Moving a Radiator to Another Wall in Tarring, Worthing
The customer wanted their radiator moved to another wall and upgraded while we were at it. We took out the old panel radiator, fitted a tall vertical column radiator beside the window and ran the new pipework neatly along the skirting, so the flooring never had to come up.
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The Job at a Glance
| Item | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Radiator | White panel radiator | Tall white vertical column radiator |
| Position | Original wall | Wall beside the window |
| Pipework | Original connections | New copper, clipped along the skirting |
| Flooring | Laid and in good order | Untouched, never lifted |
The Brief
Client Requirements
The customer wanted a new designer radiator, and they wanted it somewhere else: on the wall beside the window rather than where the old panel radiator sat. Just as important, they did not want their flooring lifted to get pipes to the new spot. The floor was in good order and they wanted it left exactly as it was, so whatever route the pipework took had to leave it untouched.
The Challenge
Relocating a radiator means getting a new flow and return to its new position. Normally those pipes are hidden under the floor, but that means lifting the flooring and relaying it, which is exactly what the customer wanted to avoid. The alternative is running them on the surface, and surface pipework only works when it is done with care: straight, level, tight to the skirting and properly clipped, so it looks planned rather than added as an afterthought.
Step-by-Step Transformation
Taking Out the Old Radiator
We removed the old panel radiator from its original wall and took out its pipework connections, leaving that wall clear.
Choosing the New Position
The replacement went on the wall beside the window. A tall vertical design suits that spot well, because it uses the height of the wall rather than its width.
Surface-Mounted Copper Pipework
New copper pipe runs along the base of the skirting and round the corner to the new position, clipped at regular intervals so it sits straight and tight to the board. Nothing went under the floor.
Fitting the Vertical Column Radiator
We fitted the tall white column radiator and finished it with a thermostatic radiator valve, so the room's temperature can be set on its own.
Result: A Radiator on a New Wall, Floor Left Untouched
The column radiator suits the room's deep skirting and coving, and it takes up far less wall width than the old panel did. The copper runs in clean, straight lines along the skirting, so it reads as a considered part of the job rather than an add-on. And because the pipes stayed on the surface, the customer's flooring was never lifted.
Featured Products
The new radiator is a tall white vertical column design, fitted with a thermostatic radiator valve for room-by-room control. Its flow and return run in copper, surface-mounted along the skirting and neatly clipped.
Vertical Column Radiator
Tall design, white finish
Thermostatic Valve
Room-by-room temperature control
Copper Pipework
Surface-mounted, neatly clipped
Project Gallery
Photos of the radiator move in West Sussex, from the old panel radiator on its original wall to the new vertical radiator beside the window.
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