Just about to put down some new flooring and wondering whether I should unclip the central heating pipes and add some felt, or whether the clips will stop the pipes from rubbing on the joists and any expansion will instead take place to the left and right of the clips? (Photos attached)
There is a length of pipe between two clips which I suppose is the most likely problem, as this length has nowhere to expand to.
We haven't lived in this property over winter yet, and the upstairs radiators are currently off for plastering to take place, so it's hard for me to tell how bad the expanding pipe noises are, but before the radiators were removed I did test the new boiler and there were definitely some creaks going on. However, there was one point where the pipes crossed a joist in another room without a clip in place and it was a very tight fit, so I cut a bit of the joists to avoid the pipe being in contact with the wood, which may or may not have solved the problem...
There is a length of pipe between two clips which I suppose is the most likely problem, as this length has nowhere to expand to.
We haven't lived in this property over winter yet, and the upstairs radiators are currently off for plastering to take place, so it's hard for me to tell how bad the expanding pipe noises are, but before the radiators were removed I did test the new boiler and there were definitely some creaks going on. However, there was one point where the pipes crossed a joist in another room without a clip in place and it was a very tight fit, so I cut a bit of the joists to avoid the pipe being in contact with the wood, which may or may not have solved the problem...