CH pipes in concrete floor - replace or not?

[zsoltimatrix]

Hi all,

I am in the process of refurbishing a 1965 detached bungalow. I have discovered that all the central heating pipes are buried inside the concrete floor. I am planning to put solid wood floor down, so I am wandering is it a good idea to leave the CH pipe work as it is or should I rebuild it with pipe drops from the loft on the walls with copper pipe?

To my best knowledge the pipe work is fine the way it is now, but I would hate to install the expensive solid wood flooring just to have to rip it all up when there is a leak from the CH pipe work.

What should I do, this really is making me go crazy? Any advice would be great.

Thanks,

 

[ShaunCorbs]

depends how they have been done eg protected/ ducts but tbh i bet its been done with no protection and i would re new esp if you dont want to rip the floor up later on

 

[jonnyswamp]

If you have the chance and know how repipe them
If you have an open vented c/h system now and decide to upgrade to pressurised system later, you wont know how much grief you will save yourself

 

[Unregistered]

If you have the chance and know how repipe them
If you have an open vented c/h system now and decide to upgrade to pressurised system later, you wont know how much grief you will save yourself

Yep, I want to change the boiler to a combi boiler, so yes, I think you are right.

Thank you both for the fast reply!

 

[zsoltimatrix]

That was me, forgot to log in.... Thank you all!

 

[lucas121]

When installing expensive flooring I would always err on the side of caution.