Imagine the horror… you’ve just finished decorating your house, it looks perfect and then the boiler breaks or a pipe bursts! All that hard work ruined, but sadly these things happen and there are considerations you can make while decorating to help the situation when the worst case scenario happens.
While we all want pipes and cables to be hidden away behind walls and tiles such as travertine wall tiles, sometimes this is not the most practical solution, and a more practical solution could be to box the pipes in using light-weight wood. Boxing will never look as good as tiling but you will feel much happier ripping off some wood boxing as opposed to expensive tiles if you ever need to get to the pipes!
Let’s face it, the boiler is never going to be the prettiest of features in any room and people often try to hide them away in cupboards. But like pipes if a problem occurs with your boiler and you need a plumber who needs to bring with them Hotpoint spares or Worcester boiler spares these parts and the tools needed are going to take up space so try to avoid the temptation to hide the boiler away to well or you could find yourself having to remove panels, tiles, furniture and all your hard work.
I would recommend the same for any decorating you do in the bathroom, yes you want to make the room look good but any heating and plumbing work may need to be accessible in the future so avoid the temptation of hiding it away too well.