How To Run Gas Pipe In Concrete Floor

At the moment it is just connected to one gas pipe which runs to the boiler but i want to run a pipe to the back of the cooker in the kitchen so that in the future i can have a gas oven hob.

How to run gas pipe in concrete floor.

Can t afford to do both jobs at the same time the floor is concrete and i want to run it in the floor approx 2 meters as i am going to retile the floor. I currently have the concrete up as previous owner had run gas copper pipe just buried in the concrete shocking. Does it need to be a poly line. Running drainpipe through joists calls for meticulous work.

Ask this old house plumbing and heating expert richard trethewey explains how gas piping is installed in a home. Considerations cutting through a concrete floor should be a last resort. Once the concrete is out you can dig in the remaining trench to remove the sand or soil before running the new plumbing. Anyhow i therefore want to run four individual 15mm pipes beneath the floor.

The holes must follow a straight line across the floor and must ascend or descend so the pipe will be sloped 1 4 inch per foot. Subscribe to this old house. Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered. Do i need to use rigid pipe for my propane gas line.

Floor will be tiled when complete.