Changing radiator from horizontal to vertical

6 years ago

We have a large, grotty old radiator in our living room. I'm thinking a nice dark grey tall and narrow vertical number would look great. We want to do exactly the same thing on the other side of the wall, where the same radiator is on our bedroom wall.

We have laminate at the moment, how easy would it be for a plumber to take up and access the floor cavity in order to run the new lengths of piping that would be required?

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Changing radiator from horizontal to vertical

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