How can i hide these pipes?

[MichaelMJD]

I've just had central heating fitted in my house and im really struggling to find anything which I can use to cover these pipes. I gathered someone here on the forums may be able to help me and provide me with information on where to purchase the parts needed.

Thanks in advance, its highly appreciated.

 

[buffy27]

options limited really.timber boxing.keep it tight to wall with a door stopper to prevent the door hitting the boxing.paint it up same as wall.not ideal but as i said options limited.

 

[justlead1]

HI. By the look of it, you would have been better to change the plumber.
You will need to form a box from batten, plaster board and angle bead once complete get someone to plaster it. Just screw 2" x 1" batten to wall either side of pipes, plumb it up with level, cut and screw on plaster board to form boxing fit angle bead and plaster and paint. Good Luck

 

[heat24seven]

Nice pipework , hope he was cheap !

 

[MichaelMJD]

Yeah he was only £2100 for full house, 6 radiators and a towel rail, decent boiler also.

All is working fine, just need to get these pipes hidden as they look horrible.

 

[sonray ltd]

surpose pipe clips where extra.

 

[MichaelMJD]

Looks like a decent cut in the roof was going to be extra as it looks like he's just drove the pipes through.

Is there any plastic casing available to cover things like this?

 

[obseen16]

Yeah he was only £2100 for full house, 6 radiators and a towel rail, decent boiler also.

All is working fine, just need to get these pipes hidden as they look horrible.

What can i say, You buy cheap you will get cheap. like the other guys said 2 battens (1 either side of pipes) with either plaster board or sheet of ply/mdf etc over the top nailed/screwed to battens. lick of paint jobs almost a gooden, bar the missing clips and the pair of false teeth the guy used to chomp out those holes in the ceiling with lol.

i would say had they been clipped you can buy square conduit that clips over the pipe clips (2 together) and looks nice n tidy, but no clips no conduit,

just box it mate. best thing you can do.

 

[MichaelMJD]

Dont mean to sound silly, but can you explain or even better show me a picture of what battens are? I suppose ill be able to pick them up from b&q?

 

[obseen16]

you know. a big long piece of wood, usually rectangular or square. looks like a skinny floor board. made of timber most of the time.



Like this those bits of wood either side are Battons. you then place a sheet of wood over them from left to right hence covering the pipe.

(not my own work in this pic btw, found it on the net)

even better type in "boxing in pipes" on google and hey presto.

loads of info on how to do it to.

have fun mate.

 

[MichaelMJD]

Ah just like latts you place behind plasterboard to step it away from the wall.

Thanks alot for the help guys, ill put up some images when im done, im sure it cant look worse than it does now

 

[HTB]

Just out of curiosity what part of the world are you in.

 

[newbie1]

a decent boiler and fittings weould come to 1400 so only 700 fitting was well cheap..was he corgi registerd as the powerflush as well meant you got a bargain or he was a plumber who got a mate to sign off the installation

 

[MichaelMJD]

No he was registered, i checked it out also. I'm in the united kingdom. Although that part of the job looks ridiculously bad, he's done a great job down in the basement (which im turning into a kitchen) there was so many pipes to run above the sealing and its all come out really neat.

I was wondering guys, could i build the casing for the pipes on the floor (not attached to the wall) and then just fit it after? I guess that would work also?

Its just im not the world best joiner

 

[pnhsolutions]

Why is there so many joints in the pipes