The ending story of the CH

[The3rd Earl Of Derby]

apparently the reason the piping is going along the wall above skirting is because its as I thought it would be... Convenience .

In other words, get in & get out as soon as possible or in the area managers words the shortest possible run with minimum disruption.

So basically had he taken up the carpet and floorboards before they arrived they would have probably took the pipes under the floorboards.

So anyone getting a gov grant CH system installed and you know where the radiators are being sited take up the carpet&floorboard/s where possible the day before they arrive,otherwise you'll end up with a pile of sh**e like this going across your wall.

[Chris Bacon]

rad. looks as if it's rather high up, it could do with dropping by about 5-6", by the look... make sure the socket is turned off, in case electrickery seeps out in the night and gets on the pipes!

[The3rd Earl Of Derby]

Scuse me, its not my hoose,otherwise I'd of told them to down tools and F'off.

Funny you should mention height, as thats what I mentioned to him when I walked in the hallway.

[Chris Bacon]

I was under the impression that you are doing some work for the occupant, not that it's your house.

It looks odd. The installer could have got it a lot lower by putting the elbows under the valves. Are the rads. roll topped?

[Ed Sirett]

of the work would have to be installed.

[Mary Fisher]

Why is that, Ed?

Mary

[The3rd Earl Of Derby]

Victorian working mans house,Circ1894

[mogga]

concrete walls and floors did just like that but used some enormous pendocks stuff to cover it up... they did some at the edge of the ceiling too.

[Mary Fisher]

But the OP mentioned floorboards.

Mary

[The3rd Earl Of Derby]

Well they could hardly hide it being concrete floors and walls. :-)

Wouldn't worry about it ,its a case of how much grant is allowed to do the job.

[Ed Sirett]

Solid floors & Solid ceilings. The choice is often having to run the flow and return around the entire perimeter of the flat. I've even seen the flow and return taken over the front door to avoid the problem of 'going all the way around' or digging up the concrete floor to bury the heating pipes.

In the premium end of the market carefully constructed false skirting board box work prevails.

[Mary Fisher]

That happened with a neighbour's boiler (government grant) installation (although it was the back door and the pipes went on the outside of the building) but the floors and ceilings weren't solid. It isn't even difficult to get under the floor.

I jumped up and down on her behalf and it was re-routed, safely.

Mary

[Gav]

well you could always train to do the work yourself, spend the dosh on training and be away from work for at least 6 months, get frowned upon by your peers for offering to work for free to gain knowledge and experience and then buy all the gear and do it yourself!

or you could even ask them to tell you exactly how they will be installing the system and then make your decisions

or you could get a private firm to bury all the pipes and pay the extra.

i have no sympathy for people who do not take an interest in how things will be done and then moan like flip afterwards!