towards Pendennis, larger Edwardian houses near Gyllyngvase and the seafront, and post-war estates on the edge of town. Mostly mains gas in town, with oil and LPG common in villages such as Constantine.

Not every home here is on mains gas. Our OFTEC registered technicians fit and service oil boilers and we install LPG boilers too.

Where we cover

Villages and neighbourhoods

  • Pendennis
  • Gyllyngvase
  • Swanpool
  • Penwerris
  • Flushing
  • Mylor Bridge
  • Penryn
  • Budock Water
  • Mawnan Smith
  • Constantine

Postcodes: TR11, TR10

Common jobs

The new boiler jobs we take on most

Basement boilers and condensate pumps

Many tall terraces near the harbour have a basement or lower-ground floor where the boiler fits best. If there's no drain lower than the boiler, the condensate can't flow away by gravity, so we fit a small condensate pump to lift it to a soil pipe or gully. It keeps the basement dry.

Edwardian houses near the beaches

Larger Edwardian homes near Gyllyngvase and Swanpool often have three or four bedrooms, two bathrooms and big rooms with high ceilings. A system boiler and unvented cylinder suits them, and we use coastal-grade flue kits on walls that face the sea.

Combi conversions in Penryn terraces

The granite and stone terraces in Penryn's old town often still have a tank-fed system with a cylinder taking up a bedroom cupboard. Converting to a combi frees that space and clears the loft, which matters in houses with small rooms and no room for storage.

Brands

Boilers we fit in Falmouth

We fit Worcester Bosch and Vaillant boilers. We recommend the model and size after the survey, and confirm the exact guarantee on your quote.

Worcester Bosch Greenstar 4000 combi boiler

Worcester Bosch

Greenstar 1000, 4000 and 8000+ combis, plus system and regular boilers

Part of the Bosch group and based in Worcester. The company says more than two million Greenstar combis are fitted in UK homes.

Worcester Bosch boilers we fit
Vaillant ecoTEC plus boiler on a kitchen wall

Vaillant

ecoTEC pro, ecoTEC plus and ecoTEC exclusive combi and system boilers

The German manufacturer's ecoTEC plus is its core gas boiler, now in a remastered version, and a common choice for both combi and system set-ups.

Vaillant boilers we fit

Not sure which to choose? Read Worcester Bosch vs Vaillant.

Before you book

Working around student terms and narrow harbour streets

Landlords with shared houses near the Penryn campus will find the summer holidays the best time to replace a boiler, when most tenants have left. Book the survey in spring so materials are ordered and the fit is done before the autumn term starts. We'll leave the commissioning paperwork you need for the property file.

The town centre has narrow streets and limited parking, and the roads close to the harbour get busy in summer. If your house is in the old core, tell us about loading spots or back lanes. In tall terraces, think about where the old boiler, the cylinder and the tanks will come out, as stairs can be steep and narrow.

If the house is in the conservation area and the flue has to move to the front, allow time for planning. Our page on combi conversion explains when losing the cylinder is a good idea and when it isn't.

Why Wisp

Why choose Wisp for boiler installation in Falmouth

01

Student and shared lets

Letting near the Penryn campus? We fit robust boilers sized for a full shared house and hand over the commissioning paperwork landlords need.

02

Southerly gales

Houses along Cliff Road and above Gyllyngvase face straight into the weather. Flue position and terminal guards matter more here than inland.

03

Old back boilers

Some post-war terraces still have a back boiler behind the fire. Our back boiler replacement service removes it safely and makes good.

04

Spread the cost

Finance options are available on a new boiler, so you can pay monthly instead of in one go.

How it works

How boiler installation in Falmouth works

  1. Answer a few questions

    Use our quote tool to tell us about your home and current boiler.

  2. Free survey

    An engineer checks pressure, flue position, gas supply and pipework.

  3. Fixed price

    You get one price for the whole job. No extras added on the day.

  4. Fitted and signed off

    Most swaps take a day. We register the warranty and leave the paperwork.

What is included

  • Home survey and heat loss check
  • Removal and disposal of the old boiler
  • New boiler, flue and controls fitted by a Gas Safe engineer
  • System clean and a magnetic filter
  • Building Regulations notification
  • Manufacturer warranty registration
  • A walk through the new controls before we leave

Keep your new boiler running: boiler service in Falmouth

A yearly service keeps the manufacturer warranty valid and catches small faults before winter. We can book your first service when we fit the boiler.

Boiler service Falmouth

You may not need a new boiler: boiler repair in Falmouth

If your boiler is otherwise healthy, a single failed part is often worth fixing. We give you the repair price and, if it makes sense, a replacement price side by side.

Boiler repair Falmouth
Questions

Boiler Installation Falmouth FAQs

Our four-storey terrace near the harbour can't get the top floor warm. Is the boiler too small?

Sometimes, but more often it's the pipework: narrow old pipes, unbalanced radiators or sludge that has settled over decades. We test the system before recommending anything. A power flush and some radiator balancing is sometimes the cheaper fix, and a bigger boiler won't help if the water can't get upstairs.

Do you cover Flushing and Mylor?

Yes, both are a short drive round via Penryn. Flushing's old packet captains' houses need the same care with stone walls and flue routes as the terraces across the water. Out at Mylor Bridge you'll find more modern homes too, where a straightforward swap is often all that's needed.

Is it worth adding smart controls with a new boiler?

In a tall terrace, usually yes. Zoned heating lets you warm the floors you use, and smart radiator valves stop the top floor cooking while the basement stays chilly. We fit Hive, Nest, Tado and Drayton Wiser.

Our basement boiler has no drain nearby. How does the condensate get away?

We fit a condensate pump. It collects the slightly acidic water the boiler produces and pumps it up to a suitable drain, such as a soil stack or an outside gully. It's a small box under or beside the boiler, and it needs power from the same supply. We include it in the fixed quote.

When's the best time to replace the boiler in a student let?

During the summer holidays, when most students have moved out and the house is empty. That gives us clear access and avoids leaving tenants without heat or hot water. Book the survey in spring, as summer is busy for landlords and installers alike.

Where we work

Boiler installation across Falmouth and nearby

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