Victorian rubble wall cannot support radiator; what what to

[Adaptor]

I had some very old blocked rads in first floor flat lounge replaced with new.

Some pressure was exerted on a heavy rad by somebody who shall remain nameless and basically the rad fixing came away and the plaster came off in a lump with some rubble/stone attatched.

The building is Victorian; the rad needs to be fixed on to the outside single stone wall; faced stone on the exterior and rubble on the interior with very crumbly plaster.

The plumber says that the interior part of the wall needs to be repaired until before he can attempt to fix the rad back on; there is nothing for him to fix on to; even putting it into a fresh location probably will not last becasue it is too crumbly.

He is suggesting that some of the crumbly rubble is removed and some concrete blockword is made to reinforce the area, followed by new plaster before the rad is put back on again.

Is this a good plan? Any other thoughts?

 

[HERTS P&D]

Yes, your plumber is correct.......The wall needs to be sorted or it will come off again!

Andy

 

[Adaptor]

Yes, your plumber is correct.......The wall needs to be sorted or it will come off again!

Andy

Is blockwork the most cost effective way of doing this?
Time is also of the essence.

 

[RedHerring2]

It might even be necessary to fix a starter tie to the outside skin of stone work to provide more stability to the new blockwork, depending on the condition of the surrounding rubble wall.

You're probably only needing about two blocks cemented in.

Cost is minimal, about 70p per block, a bucket of mortar, and a couple of hours work.
A bit of mess to clean up afterwards.

Then replaster the patch a day or two later.
It's possible the whole process could take up to a week. A couple of hours work, two days or so apart.

 

[handyman77]

Why not get a floor standing radiator!

 

[Adaptor]

Why not get a floor standing radiator!

Ha Ha

If only i'd have known before I started.