Cover for gas pipe but it has to look "nice"

[Riley]

As the title says chaps

ive had to take a gas run outside to a new boiler site upstairs.

Lady has asked that I cover the "industrial" 22mm copper running up the side of the house.

It doesn't have to protect it, just make it better on the eye???

i have told her that the colour will improve over time but any ideas please????

cheers

 

[Barry98]

What you thinking a form of trunking like sparkies use

 

[Riley]

Was thinking along those lines mate but don't see how plastic up the wall is any more aesthetically pleasing than just pipe

 

[Irish]

Buy a roll of this and wrap it round it TEXTURED EMBOSSED RED BRICK WALL EFFECT FEATURE WALLPAPER A.S.CREATION 7798-16 | eBay

 

[Riley]

That is genius !!!! :smart:

 

[Barry98]

Not when it rains

 

[Rickster123]

Give her a cutting of poison ivy. It has a win win result.

 

[Irish]

Not when it rains

Could always put a clear lacquer on it

 

[Riley]

Problem is I don't think she really knows what she wants it to look like. However in contrast I don't really have any decorative thoughts.

 

[Jimbob]

Run a down pipe in front of it.

Or put up some ivy

Or move the gas pipe

 

[wattsie1987]

Munson rings it is what it is cover ups look worse IMO

 

[Riley]

Munson rings it is what it is cover ups look worse IMO

Totally agree

 

[GasmanxxxR1]

gloss black or white in keeping with gutters and downpipes looks the best

 

[stevetheplumber]

You could try some gas pipe id tape applied length ways tell her its in the regs

 

[Rickster123]

You could try some gas pipe id tape applied length ways tell her its in the regs

Do this! And take pics!

 

[Riley]

Do this! And take pics!

This is my fave so far

 

[Mike Jackson]

Form the pipe into the shape of a swan and call it art.

 

[Riley]

Love it

 

[lame plumber]

do it in mild steel instead that will rust nicely in due course

 

[dazsl]

Why not use galvanised cable covers that they use on telegraph poles and you can paint it with whatever you like

 

[buckley plumb]

used square downpipe before and cut a slot out of the back and fitted over the pipe . used a lot on flats to hide 2 or more pipes . just set circular saw to cut a 22mm slot out of the back

 

[Jimbob]

Iv heard of it done with AC pipes, can't see the reasoning myself. After 20 layers of paint the pipes just blend in

 

[arran197]

Full length of downpipe looks the best, just like an actual downpipe. But it depends where the gas pipe is, if it's smack bang in the middle of the wall it might look strange.

 

[albatross]

Use guttering downpipe to match existing and cover gas with that.