plaster or C/H first

[vik2001]

Hi guys
im really confused here. ive had my whole house totally stripped, inc. electrics & gas c/h.
i have now had my first fix of electrics done. now next step should i be getting my whole house plastered, painted, then the central heating installed??

with the central heating i need everything installed, boiler, pipes run under floorboards etc
im worried if i do plumbing and heating after plastering, it could crack spoil the plaster and paint. so which way round should things be done???

also can any1 advise when the skirting boards should be fitted, before or after the radiators are hung??

 

[GPlumb]

If it was me i would run all the pipes to where the rads are going to be then cap them off. Get it plastered, painted and skirting fixed. Hang the radiators last.

If you drill the holes for the pipes up before plastering (boarding) and getting skirting fixed then the holes will likely need to be moved or repositioned slightly.

To hang all the rads at the same height:

Place the rads on the floor siting as it would on the wall, put the bracket on to the rad while measuring up from the floor to the very top of the bracket then add 4 -8 inches depending on how high you want the radiators off the floor.

Mark that height onto the wall and fix the top of the bracket to the wall at that height.

Good Luck

 

[Bahco]

I would plaster before piping unless pipes were being chased into the wall.

 

[vik2001]

if u plaster before running pipes under floordboards in between joists, can this cause cracking on the ceilings on new plaster. the only room where pipes are going to be buried in the wall is the bathroom, but this will then get tiled over. so should i get the whole house plastered first , then run all the c/h in one go??

 

[GPlumb]

Do what i said then! Are you using a manifold system?

 

[vik2001]

Do what i said then! Are you using a manifold system?

i have no idea, all i knw is copper is being used and a valliant boiler

 

[GPlumb]

Ask your Plumbers advice, he may prefer to do a "first fix" as well. Running all pipes under the floor etc and coming back later to mounts rads and commission system.

 

[b21playa]

When I did this a few months ago, I ran the main flow and return in 22m to where the rad where to be hung. Boxed the pipes in that needed covering, plastered the whole house. Waiting for it to dry, hung all the rads and then joined from the rad tails to the main flow and return. Capped the pipes, tested for leaks, then put the boiler up, comissioned it and checked for leaks again. All joins for me where accessible.

I then fitted the skirting, and when I will decorate, I will drain the rads, take the rads off so I can paint behind the rads.

 

[vik2001]

b21 would there be any disadvantages of plastering first, then painting , then running the c/h all in one fix?

 

[b21playa]

b21 would there be any disadvantages of plastering first, then painting , then running the c/h all in one fix?

Only really if you ned to box in any runs, best to do it first, box it and plaster over

 

[gas4you]

Unless you are intending to use microbore in the walls, plaster first.