Heating Engineers in Gillingham, Kent

The terraces close to Gillingham town centre, along Canterbury Street, Jeffery Street, and the streets branching off the High Street, were built for workers and their families in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Many of these homes have had heating systems retrofitted over the years, and it is common to find boilers squeezed into small kitchens, old microbore pipework running behind skirting boards, and radiators that are undersized for the rooms they are supposed to heat.

When we work on these older Gillingham terraces, we take the time to assess the full heating system rather than simply swapping one boiler for another. A modern combi boiler from Vaillant or Worcester Bosch will perform far better when paired with correctly sized radiators and properly routed pipework.

Gillingham expanded significantly during the inter-war period, and the residential streets around Twydall, Rainham Road, and the areas south of the A2 are lined with 1930s semi-detached houses. These are some of the most common properties we work on in Gillingham.

Many still have their original heating layouts — often a system boiler or back boiler paired with a hot water cylinder in the airing cupboard and a cold water tank in the loft. Converting from an older system boiler or back boiler to a new combi can free up cupboard and loft space while cutting energy bills.

The council estates built in the 1950s and 1960s around areas like Twydall, Hempstead, and parts of Wigmore typically feature properties with straightforward heating layouts. However, many of the boilers in these homes have been in place for 15 to 20 years or longer and are overdue for replacement.

If your boiler is reaching the end of its expected lifespan — typically 10 to 15 years for a gas boiler — a proactive replacement makes more financial sense than paying for increasingly frequent repairs.

The developments around Hempstead Valley, Grange Road, and the eastern edges of Gillingham towards the ME8 boundary include newer housing built from the 1990s onwards. These homes were typically fitted with combi boilers from new and have standard heating layouts that make replacements relatively straightforward.

Modern A-rated condensing boilers are significantly more efficient than the models installed 15 or 20 years ago, which means lower running costs from the day the new boiler is installed.