Heating Engineers in Chatham, Kent

The streets surrounding the town centre — including areas like Luton, the New Road corridor, and the terraces climbing the hill towards Capstone — are dominated by Victorian and Edwardian properties. Many of these homes were originally built without central heating at all. Over the decades, heating systems have been retrofitted, often with compromises around pipework routing, flue positioning, and boiler placement.

We regularly work on terraced properties in Chatham where the boiler sits in a cramped kitchen, the flue runs through a shared wall, or the pipework predates modern efficiency standards. In these homes, a straight boiler swap is rarely the full answer. We assess the entire system — pipework condition, radiator sizing, water pressure, and flue compliance — before recommending any work.

Combi boilers tend to suit many of these smaller terraces well, particularly where there is no space for a hot water cylinder. A compact Vaillant ecoTEC or Worcester Bosch Greenstar fits neatly into most Chatham terrace kitchens while delivering reliable hot water and heating.

Chatham’s post-war housing estates, including properties around the Wayfield, Horsted, and Walderslade areas, typically have more conventional heating layouts. Many still run on older system boilers or back boilers that were installed decades ago. These systems are well past their efficient lifespan and can be expensive to run, particularly as energy costs remain high.

Replacing an ageing back boiler or floor-standing system boiler with a modern condensing unit can reduce heating bills significantly. We carry out these conversions regularly across Chatham, handling everything from removing the old back boiler and fire surround to installing a new wall-mounted combi or system boiler with updated controls.

The regeneration around Chatham Maritime and St Mary’s Island brought modern housing into the area, much of it built to higher insulation standards. These properties typically have combi boilers installed from new, often reaching the 10 to 15 year mark where replacement becomes worthwhile. We service and maintain all major brands found in these newer developments, including Baxi, Ideal, Viessmann, and Worcester Bosch.