Gas installation costs (2026)

What every gas quote is made of

Whatever the appliance, a quote from a registered installer is built from the same parts:

• The gas line from the cylinders (or the gas meter) to the appliance, in copper or another approved gas pipe. This is usually the biggest variable: a hob on the other side of the wall from the cylinders is a short run; one across the house is not.
• The gas supply: cylinders, regulator, changeover valve and a cage, unless you already have them in good order.
• Connecting and testing the appliance, including a pressure test of the whole line for leaks.
• Ventilation or a flue where the appliance needs one (fireplaces, many geysers and some heaters).
• The Certificate of Conformity (CoC) for the installation.

The appliance itself is usually extra, unless you ask the installer to supply it.

Prices from installers in our network

All Pro Electricians: Inspection and certificate for an existing installation; repairs to make it compliant are quoted separately. Source: All Pro Electricians' own website (compliance certificate prices, page updated October 2026).

ShineBright Solutions: Fixed prices with materials, plumbing and installation, installed to SANS 10087. The 16 L price includes a weatherproof cover, a 5 m gas line and 10 m of plumbing; longer gas runs and plumbing are quoted separately. Source: ShineBright Solutions' own website (fixed gas prices, checked 8 November 2026).

Core Gas Installations: Includes the geyser, installation, travel, a pressure and leak test and the CoC. A new installation includes up to 10 m of gas pipe and 15 m of water pipe. Gas bottles are extra (9 kg from about R900, 19 kg from about R1,500, 48 kg from about R3,200). A swap replaces an existing gas geyser in the same place. Source: Core Gas Installations' own website (their gas geyser pricing guideline, prices as at October 2026).

Each installer sets and quotes its own prices. Ask for a written quote for your home before work starts.

Gas stove and oven installation

A freestanding gas stove needs a gas point behind it, a shut-off valve the cook can reach, and a flexible connector of the right length. A built-in gas oven also needs the cabinet cut-out and ventilation the manufacturer specifies, and often a plug point for the light, fan and ignition. Swapping an old gas stove for a new one on an existing, compliant line is the cheapest job in this guide; a first gas stove in a kitchen with no gas costs more because of the new line and cylinders. One Gauteng installer in our network lists a fitted gas stove at R3,165 with the cylinder in a cupboard and R4,600 with the cylinder outside (excluding VAT, November 2026); see the table above. See gas stove and oven installation.

Gas hob installation

A hob is fitted into the counter, so the counter cut-out has to match the hob. The gas installation standard (SANS 10087-1) limits how close a plug point can be to the hob or to a cylinder in a cupboard, which sometimes means moving one. A hob that replaces an electric one usually needs a new gas line and cylinders outside. See gas hob installation.

Gas fireplace installation

Fireplaces are the most variable job. A vent-free insert in an existing opening is relatively simple; a new built-in fireplace with a flue through the roof, a double-sided unit or a long linear burner involves building work and a longer gas line. Ask whether the quote includes the flue, the surround and any making good. See gas fireplace installation.

Gas geysers

Geysers have their own page with unit prices by size: gas geyser prices.

Gas braais, patio heaters and other appliances

A built-in gas braai needs a fixed gas point and a shut-off valve nearby; a portable braai on its own cylinder needs neither and does not need a CoC. Fixed gas heaters need the ventilation their maker specifies. Portable heaters, patio heaters and gas lights on their own cylinder are not part of a fixed installation.

What a gas CoC costs

New work by a registered installer should include the CoC in the quote. For an existing installation (for example when you sell your home), published fees we checked in November 2026 run from about R600 to R1,500 for an inspection and certificate when everything is already compliant. One CoC company in our network lists a gas CoC from R900 (October 2026). Repairs to bring an installation up to standard are quoted separately after the inspection. More on the certificate: gas CoC.

What people asked us to price

From November 2025 to October 2026, about 4 500 people asked for a gas quote through National Gas Installers. This is what they wanted done:

Counts of quote requests, not completed jobs, rounded. Jobs with fewer than 20 requests and "other" are left out.

Getting a fair quote

• Ask for the quote in writing, in the installer's own business name, with the appliance, the gas line, the cylinders and the CoC listed separately.
• Ask for the installer's SAQCC Gas registration number and check it on the SAQCC Gas register.
• Ask what the guarantee covers and for how long.
• Be wary of a price given over the phone for work the installer has not seen: the gas line route is what decides most of the cost.

National Gas Installers passes your request to a registered installer who covers your area. They quote, invoice and guarantee the work themselves. How it works.

Sources: gas CoC fees published by South African CoC companies, and fitted prices from the websites of installers in our network (named in the table), checked on 8 November 2026; quote request counts from the National Gas Installers enquiry records.

Last reviewed 2026-11-08. This guide is general information; the installer will advise on your installation after seeing it.