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Hi All,
I need a bit of advice please.
My builder has just plumbed in new radiators into my house. However, in the new plumbing he has put in instaed of the radiator pipes coming from the floor he has made them come throgh the skirting board so the radiatos appear to look like they float or are fixed to the wall. He said this would give a nicer finish. However, in plumbing my radiators in like this the pipes comimg out of the skirting have large holes around them and I wondered if there was anything I could use to fill them with to cover them up.

I only want them cover up as I had a problem with mice a few moths ago coming through the gaps of the radiator pipes in the floor and I just don't want this repeated. He said he would fill the holes around the pipe with mastick, is this right thing to do? is there anything else that could go around the pipes to fill the gaps, that wuld give a nicer finish.

My skirting is pine painted over in white.

Any advice is welcome please
 
Pipes should not come through skirting if coming out of wall should be above ghe skirting
Could you post a pic up please
 
Hopefully you mean you have tidy slightly bigger holes drilled in the skirting than the pipe coming through,get your self a tube of painters mate to fill found ,then get a damp sponge to smooth over

imho
 
If the gaps are small, decorators caulking, for larger gaps, polyfilla
 
Hi All,
thanks for the replies so far, I am just posting up a picture as requested. I have also read somethng online about expansion gap is it still ok to use the filler as has been suggested?? HOLE IN SKIRTING.jpg

Thanks is the pic clear enough?
 
Don't look to bad should of been a bit higher so didn't touch skirting
But as said decorators caulking will do the job
 
If it was my job I'd pop silicone in there as it's flexible and will cope with the slight expansion and contraction without cracking.
 
Holly2011 said:
Hi All,
thanks for the replies so far, I am just posting up a picture as requested. I have also read somethng online about expansion gap is it still ok to use the filler as has been suggested??View attachment 3645

Thanks is the pic clear enough?
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Shame, another inch higher and the job would've been spot on. I try to find out what size skirting is being fitted before setting the pipe height.
 
You can buy these from loads of places....including screwfix. Stick it with a bit of silicon or painters mate.

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Dear all thanks you all for your kind advice,I will select one of the solutions.

Cheers!!
 
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