Hi
Im having my hallway skimmed but have a problem with heating pipes that are buried in an internal wall.
The wall is 4 inch thick and made of block and looks to be load bearing, currently the pipes are buried about 2 inches into the wall and are surrounded by concrete and are not wrapped in denzo etc.
I would like the pipes to remain hidden but cant see an alternative way of achieving this (laminate flooring, no cupboards nearby etc). The problem is that the current plaster that is on the wall in the vicinity of the pipes has blown which Im assuming is down to the heat from the pipes. If i just hack out this plaster and redo it, then skim it im assuming the same thing is going to happen again.
I know denzo is used to protect the pipes from the plaster but would it also stop enough of the heat from being transferred from the pipes to the plaster toprevent it blowing/cracking?
I was thinking about sleeving the pipes but am very wary of going any deeper than they have already.
Thanks for any help
Im having my hallway skimmed but have a problem with heating pipes that are buried in an internal wall.
The wall is 4 inch thick and made of block and looks to be load bearing, currently the pipes are buried about 2 inches into the wall and are surrounded by concrete and are not wrapped in denzo etc.
I would like the pipes to remain hidden but cant see an alternative way of achieving this (laminate flooring, no cupboards nearby etc). The problem is that the current plaster that is on the wall in the vicinity of the pipes has blown which Im assuming is down to the heat from the pipes. If i just hack out this plaster and redo it, then skim it im assuming the same thing is going to happen again.
I know denzo is used to protect the pipes from the plaster but would it also stop enough of the heat from being transferred from the pipes to the plaster toprevent it blowing/cracking?
I was thinking about sleeving the pipes but am very wary of going any deeper than they have already.
Thanks for any help