Gas Safe boiler installers — Edinburgh & the Lothians
Macara Heating installs, repairs, and services domestic boilers across Edinburgh, Midlothian, East Lothian, and West Lothian. Gas Safe registered, LPG certified, 20+ years of local experience — and no sales-office fluff between you and the engineer.
20+
Years' Experience
Yes
Gas Safe
Yes
LPG Certified
Installed for
Real Lothian homes
Brands installed
Worcester, Vaillant, Ideal, Baxi
Experience
20+ years local
Why People Choose Macara
You're not calling a national contact centre. You're calling a Danderhall-based heating business with 20+ years installing, repairing, and servicing boilers across the Lothians — where the same engineer who quotes the job is the one who does the work.
Local, Clear, Accountable
Proper surveys, fixed quotes, and engineers who stay visible after the install.
The difference is not branding. It is that the work is scoped properly before it starts, the install is carried out by the same team that priced it, and support later still comes back to a local number.
Local base
Danderhall, covering Edinburgh and the Lothians
Quoting approach
Fixed written pricing after a proper home survey
Aftercare
Warranty registration and local follow-up handled in-house
You get a straight answer before the job, a tidy install on the day, and a local number to call after.
Every engineer on the van is Gas Safe registered, and we're LPG certified for off-grid properties across the Lothians and rural central Scotland.
We're not a national call-centre brand. We live and work here, so we turn up quicker, we know the properties, and you deal with the same engineer start to finish.
We survey properly before quoting so there are no surprise extras once the work starts. Magnetic filter, flush, controls, and benchmarking are all included.
Boiler Types
The right boiler depends on how many bathrooms you have, your mains water pressure, your loft and cupboard space, and how you use hot water day to day. Here's a quick overview — and we'll always talk it through properly at the survey.
Hot water on demand, no tanks, no cylinder. The right choice for most 1-2 bathroom homes across Edinburgh and the Lothians.
Pair with a hot water cylinder to supply two or more bathrooms at once, without losing flow when someone runs a tap upstairs.
For older properties with existing loft tanks and cylinders, where a full changeover isn't practical or wanted.
Silent, compact, and useful for flats or properties without a gas supply. Higher running costs, but worth considering in the right situation.
How We Work
No hard sell, no surprise prices, and no subcontracted installers showing up in branded vans. Here's what actually happens when you book a new boiler through Macara Heating.
We visit the property, look at the existing system, check your hot water needs and mains pressure, and recommend the boiler type and size that actually fits your home.
No pressure, no sales script — just a practical recommendation.
You get a fixed-price quote covering the boiler, the install, controls, filter, flush where needed, and all the paperwork — no hidden extras once the job starts.
The number you see is the number you pay.
Most combi swaps are done in a day, full system changes in two. We protect floors, clean up properly, and walk you through the new controls before we leave.
Gas Safe registered engineers, never subcontracted.
We register your warranty, notify Gas Safe, and you've got a local heating company to call if anything needs checking later. Servicing reminders come from us, not a call-centre.
A real local installer, not a national brand.
Everything Boilers
Whether it's a full replacement, a broken boiler that needs fixing today, or an annual service to keep the warranty valid, you're talking to the same local engineers either way.
Fixed-price boiler installs with a free survey, finance options, and all the paperwork handled properly. Worcester Bosch, Vaillant, Ideal, Baxi and Viessmann.
No heat, no hot water, losing pressure, making strange noises? We diagnose and fix most common faults the same day across Edinburgh and the Lothians.
Proper Gas Safe annual services to keep your boiler safe, efficient, and the manufacturer warranty valid. Simple booking, clear reports.
Where We Work
We're a genuinely local heating business, not an Edinburgh-only installer that treats Midlothian and East Lothian as an afterthought. We cover the whole region and for larger jobs we'll happily travel further across Scotland's central belt.
Local coverage should mean faster response, better local knowledge, and less friction when you actually need an engineer.
Edinburgh, Midlothian, East Lothian, and West Lothian are covered as standard service area.
Faster response for repairs, because we're not driving in from the other side of the city.
We'll travel further across Scotland's central belt for larger boiler installs, LPG work, and system upgrades.
If you're near the edge of the Lothians or have a larger install in mind, call us and we'll tell you straight away whether we can cover it.
Towns we regularly cover
Postcode Check
Not sure if we cover your area?
Call 0131 644 0045 and we'll tell you straight away. If the job is within our normal patch, we'll say yes. If it's outside it, we'll be honest about that too.
Frequently Asked Questions
Real answers to the questions we get asked most by Edinburgh and Lothians homeowners before a new boiler job.
What Comes Up Most
Boiler costs and installation times
Combi, system, and regular boiler choices
Gas Safe, LPG, and local coverage
When repair stops making financial sense
Need a boiler answer tied to your home?
If you want a straight recommendation on boiler type, timing, or likely cost, call us and we’ll talk it through properly.
For most Edinburgh homes, a new combi boiler installed costs between £2,200 and £3,500, depending on the brand, model, and how much pipework needs changing. System and regular boiler installs typically run £2,800 to £4,200 once the cylinder and controls are factored in. We give a fixed written quote after a free survey so you know exactly what you're paying before any work starts.
Ready to get started?
Book a free home survey and we'll give you a clear, written quote — the boiler, the install, the filter, the flush, everything. No sales pressure, no surprise extras.