Gas Piping

[LaurenceDGregory]

I'm planning to have a ground floor extension to my kitchen which will involve moving the existing gas hob into the extension. Obviously, I'll get a GORGI registered plummer to do this, but so I get an idea of what can and can't be done, can anyone tell me what the regulations are on extending gas pipes. For example: must they be buried into a concrete floor? Can they be routed between ceiling joists, then through into the extension? Any other things to comply with?

Regards,

Laurence

 

[ollski]

Yes there are various regulations but nothing to cause you any problem by the sound of it, basically you need venting in ducts, wrapped pipes in concrete and sleeving through walls. You will need your pipework sizing checked though and possibly increased

 

[Registered Gas Man]

Make sure that, your existing supply can take the extra demand your extension will put on the gas carcass.

By this I mean; the gas carcass currently running thru your property would maybe not have been designed to take the added load of any gas appliances added in your extenision. So have the carcass pipe sized in oder to check if you can add to your pipework or if you will need sections upgrading!