Help!: Cutting around pipes, best option?

[DIYD]

I'm just after dry laying some tiles and am preparing everything for when I start.

What would be the best option to cut around the pipe below. I have a tile hacksaw, but it's literally taking ages and I also have a nippers, but that doesn't work great (for me) as in the nipper bit on one side is already shattered, any ideas?

[hillhead]

Have you no grinder? Or drills bits? 365 drills on here sell kits that do the job.i have them and do an a 1 job.

[DIYD]

Have you no grinder? Or drills bits? 365 drills on here sell kits that do the job.i have them and do an a 1 job.

Drill bits, yes - Diamond tile bit. Would an angle grinder be the best option with a diamond tipped blade?

[Dave]

You want a nice neat hole cutting and then a cover cap to cover the hole...much neater than U cutting and putting a cut in if you can get away with it....

365 has a demo somewhere...maybe he might see this and post it for you..

[Alan.P]

As others have said, drill a hole and use caps or an angle grinder / wet cutter and cut a channel, first option is neater.

[doug boardley]

I do hope that you haven't tiled straight onto that T & G floor mate

[Alan.P]

I do hope that you haven't tiled straight onto that T & G floor mate

Well spotted Doug, he has mentioned dry laying for starters, I don't think anythings been mentioned about the floor up until now ??

More prep DIYD

[doug boardley]

lol Alan I didn't "spot" his first sentence tho!

[Hawkofeagles]

You want a nice neat hole cutting and then a cover cap to cover the hole...much neater than U cutting and putting a cut in if you can get away with it....

365 has a demo somewhere...maybe he might see this and post it for you..

Dave, got any pictures that might show what you mean here mate.

[DIYD]

I do hope that you haven't tiled straight onto that T & G floor mate

T & G floor?

[dagger]

doug is right you need to ply (or alternative) over those floorboards!

[pete f]

plastering looks a wee bit iffy

[365drills]

Check out this project
Cutting round radiator pipes



At 40mm the whole pipe AND value will slip through



To be capped off





As you can see a neat hole. Some people have filled the gap with grout but its quite a wide hole. Also if you CAN remove the valve then you will get away with a smaller hole.



Our distributor make pipe freezing kits.


If you can cut perfect holes into your tiles then this is the achievable result.

[doug boardley]

T & G floor?

tongue and groove

[Daz]

I do hope that you haven't tiled straight onto that T & G floor mate

Use Ardex 7001 or Mapei Keraquick with latex and you should be okay (depending on existing deflection)???

[Dale44]

Make sure all of the floor boards are totally secure before doing anything. If you have any plumbing knowledge, drain down your heating system when you are ready to fix drilled tiles, remove valve, slip tile over pipe and fix, refit valve and rad, and refill system. Jobs a good un......... Don't forget to add inhibitor once everything is working ok.

[whitebeam]

I thought that was a site safe (corgi)job because of being a heating system

[Dale44]

Anyone can drain and refill a domestic system. (Corgi/Gas safe only applies to gas).

[faithhealer]

Drain down is safer than a freezer kit, they only have a 20/30 min time limit and don't half put you under pressure

[NETT Darren]

If your using a freeze kit, just stick a service valve straight on the pipe so when it thaws out you still have all day to play with, make sure its in the off position though