Hi sorry if these questions have been asked before but I have searched the forums and have not found an answer.
In my front room I have an unsightly CH pipe drop in the middle of the wall. I dont want to box this pipe in because (a) it will look silly with a box section sticking out the wall in the middle of the room (b) it would affect furniture being pushed tight to wall and (c) (most importantly) it will annoy me
So that leaves me with the option of chasing the wall and burying the pipework under the plaster then channelling out my concrete floor for the pipe to run horizontally to the radiator.
So...
I am considering putting plastic pipe in the chase as i can use one continuous run (I have never sweated copper pipes before and not too sure I want to). I intend on placing the pipe in a conduit pipe similar to this
http://www.speedfit.co.uk/Home/Prod...IZE-PIPE---ACCESSORIES/Pipe/PIPE-IN-PIPE.aspx
q1) If i chose to replace the copper pipe with flexible plastic pipe for this radiator can i just use a pushfit onto the existing copper pipe in the ceiling void (i can acess it easily from the room above).
q2) The existing pipework is 15mm do i need to use 15mm plastic (sorry if this seems a stupid question) - assuming the 15mm is the internal pipe diameter.
q3) How deep / wide do i channel the chase - my wall is the outer wall (brick). Can i clip the pipe-in-pipe directly to brick. I am thinking of 30-40mm deep to allow for the uneveness of the chase and about 55mm wide to allow for the clips.
q4) I planned on chasing deep enough so that i can plasterboard over the chase. Am having wall reskimmed anyways - is this appropriate.
q5) Along the horizontal concrete floor run. How deep do i run the chase - again i am thinking 55mm wide and 30-40mm deep.
q6) How far from the skirting should the chase be - i am thinking ~150mm is this too far / too close
q7) After i lay the pipe in the floor what kind of mechanical protection do i need to cover it with - i have googled for steel trucking strips but cannot find anything suitable. Can anyone suggest the correct keywords for me to search on ( i dont know the terminology..sorry )
q8) To avoid joins i intend to bend the plastic using the external formers (again i do not know the correct name/terminology so apologies in advance). If i am bending the pipe; from the vertical drop to the floor i will surely have to dig a deeper channel to allow for the curvature how much extra depth do i need to channel. I cannot seem to be able to calculate this.
q8a) Inversely to Q8 when i bring the pipe out of the floor to the radiator. I shall need to dig a deeper channel again to accomodate the bend.. again - how much extra should i allow for this.
Thanks in advance for any answers provided.
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In my front room I have an unsightly CH pipe drop in the middle of the wall. I dont want to box this pipe in because (a) it will look silly with a box section sticking out the wall in the middle of the room (b) it would affect furniture being pushed tight to wall and (c) (most importantly) it will annoy me
So that leaves me with the option of chasing the wall and burying the pipework under the plaster then channelling out my concrete floor for the pipe to run horizontally to the radiator.
So...
I am considering putting plastic pipe in the chase as i can use one continuous run (I have never sweated copper pipes before and not too sure I want to). I intend on placing the pipe in a conduit pipe similar to this
http://www.speedfit.co.uk/Home/Prod...IZE-PIPE---ACCESSORIES/Pipe/PIPE-IN-PIPE.aspx
q1) If i chose to replace the copper pipe with flexible plastic pipe for this radiator can i just use a pushfit onto the existing copper pipe in the ceiling void (i can acess it easily from the room above).
q2) The existing pipework is 15mm do i need to use 15mm plastic (sorry if this seems a stupid question) - assuming the 15mm is the internal pipe diameter.
q3) How deep / wide do i channel the chase - my wall is the outer wall (brick). Can i clip the pipe-in-pipe directly to brick. I am thinking of 30-40mm deep to allow for the uneveness of the chase and about 55mm wide to allow for the clips.
q4) I planned on chasing deep enough so that i can plasterboard over the chase. Am having wall reskimmed anyways - is this appropriate.
q5) Along the horizontal concrete floor run. How deep do i run the chase - again i am thinking 55mm wide and 30-40mm deep.
q6) How far from the skirting should the chase be - i am thinking ~150mm is this too far / too close
q7) After i lay the pipe in the floor what kind of mechanical protection do i need to cover it with - i have googled for steel trucking strips but cannot find anything suitable. Can anyone suggest the correct keywords for me to search on ( i dont know the terminology..sorry )
q8) To avoid joins i intend to bend the plastic using the external formers (again i do not know the correct name/terminology so apologies in advance). If i am bending the pipe; from the vertical drop to the floor i will surely have to dig a deeper channel to allow for the curvature how much extra depth do i need to channel. I cannot seem to be able to calculate this.
q8a) Inversely to Q8 when i bring the pipe out of the floor to the radiator. I shall need to dig a deeper channel again to accomodate the bend.. again - how much extra should i allow for this.
Thanks in advance for any answers provided.
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