Our water, gas, waste and electrical conduits always look a mess if you can see them in the house. For those like most of us that want to have a clean and non busy look in the home with space for pictures etc. we don’t need pipes etc. spoiling the dream. Many options are available, even just disguising but below are some places that you might need to conceal your pipes etc. London Potterton Boiler Repairs qualified plumbers can fit pipework into walls and floors.

Timber Walls.
In these there is a high risk of the creation of a resonance or low frequency in the timber structure as the water flows through. The problem can be remedied with the use of clips on the pipes and rubber or felt mountings and by adding more insulating material. If the pipework is inaccessible, make sure that joints are kept to just a few because they create weak points. Fit a panel so that access can be gained if needed. Plumbing work carried out by a London Potterton Boiler Repair tradesman is guaranteed.


Timber Floors.
Remember that when you are setting pipework under a timber floor not to remove too much wood out of the joists because it weakens the floor and can become uneven. The maximum that can be cut away is 1/8th of it’s depth. You should also place a pipe close to the load-bearing wall. Make sure that the pipes do not touch. You can limit any noise by using foam or felt between them.


Solid Floors.
Make sure that when you lay the pipes in a solid floor, that there still enough room for expansion and contraction, this would be done with ducting covered over with a metal plate, but always with some form of insulating material. Pipes in concrete can be run in larger pipes that double as conduit. This is achieved by channeling out of the wall, and clipping the pipes and then covering with a coat of finishing plaster. The channel should be a maximum 1/3 of the depth of the wall.