Joists runing parrel to external walls making it hard to get radiator pipes

[Mgrant]

Hi I have a new build to first fix were the joist run parallel to the external walls, most rads are on external walls. The joists are about 50mm from the wall though to 125mm. So bang in the distances I would want to bring my 15mm copper storks up to the rads, from a 15mm plastic elbow and pipework. Guessing I won't be able to use my usual method of first fixing here? Any one else had this?

 

[lame plumber]

getting any bird to fit to a rad would be a challenge!!

however if you use ef elbows and copper pipe the issue goes away most times

 

[gasmanrob]

Do it in 10mm drill the joist thread the pipes up and fit a wall plate and make a heart out of the pipe work to avoid kinks.

 

[jldplumb]

Hi I have a new build to first fix were the joist run parallel to the external walls, most rads are on external walls. The joists are about 50mm from the wall though to 125mm. So bang in the distances I would want to bring my 15mm copper storks up to the rads, from a 15mm plastic elbow and pipework. Guessing I won't be able to use my usual method of first fixing here? Any one else had this?

yup just hole saw (32mm or so) the joist low, chase the wall a bit, stick copper tails in bends and feed up

 

[jldplumb]

yup just hole saw (32mm or so) the joist low, chase the wall a bit, stick copper tails in bends and feed up

wait just read your post properly.. as above but have copper behind dot and dab and tails out horizontaly or as above and just set them.

 

[kris]

if the joists are 50mm away can you not take pipes up between that and have your tails coming out of the wall rather than up through the floor or is the joist sitting on a wall head,

 

[kay-jay]

Use plastic couplings instead of elbows. Leave them just short of the joist. Notch the joist and solder your tails with e/f elbows and shove em into the couplings

 

[wattsie1987]

Notch with a multi tool pushfit sockets onto copper nd elbow up into valves.

 

[Ch4 plumbing]

Hi I have a new build to first fix were the joist run parallel to the external walls, most rads are on external walls. The joists are about 50mm from the wall though to 125mm. So bang in the distances I would want to bring my 15mm copper storks up to the rads, from a 15mm plastic elbow and pipework. Guessing I won't be able to use my usual method of first fixing here? Any one else had this?

End feed elbow and notch the joist, then if your using plastic use a socket or an elbow.

 

[kay-jay]

End feed elbow and notch the joist, then if your using plastic use a socket or an elbow.

Theres an echo in here......[emoji3]

 

[Mgrant]

If notching the joists surely I can't use plastic couplings as these are a greater diameter than then pipe so would need a deeper notch.

 

[wattsie1987]

If notching the joists surely I can't use plastic couplings as these are a greater diameter than then pipe so would need a deeper notch.

Coupling before joist and change to copper.

 

[Ch4 plumbing]

Use a bender to offset the copper pipe below floor line!?

 

[Ch4 plumbing]

Theres an echo in here......[emoji3]

Sorry mate I'm struggling!!

 

[Mgrant]

Thanks and debating whether to just do it all in copper

 

[Mgrant]

If I use plastic because its looking like I'll need to notch the joists I will have to offset the pipes down ever time I need to tee off the heating pipework,

 

[kay-jay]

Sorry mate I'm struggling!!

So is the op.....

I said exactly the same in the previous post.

 

[AWheating]

What joists are they? Are you in the notch or drill zone area.