Paving over a Gas line in the garden?

[jorgenicolas]

Hi,

We're moving to re-do our garden next week, and I am wondering what to do. The current state of the garden inherited disaster with mud and old concrete tiles 60x60 - not nice. nice. In the picture below, I have visualized the external wall where the kitchen
The gas box is on that wall, and underground, there's the line, covered with little river stones. Is it okay if I cover that with new porcelain tiles 60x90cm (~30kg per tile) or it's not advisable?

Any comments are welcomed.

Thanks.
J

 

[Mottie]

The gas pipe to my house is under a concrete slab with sand/paviors on top of that so I can’t see it being a problem. Most gas pipes to a house boundary are under something, aren’t they?

 

[jorgenicolas]

The gas pipe to my house is under a concrete slab with sand/paviors on top of that so I can’t see it being a problem. Most gas pipes to a house boundary are under something, aren’t they?

I agree; most are under something, I just wonder if the weight of the tiles won't be much or if, since I will lay screed / mot and tiles, the combined weight might be too much or probably not.

 

[jorgenicolas]

Also, my second concern is if something has to be repaired or replaced, I have to lift up grouted tiles too?

 

[Why Not Indeed]

How often do gas pipes need lifting for repair? That would be quite unusual. I wouldn't alter your design to account for something so unlikely.

 

[foxhole]

Gas pipes are buried to protect them , you are just adding to the protection .

 

[jj4091]

The pipe arrowed purple in the second pic. does not look like a gas supply pipe and I would be suspicious about it running along the surface where it does. It's difficult to tell from your pics but I think I personally would prefer the advice of someone onsite from the gas board before you carry out your plan

 

[Notch7]

The pipe indicated by the purple arrow seems to be going to the gully by the corner…..more likely a condensate pipe or summat.

 

[jorgenicolas]

Here is better photo. The grey pipe is grey water I will re-do that pipe into a better gully.

 

[Old Salt]

That will be fine unless it needs ripping up to change the pipe or move the meter at some future date. Why not just leave your small row of stones in place at the edge of your new tiles. My set up is similar but the gas pipe runs a couple of feet away from the wall under block paving.

I suspect your is actually under the slabs.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

How often do gas pipes need lifting for repair? That would be quite unusual. I wouldn't alter your design to account for something so unlikely.

Transco are quite busy replacing older steel pipes with yellow plastic ones. Is the OP's pipe yellow plastic, or older steel which might soon be scheduled for replacement?

 

[jorgenicolas]

Transco are quite busy replacing older steel pipes with yellow plastic ones. Is the OP's pipe yellow plastic, or older steel which might soon be scheduled for replacement?

The pipes will be from the time they have been first fitted. I've not seen any gas works done to this part of the city where we live, but thanks for the hint, I will check that too.

 

[jorgenicolas]

That will be fine unless it needs ripping up to change the pipe or move the meter at some future date. Why not just leave your small row of stones in place at the edge of your new tiles. My set up is similar but the gas pipe runs a couple of feet away from the wall under block paving.

I suspect your is actually under the slabs.

I will find out if this is the case next Monday. I don't want to leave the row of stones as this was one of the problems that caused partial subsidence in addition to the cracked gully that I discovered. My goal is to divert all rain water into ACO drain with reverse slope from the house and then move the water into a gully

 

[Why Not Indeed]

I don't want to leave the row of stones

Are you talking about the gravel right against your house? The point of this is to stop rainwater splashing up against the wall and bypassing the DPC.

 

[Notch7]

Here is better photo. The grey pipe is grey water I will re-do that pipe into a better gully.

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so the the only pipe in question is the incoming gas supply which goes down into the ground and heads towards the front of the property

that pipe could be anywhere under the ground in your side passage and probably fairly deep

I personally would slabe the whole side area but leave a strip by the house and put in gravel aside from reducing rain splash it visually keeps the gas cupboard and pipework within the gravel section, so your new paving would have a visually nice clean straight edge