radiator

[CRAIG G]

after a radiator and brackets have been taken off the wall and the wall is tiled, if you put the brackets back on to the tiles it would push the radiator past the pipes, no what i mean, what do you do, new brackets?

[whitebeam]

Either get a plumber to sort the brackets and pipes when it's fixed back to the wall or tile round the brackets.

[Mike]

if it's microbore there's usually enough movement in them to fit to the rad again

[CRAIG G]

whats microbore?

[Bri]

I always tile round the brackets, unless it's a towel rail, then you need to get the pipes changed and re-attach the brackets over the tiles.

[Mike]

microbore is the flexible small radiator pipes. 10mm i think

[whitebeam]

whats microbore?

About 8-9mm copper pipe

[CRAIG G]

well this is 15mm pipes, just standard stuff, i thought all radiator pipes were same. for what reason do you need to get pipes changed if its a towel rail? will be doing a job and it will be a towel rail going back in

[CRAIG G]

do you all suggest when doing a floor just slide tiles in at radiator pipes then put bit back in behind pipes?

[whitebeam]

As you can see thru a towel rail the brackets need fitting on the tiles not cutting around them, that would look tatty.

[CRAIG G]

yeah i no you couldnt just cut round when it comes to a towel rail but some1 said about having to replace the pipes for a towel rail, thats more what i was asking about

[whitebeam]

Not so much replace, the pipes would need altering to the towel rail.

[Mike]

you may want to replace the copper pipe for chrome to match the towel rail or put 'chrome' covers over the copper. you would have to cut the tile around the pipes unless the plumber drains the system and leaves the pipes with no valves on whereby you can then drill holes for the pipes for a tidier finish

[Dave]

Get a plumber in... The system might need draining to do the pipe work.. and are you insured to do plumbing work..?