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Hi All

Moved into a bungalow with a fairly old (1960s) heating system that I want to replace.

Changing the radiators isn't going to be a problem, but I'd like to hide the pipes that are above the skirting boards. Trouble is the floor is concrete and the system pipes through the loft!

Does anyone have any suggestions as to the best way to conceal the pipes? Can I embed them into the walls? If so any idea of how much something like that would cost?

Any help would be greatly appreciated :-)

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You can chase them into the walls, but your walls may be very hard :shock:

Personally if you want to do this, I would use 10mm Hep2o insode plastic conduit to preotect them and your plaster from cracking with the heat afterwards.

Costing could only really be given from someone on a site visit.

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Thanks Dave :-)

Someone suggested cutting a whole in the floor and running the pipes that way. I take it I'd need to case them again to stop the heat affecting the concrete?


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Sharmagoo wrote:
Thanks Dave :-)

Someone suggested cutting a whole in the floor and running the pipes that way. I take it I'd need to case them again to stop the heat affecting the concrete?


Remember, cement/plaster corrodes copper...


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