Radiators
I bought a house where the previous owner had been a bit of a DIY-er. He'd installed the radiators himself, and consequently the pipes hung in graceful curves between the radiators, all except in one bedroom where the pipes were actually installed properly: however I just couldn't get the radiator in that room to come on. I traced the pipe back and found a whole section of it missing. In the same bedroom was a built-in cupboard, with a suspiciously coppery-looking hanging rail. The bloke must have thought that the bedroom was warm enough, so he used a bit of the radiator pipe to hang his shirts from instead.
(Smale is stuffed, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 8:02, 3 replies)

My house also has long sweeping curves between radiators
It's taking ages to replace as I sort that and the electrics out. Copper ain't cheap at the moment either!
( M3rx likes the Asian ladies, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 9:36, closed)

I got someone in to do it
They used plastic pipe under the floorboards, with shiny metal that pokes up from the floor to the radiator: much simpler
(Smale is stuffed, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 10:28, closed)

I had them drop it down risers and through walls under kitchen fittings etc.
Not ideal but better than getting a kango drill out and chasing the lot through concrete in each and every room. It probably used more pipes but almost all are hidden. Had an understanding and patient fitter (even though he nailed our cat under the floorboards upstairs but that's another QOTW).
( number5 has been fighting tramps and losing., Mon 14 Mar 2011, 13:25, closed)