Advice before I fill in a hole in my concrete floor

[TT86]

Hello folks

We had the water supply pipe changed from lead to plastic and been left this hole in the corner of the utility room flooring to sort.

I have a bag of multi purpose concrete and will remove the loose material first. My question is around the new plastic pipe and the copper radiator pipe to the right- do I isolate these by adding a barrier around them or encase the lot in concrete?

I'll do my best to ensure the finished concrete allows me to replace the wooding flooring (not too fussed about how it looks as it'll all be replaced in time and the dog bed hides it!

Many thanks for any advice

[megaphone]

I wouldn't concrete it in, I'd want easy access for the future. Can you remove the rubble and make up a wooden frame and ply wood cover?

You may also need to access that stop cock at some point when it leaks.

[mart 63]

I would put a barrier around the copper, wouldn't bother with the plastic pipe

[Glassman]

I'd look at making a removable panel around the valve which would give you access to the pipes. The floor is the easy bit doing it that way.

If that valve starts letting by, you'd be looking at a much bigger job on its way to haunt you.

[TT86]

Thanks folks that's some very sound advice! I'll clear out the rubble then concrete enough to make a level platform to make a frame for the floor to sit on (avoiding the pipework)

[119]

Considering most of it will be buried in the ground, as long as you put something around the pipe to stop any aggregate rubbing the pipe just concrete it in.

I very much doubt you would ever need to get to it again, certainly not in your lifetime or how long you are there for!

[No ideas for a name]

119 said:

Considering most of it will be buried in the ground, as long as you put something around the pipe to stop any aggregate rubbing the pipe just concrete it in.

I very much doubt you would ever need to get to it again, certainly not in your lifetime or how long you are there for!

You shouldn't embed the copper pipe in the concrete. Wrap it in tape otherwise in due course it will get eaten through with corrosion. Might take a long time though.

I would be more concerned with what is going on with the stop tap sticking out of the wall. How will you service that?

[Chumley.mouse]

A hammer.

[TT86]

No ideas for a name said:

You shouldn't embed the copper pipe in the concrete. Wrap it in tape otherwise in due course it will get eaten through with corrosion. Might take a long time though.

I would be more concerned with what is going on with the stop tap sticking out of the wall. How will you service that?

Once I've got all the rubble out I'll see what I'm left with - good advice about the copper corroding.

That's the main water stop cock for the house. It's 1905 and lots of random tricks here and there. One bedroom has a socket at the top of the wall under the ceiling but upside down. Not a clue what that does ha

[TT86]

119 said:

Considering most of it will be buried in the ground, as long as you put something around the pipe to stop any aggregate rubbing the pipe just concrete it in.

I very much doubt you would ever need to get to it again, certainly not in your lifetime or how long you are there for!

The rest of the pipe outside is buried under concrete to be fair!