Legality of gas runs to flats through ground floor flat

[jonny5isalive]

Hi, Was called to a five storey house converted into flats for a customer who is tanking his ground floor flat and has discovered the gas was run in copper and then buried under his flat. At some points it is just run straight in concrete. There is a need to rerun them all but I can't find anything on the legality of them continuing to pass through his flat.

Planning will not allow the gas to run up the front of the building which is where the meters are and which would be the easiest option. The best option I can see is to run them in Tracpipe in screed under his flat then Copper up the back of the building to each flat. Is this allowed?


Thanks

 

[Riley]

Can't see why that would be a problem. Not a cheap option though.

 

[jonny5isalive]

I wondered about the fact all the gas would be through one property rather than a 'shared' area like ducting etc. and if there was ever a problem with them the whole downstairs would need to be ripped up.

Are there other cheaper options?

Also is tracpipe already protected against movement or does it need some other form of protection?

 

[Riley]

Take a look on their website. You will know the lay of the land at the property and yhey have a number of scenarios re routing the pipe through the floor

 

[AWheating]

You should avoid running gas pipe work inside another dwelling/ flat. What happens if the person in that flat smells gas, turns his/ her aecv off and assumes they are safe when it's somebody else's gas pipe work leaking ? You need a purpose designed duct or communal cupboard meeting the regs and fire ratings.

 

[jonny5isalive]

You should avoid running gas pipe work inside another dwelling/ flat. What happens if the person in that flat smells gas, turns his/ her aecv off and assumes they are safe when it's somebody else's gas pipe work leaking ? You need a purpose designed duct or communal cupboard meeting the regs and fire ratings.

Thats how i thought things should be really as worst case scenario its a bag of worms. Unlikely i know but this day and age seems to ask that worst case

 

[jonny5isalive]

Is catered for. Ive got no idea about purpose designed ducts etc so will probably pass it on.

 

[firemant]

This may help:
Gas Pipe supplies in communal areas and other properties; "Protected Areas" - Culkin Plumbing and Heating. North West London. Boilers to Bathrooms

 

[jonny5isalive]

This may help:
Gas Pipe supplies in communal areas and other properties; "Protected Areas" - Culkin Plumbing and Heating. North West London. Boilers to Bathrooms

Thanks.

 

[jonny5isalive]

Purpose designed duct it is. Be interesting to see how the neighbouring properties are configured as most are split into flats.