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[rambo77]

im planning on putting a radiator in my new conservatory problem is i have all concrete floors can anyone tell me how deep the pipes need to be buried in the floor?

[thedoctor]

Regulations no state that pipes in floors must be in accessible ducts. This means that a plywood duct sould be made and a lid screwed to it. The pipe sits in the duct and need be no more than 30mm deep with the lid of the duct forming part of the floor surface.

[rambo77]

ok thanks now can anyone advise me how i go about doing this because im having laminate flooring throughout the front room and new conservatory this will be laid on top of the concrete floor so what do i do with the pipe work for rad if it needs to accesable

thanks

[htg engineer]

heating pipes can be buried in concrete, make sure you wrap the pipes in denso tape or something similar to prevent corrosion. About 2"- 3" below surface will be adequate.