Hi, I wonder if I could ask you some advice regarding two points:-
I am converting two flats in to one house and both ground and first floors are concrete construction. As part of the build the plumber (not yet chosen) will be installing a new radiator system and we will also need to relocate the gas meter.
1) I am wondering how best to run the new heating and hot/cold water pipework round the house. The builder will be battening the ceilings down 100mm which will allow some void for services. If the heating pipework runs in this void then we will have to drop to all the ground floor radiators. All the existing walls are block i.e. not stud, so can the pipework be concealed in the block walls if the builder was to chase out for them? Can this be done in copper, if so would the pipes need protecting? How is this usually done.
2) The gas supply pipe will need to distribute from the new meter location and then run internally to the new boiler, cooker and fireplace locations. Can the gas supply also run in the 100mm ceiling void? Obviously, the chosen plumber will tell me, but I am interested what the options are. Or would the gas pipe need to be run in a channel in the existing concrete ground floor and screeded over?
Any thoughts would be welcome.
I am converting two flats in to one house and both ground and first floors are concrete construction. As part of the build the plumber (not yet chosen) will be installing a new radiator system and we will also need to relocate the gas meter.
1) I am wondering how best to run the new heating and hot/cold water pipework round the house. The builder will be battening the ceilings down 100mm which will allow some void for services. If the heating pipework runs in this void then we will have to drop to all the ground floor radiators. All the existing walls are block i.e. not stud, so can the pipework be concealed in the block walls if the builder was to chase out for them? Can this be done in copper, if so would the pipes need protecting? How is this usually done.
2) The gas supply pipe will need to distribute from the new meter location and then run internally to the new boiler, cooker and fireplace locations. Can the gas supply also run in the 100mm ceiling void? Obviously, the chosen plumber will tell me, but I am interested what the options are. Or would the gas pipe need to be run in a channel in the existing concrete ground floor and screeded over?
Any thoughts would be welcome.
