Radiator pipes - concrete floors

[sawheating]

On the skirting is okay as long as you don't have to cross a doorway. Both answers are correct but in the floor I would insulate them

Scott

[Micky ET]

Whys not chase the walls out use plastic pie coming discreetly from behind radiators we ve just done a job in totley Like this ! the other ways are viable but cutting and chisel concrete can be quite dusty a little more than the walls and plastic trunking can look unsightly ! If you 'd like another op ion please call us for a free quote

[Mr Peacock]

Apart from the mess & extra cost associated with chasing pipes into concrete floors, the heat loss from the pipes will increase being exposed to the cold uninsulated concrete floor. It would be much more efficient, less disruption / mess, and certainly lower cost to have the pipework discretely surface mounted and neatly boxed in.

[flat-budger]

Thanks for your comments. Mr Peacock, if the pipes are in the concrete and appropriately insulated, would there still be the heatloss? I think boxing in would be unsightly but i am aware that if there's a problem ie a leak then finding it in concrete is a mare.

 

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speleo, they're using copper pipes. The pipework is currently boxed in

[Mr Peacock]

Even insulated pipe work loses heat. obviously at a lower rate than uninsulated pipe work. But in all cases the greater the temperature difference the rate of heat loss increase. For example, the heatloss through a cavity wall increases if the temperature outside falls, and reduces if the temperature outside rises. The same is true of the pipes in concrete. A cold uninsulated existing concrete floor will speed up the heat loss from the pipe work.