Plastering/Making good around radiator pipes

jonnyb1978

Had a new radiator fitted in place of existing. The pipes are buries in a dot and dab wall between the plaster board and breeze block.

Some pipe work alteration was needed so a small amount of plasterboard was cut out.

Now I can make good covering the pipework by adding small piece of plasterboard and plastering over but where the pipework comes out of wall at 90 degrees to enter the radiator valve, what is the best method.

Plaster up to the pipework? Will it not crack? I was thinking of wrapping small strip of insulation tape where the plaster will touch the copper. As the copper will be painted white you shouldn't notice.

Is there any better way??

wallbash

google copper pipe covers, will give you some alternative ideas. Most are for floor mounted pipes , but interesting.

JohnB47

Maybe a collar? Try searching for central heating pipe collar.

molerat

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_odkw=pipe+collar&_from=R40&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xradiator+pipe+collar.TRS0&_nkw=radiator+pipe+collar&_sacat=0

Available from all good DIY stores.

ChristineL

We had the same problem. We put wooden pipe collars round ours - glued to the plaster with No More Nails. Then we painted the collars the same colour as the walls.

jonnyb1978

Thanks guys. Got these on another rad with pipes out of floor. Never thought of these. Probably the pipes coming out of wall threw me.

jhs14

I have one radiator where the pipes stick out of the wall with a big gap around the pipes - I've just filled it with filler, hasn't cracked or shrunk yet.