Central Heating Pipework to hide

[Engineyard]

Hi !

We have a 1950s dorma bungalow with central heating – the pipework of which downstairs runs on the surface from ceiling to floor then along skirting to the radiators and look appalling.
The walls are solid as is the floor, we have been advised to box the pipework in – however a) the pipes are not even in the corner of the room but about 8-10cm in from the corner so would need moving anyway b) this still will not achieve the finish we are after.
We were advised against burying them in the wall because of the mess and because we would never get a really good plaster finish over the groove. The mess dosnt bother us and we would prefer the possibly not perfect finish compared to the unsightly pipework or indeed boxing.

Anyone with any experience of the problem and suggestions would be gratefully received
Thanks!

 

[dcawkwell]

Rip it out and put in underfloor heating. No radiators or pipes to see.

 

[rjm2k]

Hi !

we have been advised to box the pipework in

We were advised against burying them in the wall because of the mess and because we would never get a really good plaster finish over the groove. The mess dosnt bother us and we would prefer the possibly not perfect finish compared to the unsightly pipework or indeed boxing.

Anyone with any experience of the problem and suggestions would be gratefully received
Thanks!

Advised for what reason? What problem did the advisor solve with this advice? Are you looking to sell? Is the old pipework unreliable?

You could get a perfect plaster finish if the room was skimmed after, you could chase out brickwork, or dry line and put the pipework behind that.

An easier route might be to move the pipework to corners and box in, run it under the floor and back up where needed.

Is your wall plaster direct onto brick?

 

[Charnwood]

Talon skirting:
http://www.talon.co.uk/downloads/Talon-Skirting-Cover.pdf

 

[Engineyard]

Great feedback

yes plaster straight onto brickwork -certainly prefer the ultimate solution of burying pipes into wall ..will be tricky around power points and wiring I guess and the most expensive solution i imagine.

the talon skirting might be a compromise for the floor run though

any reason why we couldnt chase into the solid floor..we were given the impression that this was a no-no ??