Laying central heating pipes in concrete floor?

[vonsworld]

Hello
I'd like to relocate the radiator in my lounge to the other side of the room which has a concrete floor. The is no neat or easy way to reach the other side of the room by running pipes around the walls, so I was wondering if it is viable to cut a channel in the concrete floor and hide the pipes just under the surface? I could then run the pipes from the existing radiator location to the new one.

This is the ground floor of a semi detached house, so would the floor be simple concrete and not reinforced?

Thanks for your advice
Robin

 

[muggles]

Yes, that's fine to do. Just make sure there aren't pipes in there already, or you'll get wet!

 

[oldbuffer]

And mind you don't damage the damp proof course.

 

[Nige F]

This is the ground floor of a semi detached house, so would the floor be simple concrete and not reinforced?

Thanks for your advice
Robin

Most likely to be a sand/cement screed on the concrete - up to 75mm thick

 

[Nozzle]

And protect the pipes afterwards.

Nozzle

 

[Notch7]

if its a floating screed on top of insulation it might crack along the pipe chase.

some screed has chicken wire in it, but it wont have reinforcing mesh

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

if its a floating screed on top of insulation it might crack along the pipe chase.

some screed has chicken wire in it, but it wont have reinforcing mesh

A metal detector or cable and pipe locator might be able to find chicken mesh or pipes if any are buried in the floor.