Hi, just a few questions that i cant seem to find the answers to.
*Can anyone confirm that the requirements for ventilating gas pipes is no ventilation if under 0.01m²? Does the length of the pipe/box have relevance as well?
*If over 0.01 but under 0.04 i can add a soffit vent (top and bottom?)?
*If i want to plasterboard the entire wall, can i put my studs up every 400mm, but also add studs tight to both sides of the pipe, so it makes a box that in the smallest size possible, but the box doesn't stick out further than the wall?
*If i find the area is within the tolerance of not needing to be ventilated, would it matter if the top and bottom of the box are open/ventilated?
*If i add studs to the wall, naturally variances in the blockwork could mean small gaps behind the studs - should i seal the studs to the blocks, and the plasterboard to the studs - if so what with?
*I plan on boxing in the pipes, and creating a cupboard around the meter, does this affect the ventilation? The boxing of the meter will be bigger than the pipes - should i treat them as two boxes, sealing where the pipe goes into the meter box?
*At the moment the pipe runs along the wall. I want to split this room into two - so the pipe will need to go through a wall. I obvioulsy cant remove the pipework to sleeve this, is this a problem? Could i leave a larger hole in the new wall (blocks) and then box into the new wall?
*The pipe coming up through the concrete floor is sleeved in yellow plastic - does this still need the same considerations when boxing in?
All of this is internal gas piping.
Thanks
*Can anyone confirm that the requirements for ventilating gas pipes is no ventilation if under 0.01m²? Does the length of the pipe/box have relevance as well?
*If over 0.01 but under 0.04 i can add a soffit vent (top and bottom?)?
*If i want to plasterboard the entire wall, can i put my studs up every 400mm, but also add studs tight to both sides of the pipe, so it makes a box that in the smallest size possible, but the box doesn't stick out further than the wall?
*If i find the area is within the tolerance of not needing to be ventilated, would it matter if the top and bottom of the box are open/ventilated?
*If i add studs to the wall, naturally variances in the blockwork could mean small gaps behind the studs - should i seal the studs to the blocks, and the plasterboard to the studs - if so what with?
*I plan on boxing in the pipes, and creating a cupboard around the meter, does this affect the ventilation? The boxing of the meter will be bigger than the pipes - should i treat them as two boxes, sealing where the pipe goes into the meter box?
*At the moment the pipe runs along the wall. I want to split this room into two - so the pipe will need to go through a wall. I obvioulsy cant remove the pipework to sleeve this, is this a problem? Could i leave a larger hole in the new wall (blocks) and then box into the new wall?
*The pipe coming up through the concrete floor is sleeved in yellow plastic - does this still need the same considerations when boxing in?
All of this is internal gas piping.
Thanks
