I want to move a downstairs rad. The pipes to it come up from the concrete floor. I'd rather the pipes ended up coming out of the wall to the valves (I think it'd look neater). So, a couple of questions:
1. Is it OK to chase and run the new pipework up the wall instead of it coming up from the floor?
2. If so, in what sort of channelling should it be installed so that it can be plastered over again?
3. The existing CH pipes are laid directly in the concrete (ie no insulation between copper and cement). Bad idea, seems to me. As I am re-routing some pipework in the floor, how SHOULD CH pipes be installed in concrete? Is it better/easier to use plastic in the floor, then simply concrete over them?
1. Is it OK to chase and run the new pipework up the wall instead of it coming up from the floor?
2. If so, in what sort of channelling should it be installed so that it can be plastered over again?
3. The existing CH pipes are laid directly in the concrete (ie no insulation between copper and cement). Bad idea, seems to me. As I am re-routing some pipework in the floor, how SHOULD CH pipes be installed in concrete? Is it better/easier to use plastic in the floor, then simply concrete over them?