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Heating pipes along the wall

  • 23-05-2012 1:22pm
    #1
    octo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 324 ✭✭


    Hi All. I have an edwardian redbrick house and want to extend the heating system to upstairs. I'm considering running the pipes visibly along the walls rather than go the hassle of lifting floorboards, cutting joists, etc.

    I'd really appreciate feedback and opinions on what people think of this idea from the perspectives of (1) Engineering; (2) Cost savings; and especially (3) Aesthetics.

    Thanks.


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  • #2
    Outkast_IRE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,516 ✭✭✭Outkast_IRE


    octo wrote: »
    Hi All. I have an edwardian redbrick house and want to extend the heating system to upstairs. I'm considering running the pipes visibly along the walls rather than go the hassle of lifting floorboards, cutting joists, etc.

    I'd really appreciate feedback and opinions on what people think of this idea from the perspectives of (1) Engineering; (2) Cost savings; and especially (3) Aesthetics.

    Thanks.
    Engineering theres no problem , running pipes along the walls was the way things were done before for a long time. And still is in some industrial/hospital buidlings etc.

    Cost savings if running along the wall and you dont want the pipes to look ****e you are talking about copper piping all round with brass clips, this will push up the costs of materials but it could potentially be offset from the time saving in labour if less floorboards and holes needed to be drilled.

    Aesthetics this will all depend on the layout of your house , i would need to see it , but if you were smart with where to run the pipes and they were done neatly it would look ok, i would personally come up a good positoning plan so your not having big long runs of pipe to rads in every room . If you are intelligent on where to place rads etc it will be ok.


  • #3
    antoinolachtnai
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    It depends on your house layout, but you should be able to do most things with just a few floorboard lifts, if you put the radiators on the internal walls.

    This can all be done with plastic pipe which is easy and fast to work. What you want to do has to be done with copper pipe, which is quite a bit more awkward to work with. (You can't really surface mount plastic heating pipes, because they sag when hot and will look pretty nasty).


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