Boxing these pipes in

[Keitai]

Need to box these pipes in and possibly the pipes running up under the sink. Shall I use baton then MDF or ply?

Under sink the same? Build a frame with baton then build around?

 

[Lower]

I would baton and then use solid wood skirting over the pipes at low level, painted on the back before fitting. I wouldn't put MDF in contact with the floor.

Boxing in can be done in water resistant MDF.

 

[Deleted member 174758]

A neat alternative might be Talon or Pendick pre-formed clip.on pipe covers

 

[Keitai]

I would baton and then use solid wood skirting over the pipes at low level, painted on the back before fitting. I wouldn't put MDF in contact with the floor.

Boxing in can be done in water resistant MDF.

So baton into wall and piece of baton on inside of corner using skirting which is square at the top and no shapes on it.

Why painted? To waterproof?

 

[Keitai]

A neat alternative might be Talon or Pendick pre-formed clip.on pipe covers

Baton the wall then screw this into it?

https://www.wickes.co.uk/Wickes-Double-Copper-Tube-Pipe-Cover---15mm-x-2-5m/p/420300

How about under sink? Ply?

 

[Deleted member 174758]

The original Talon stuff can be clupped cdirectly to the pipes if you havevthe correctvtype of pipe clips. Odd stuff you will need to resort to 6mm plywood and 2 x 1 softwood battening

 

[Keitai]

The original Talon stuff can be clupped cdirectly to the pipes if you havevthe correctvtype of pipe clips. Odd stuff you will need to resort to 6mm plywood and 2 x 1 softwood battening

Maybe this-

https://www.toolstation.com/talon-double-pipe-cover-10m-pack/p92640

I guess the ply under sink needs scribing in then cutting with jigsaw. Maybe make it so it can be pulled out for access

 

[Lower]

So baton into wall and piece of baton on inside of corner using skirting which is square at the top and no shapes on it.

Why painted? To waterproof?

Yes. If the skirting is in contact with the floor and the floor is going to get wet (which it will in a toilet with a single skin brick wall), you want to waterproof the skirting.

 

[Deleted member 174758]

Pendock normally just goes onto softwood battening, but is available in several ranges and many sizes and has end caps available, too:

The stuff I've used on the past was formed plywood and came pre finished in white semi-matt finish

The thing is, you need to get it from places like builders merchants or plumbers merchants. It is rarely if ever sold through DIY sheds.

Take a look a pendock.co.uk

 

[Keitai]

Pendock normally just goes onto softwood battening, but is available in several ranges and many sizes and has end caps available, too:

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The stuff I've used on the past was formed plywood and came pre finished in white semi-matt finish

The thing is, you need to get it from places like builders merchants or plumbers merchants. It is rarely if ever sold through DIY sheds.

Take a look a pendock.co.uk

Looks lovely. Before I order 45mm x 150mm would clear the piping in the picture surely?

There's also a toilet not in the picture as well. Can you get anything which is bigger for this and the pipes under sink ?

 

[StephenStephen]

I used Pendock for this very purpose - great stuff.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

I would be doing away with that cold tap, unless there is a need for cold for drinking/toothbrushing. You can set that thermostatic mixer to a comfortably warm temperature for hand washing.

 

[Deleted member 174758]

There's also a toilet not in the picture as well. Can you get anything which is bigger for this and the pipes

Want to check if pipework will fit? Make up a test template the same approximate size as the Pendock (hardboard would do).

There is no reason why you can't use two pieces of Pendock and join them together to make a single, larger u-section by using something like a 12mm plywood binder piece up the inside, behind the join. And the larger MXF fire boxing goes up to 150 x 300mm, if needs be. Being plywood based it is also possible to trim down a Pendock section by 5 or 10mm by using a circular saw with a fine tooth blade (although a table saw would be better) should a tighter fit be needed

 

[StephenStephen]

I precut with a stanley to reduce breakout on trimming, which seemed to work pretty well. I actually found that the Pendock pieces to box in pipework under a boiler were a better size for the bathroom pipework, so I used them instead.

 

[Keitai]

The pipes are wider under toilet as they jutt out 60mm. I guess just get a deep enough boxing one for that area and keep same depth round the rest of the pipes the rest of the pipes are 35mm out from the wall.