What the check actually covers
- Gas tightness test across the whole installation pipework
- Standing and working pressure recorded at the meter and at each appliance
- Combustion analysis on the boiler, plus any gas fire or water heater
- Flue integrity, termination position and condition, including concealed sections where access allows
- Room ventilation checked against the appliance type and rating
- Safety devices, controls and flame supervision proven to operate
- Visual inspection of the gas cooker or hob, including stability chain and bayonet fitting
How long it takes, by property setup
| Setup | Time on site | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Combi boiler only | 30 to 45 min | Most Bath and Peasedown flats and semis |
| Boiler and gas hob | 45 to 60 min | The commonest family let setup |
| Boiler, hob and gas fire | About 1 hour | Older cottages in Shepton Mallet and Wells |
| HMO with shared kitchen | 1 to 2 hours | Room by room access needed, book a longer slot |
Tenant access, done without the chasing
Access is the part that wastes landlords the most money, because a missed appointment is a wasted half day for everyone. With your permission we contact the tenant directly by text, confirm a two hour window, and send a reminder the evening before. If nobody answers on the day we photograph the door, log the attempt in writing and rebook, which also gives you the documented access attempts you need if the tenant keeps refusing entry.
For empty properties between tenancies we can collect keys from your agent in Radstock, Midsomer Norton or Bath, or work to a key safe code. Holiday lets are best done on a changeover morning, and we hold early slots back for exactly that.
If an appliance fails
A failed appliance does not have to mean a failed visit. Anything classified immediately dangerous is turned off and disconnected with your consent, and you receive the written warning notice on the day. Anything at risk is recorded with the reason. In most cases the fault is a small one, a leaking joint, a blocked condensate trap, a spillage from a poor flue seal, or a hob whose flame supervision device has failed, and we quote it on the spot so the record can be completed on a short return visit rather than a fresh survey.
Keeping several properties on one renewal date
A landlord gas safety record runs for twelve months, but it can be renewed in the last two months of its life without moving the expiry date. That rule is the tool for tidying a scattered portfolio. We look at your current expiry dates, pull the ones that can be brought forward, and inside two years everything sits in the same month. One visit, one invoice, one diary entry, and no more certificates quietly lapsing while a tenancy is being renewed.
Towns and postcodes we cover
Radstock BA3
Terraced ex-mining stock with rear-access yards, so parking and meter cupboards are usually straightforward and most checks finish inside 40 minutes.
Midsomer Norton BA3
A high share of student and family lets around the High Street, where boiler plus gas hob is the common two appliance setup.
Paulton and Chew Valley BS39
Mixed village stock, several properties on LPG or oil rather than mains gas, so tell us the fuel when booking.
Chew Magna and Blagdon BS40
Larger detached lets and converted barns, often with a gas fire as well as the boiler, so allow the three appliance slot.
Bath city BA1
Georgian conversions and flats above shops. Communal hallway access and permit parking mean a confirmed tenant time matters more here than anywhere.
Bath south and Peasedown BA2
Post war semis and newer estates, mostly single appliance combi properties that we can batch three or four to a morning.
Shepton Mallet BA4
Older cottages with back boilers still appearing occasionally, plus holiday lets needing certificates timed between changeovers.
Wells BA5
Cathedral city lets with a mix of gas and oil, and listed frontages where flue routing has to be checked carefully at every visit.
We also cover Frome and Keynsham and the villages in between, including Peasedown St John, Timsbury, High Littleton, Clutton, Farrington Gurney, Coleford, Croscombe and Chewton Mendip.
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