Gas Pipe In Kitchen - Where should it be?

[Otguk]

Hi, first post (and not the last am afraid) so be nice

Just moved into a council house.

My concern is the gas pipe in this picture

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• Otguk
• 1 May 2009
• 1

Is it meant to be on display like that or should it be behind a cupboard or something?

My only concern now is if the children or dog somehow damage the pipe and the resulting consequences.

Put my mind at rest please and tell me am just being stupid!

 

[Symptoms]

Ot - consider boxing it over. Make a shallow tray from MDF (glued & screwed - or pinned - together) big enough to cover the pipe, paint it white and fix to wall. Wall fix could be a couple of screws and wall plugs or Velcro or sticky pads. If money is tight go to your local timber merchant or carpentry/joinery workshop (Yellow Pages) and ask for some free off-cuts from their waste bin.

 

[Otguk]

That's certainly an idea, well worth thinking about, thanks.

So its not an unusually place for a gas pipe? Not worth me making a point to the council?

One less job for me to do

 

[gday2uk]

My only concern now is if the children or dog somehow damage the pipe and the resulting consequences.

That is being a bit paranoid.
I presume you are a responsible parent that teaches their children about potential dangers ?
I would think sockets and electrical items plugged in around the house pose more of a threat to your kids/dog; so unless you let your kids play with hacksaws or angle grinders you should be able to sleep safe...