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Ribena Drinker
5 years ago
Simplest way would be to paint them the same colour as the wall.
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5 years ago
I would paint rad and pipes with the wall color.
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The standard of workmanship is extremely poor and your first port of call to rectify is the company who installed the floor. However if they have been paid then it’s up to you! Get a rubber and rub off all the pencil lines. Fill the hole flush with a flexible filler BUT be really careful to ensure the filler cannot make contact with the porous surface of the wood floor as you will not be able to remove it later. Then take one of Sonia’s seals and shave off the back side to remove the area where the edging strip would lie. Then wood glue the seal to the top of the hole, again being careful to avoid getting excess glue on the floor surface.
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Hi, I have recently had a couple of radiators fitted and instead of the pipes coming up from the floor, the pipes/hoses come out of the wall. This is fine in itself BUT it’s left an unsightly whole under the radiator which is visible and on the one rad, you can see the hose flex hanging down :-( Does anyone have any ideas on how to hide/cover this?? Thanks a million :-)
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User
5 years ago
Agree as above i'm afraid.
Doo LM
5 years ago
Hi, we have the same but they look better once painted and whereas they looked so obvious when first done, I don't give them a second thought now
Diego
5 years ago
looking at the picture I can't help thinking there must have been a neater way of plumbing that in! the pipes look a mess
Juby R
Original Author
5 years ago
That’s what I thought Diego. My first time having any plumber in the house so wasn’t sure how it all works.

It was more of a mess before but I don’t think they’ve made it any better.

Might have to ask someone else to come in and do it again.
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User
5 years ago
As other pipes ( ones underneath ) are surface mounted, why would you think a plumber would then chase them in to a wall ? He's followed the same as is below his new copper pipe. It's unfair to call it a Bodge job when the existing pipes are the same.
Jonathan
5 years ago
I agree with Sven- although the recent plumber was following what had been done previously the end result is not very nice- pay for additional work and get it done properly which means pipework in the wall and the electric point moved.
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User
5 years ago
It looks like the feed for that rad comes down the side of the wall ( under the new conduit )., and I presume was the existing feed not the one below it. So why would the plumber think you would like the new pipes in the wall?

Plumbers don't chase walls unless specifically asked to ( not really in their remit ), plus you have to then make the walls good, and paint / decorate. He would also have had to find out where the wiring for that socket was ( also not his remit ), so pay for an electrician first to remove and isolate with a view to putting it back afterwards. So, I stick by the above, as the existing pipes are on the surface, the plumber has followed suit, this is not wrong,

It may not be perfect in today's world, but if exisiting pipework is of that ilk, why would a plumber think that you would like that one rad plumbed differently?

Homeowners need to take some responsibility here. Yes the plumber could have asked first I suppose? However, all of the above to plumb in one rad with pipes in the wall, would involve two trades, and they'd probably charge for at least a day and half labour and you'd still have holes in the wall to fill and decorate.
Juby R
Original Author
5 years ago
Thank you all for your perspectives . It has been useful. Woke up this morning and both were leaking (lucky I don’t have flooring done yet!) so will sort that out and then paint over.

Useful to understand what’s required for this sort of work as I don’t have any experience.

Can I just use the same paint that I used for the walls to paint them? Does it need to be a different finish ?
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User
5 years ago
Hi Juby R, i'd use the same wall paint, never had a problem with it peeling of pipes or radiators before, Just make sure your pipes are cold first!
Sonia
5 years ago
My radiators were installed in my 1930’s house and most of the pipe work was not concealed. I painted them the same colour as the walls and I barely notice them. My worry is that electric socket below the radiator, rather dangerous.
Juby R
Original Author
5 years ago
Thanks - I will paint it with my usual paint then... and yes I just realised the socket. Will get that moved as soon as I can.
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Feature Radiators
4 years ago
last modified: 4 years ago
I would ask for neater pipework if possible ideally with the pipes coming out of the wall. Also a nicer valve would help, that matches better to the radiator rather than white plastic. Our black nickel valves are particularly popular with dark grey radiators for example. And if pipes come from the wall, then a corner valve is by far the neatest option.
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MALLETT
4 years ago
Agree with the above get the chased back into the wall.
Juby R
Original Author
4 years ago
We have changed the valves now to matching ones and painted the pipework. Looks 10 times better! Thanks all.
Nigel Robinson
last year
If it is a stud wall then pipes in a wall is fine but in a brick wall you waste heat into the wall unless you could insulate it with about 100mm of insulation, heating pipes belong inside the envelope of the building I am not a plumber but an engineer it is a matter of therodynamics
HU-383629618
2 months ago
1. Dont understand, this countrie is a kingdom of plumbers, all are experts with 30 years of experience and labour f... 30£ per hour and no matter what job there's always mess and in 9 out 0f 10 jobs always something wrong, f... always !!!!!

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