Hide a gas pipe

[homefromhell]

hi guys,

i'm currently doing up my living room. I've made the mistake of getting some very nice plaster mould coving professionally installed, but i forgot to move the gas pipe (which provides upstairs gas heating) into a corner.

Now the issue is that it looks very ugly and i can't remove it, so my question is that can i somehow hide this into a wall? if so how and if not, then what best way can i hide this?

 

[holty]

your best asking the registered gas guy/girl who will be moveing it for you.

 

[homefromhell]

I have. My friend is corgi registered, but he said that he can't recommend putting it behind skirting as someone could come along after i move out and puncture it by mistake. He said that he prefers that i hide it instead...how, he doesn't know.

 

[holty]

metal plate would stop someone hammering a nail into it p.s id be looking for someone gassafe registered.

 

[expertgasman]

I have. My friend is corgi registered, but he said that he can't recommend putting it behind skirting as someone could come along after i move out and puncture it by mistake. He said that he prefers that i hide it instead...how, he doesn't know.

Rather than behind skirting, run it under the floor. Obviously.

 

[expertgasman]

I have. My friend is corgi registered, but he said that he can't recommend putting it behind skirting as someone could come along after i move out and puncture it by mistake. He said that he prefers that i hide it instead...how, he doesn't know.

Rather than behind skirting, run it under the floor. Obviously.

 

[homefromhell]

@ expertgasman - how mate? The pipe needs to go from downstairs to upstairs

 

[Terrywookfit]

Buy really long curtains.

 

[expertgasman]

@ expertgasman - how mate? The pipe needs to go from downstairs to upstairs

I know that, but how were you going to run it up the wall behind skirting

I assumed you were able to run it behind skirting to a cupboard or some such thing and then up stairs.

As has been mentioned, you could [protect the pipe. Modern houses have pipes dropping behind plasterboard, and enveloped in dot n dab. I dont rreally see how that complies with the protection issue, but they get away with it.

 

[cantaloup63]

Since gas pipes are sometimes run outside a building when new boilers require larger bore pipes, what are the regs or indeed dangers of running this pipe outside?

 

[sooey]

The gypos'll steal it.

 

[Gasman77]

Since gas pipes are sometimes run outside a building when new boilers require larger bore pipes, what are the regs or indeed dangers of running this pipe outside?

 

[expertgasman]

The only danger is theft and visuality. (appearance and disappearance!)

 

[cantaloup63]

At least I'm making a suggestion which may help the op. Grow up for goodness sake

 

[doitall]

At least I'm making a suggestion which may help the op. Grow up for goodness sake

True, even if it wasn't a very good one.

Paint it in with the decorations and you won't even know it's there.

Probably find a 3 piece suite stood in front of it anyway.