Burying Radiator Pipes

[Happyunited]

I have 2 radiator pipes where were in a rather not nice looking plastic conduit which was screwed to the face of my kitchen wall in one corner. These 2 pipes supply the radiator on the kitchen. I have removed the plastic conduit and have dung a trench in the wall right back to the brickwork which I am planning on burying these 2 pipes into. I then want to plaster over these pipes so they are nicely hidden and can’t be seen.

My question is; can I just plaster straight over these pipes in the trench or do they have to be encased into something before I plaster?

Many thanks in advance for you reply.

 

[dude_diy]

Its up to you mate, you could just plaster over them, best keep the heating off if you do as you don't want the plaster drying out to quickly. Its good to secure the pipes in place with some clips so the don't move about. You could always fit some protective casing over them first, but i've hidden rad pipes behind walls and never bothered. Hope this helps. Dude

 

[Axel]

It is generally good to stuff a bit of loft insulation "fibre glass" stuff in, if there's room, because expansion and contraction of plastic pipes can cause them to repeatedly rub against any hard abrasive surface (worse if it's brick) and wear the pipe over a long, long period.