Many handymen like me have to box-in pipes usually where these have been untidily fastened along skirting boards. The job often calls for a good measure of carpentry ability but there are easier alternatives.
You could use ready-made boxing like this:
http://www.encasement.co.uk/versa-5-pipe-boxing.html
but it costs quite a bit (£25 for a 1250mm length) with delivery on top at maybe an additional £15.
Plus it is not readily available other than online.
Alternatively you could use something like this:
http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Electrical/Ducting/100+Flat+Channel+100mm+x+54+x+1000mm/d190/sd3083/p39632
It doesn’t look like boxing but it is fairly easy to cut it along opposing corners with a sharp saw which makes two 1000mm lengths for just £2.22 …that’s just over a quid per metre.
It is a bit fiddly to cut and you also have to glue small overlapping strips on the insides to make nice neat joins. My preference it to trim it vertically to the exact height of the skirting and then fix the top face (with white plastic capped fascia nails) directly onto the actual top edge of the skirting pressed snug against the wall. You might also need to fix a batten to the floor to keep it in place.
Two other things to be aware of:
1) It is not perfectly white (more of an off-white)
2) Some edges are moulded quite sharply but others are more rounded so you have to match up your lengths when you join them.
Note: Screwfix do similar ducting.
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