Will pipes be behind skirting or under floor?

[TallAndy]

Hi

I would like to fit a new rad into a garage conversion (currently has an elec heater). The nearest CH pipes are in the bedroom above, so I was thinking of bringing new pipes down from there through the ceiling. I don't want to be lifting up floorboards all over the place trying to find the pipes though, so I was wondering where they are likely to be in relation to the bedroom radiator?

Our house is approx 7 years old (RedRow). The radiator pipes in the bedroom go into the wall just above the top of the skirting - does this mean the pipes are installed in the wall or will they be under the floor somewhere - and if so, any idea what direction or how far away from the wall?

These might sound like stupid questions but I was wondering (and hoping) that pipework is fitted in a fairly standard way in newish houses.

Thanks in advance

Andy

 

[Terrywookfit]

If your pipes are microbore, it will be necessary to find the main flow and return pipes to take your feed from !!

 

[TallAndy]

It's not microbore (I don't think so anyway). The pipes coming out of the walls into the radiators are 10mm, but presumably I still need to find the main flow & return pipes? I guess this is what I meant in my original question.

 

[bab]

10mm pipes r micro bore /15mm mini bore. are they copper or plastic. teeing off the 10mm is not a good idea as u wont get a sufficent flow for both rads . will need to tee into 15mm at the least. could be a long way back though. can u feel a warm section of floor when the heatings been on a while working back from the bedroom rad. probabley need to gat back onto landing if yer above the existing garage.