How To Tidy Up This Exposed Radiator Pipework

[John Peden]

This radiator (800mm wide) sits in my landing. With the radiator mounted onto the wall, the radiator valves would sit more or less directly above a joist. I've attempted to annotate the image to show the hot/cold feed and return pipes along with the notched joist.

I'd like to:

1. Put a new radiator in, potentially a taller, narrow one to give me more space to work with.
   
2. Hide as much of the pipework beneath the floorboards.
   
3. Box off the feed/return to the attic.

Any suggestions on how to tackle this, given the position of the joist? If it helps, you can find the original image here: http://i.imgur.com/xQK1v8a.jpg

 

[plastic_peanut]

On the assumption there is no space between the joist and the wall can you not step the skirting board out? You can create a void and run the pipes behind the skirting and then into position.
Put a baton along the wall and mount the skirting to it. Effectively creates an “L” shape so provides a good for the pipes.

 

[John Peden]

On the assumption there is no space between the joist and the wall

There is a small amount of space...basically the width of the skirt but I think your suggestion is probably my best option. Thanks!

 

[John Peden]

Further researching, I found this approach which I quite like:

https://community.screwfix.com/threads/vertical-rad-pipes-aimed-directly-at-joists.187271/

Pics of the installation at post #13