Skirting around radiator and socket

We have just bought a house and want to put skirting in the back room. However on one wall there is an electrical outlet and 2 1/2 feet of horizontal copper pipe on the wall which runs below the radiator.

Any suggestions for what to do?

 

Fit a batten on to the wall at skirting board height (say approx 25mm x 25mm as long it overhang your copper pipe) then skirting board in front of it.This is called a box skirting.

 

Thanks for that tip.

Would you suggest running the batton across the whole of the wall - approx 3 metres long?

 

I would as it will looks better.

 

Thanks very much, we'll give it a go.

 

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