Fitting Around a Pipe
- To fit the end of a plank around a radiator pipe, first cut the plank so that it reaches all the way to the skirting board.
- To mark where to cut the plank, lay the plank lengthwise to the side of the pipe, with the long edge of the plank touching the skirting board, and mark where the centre of the pipe is on the short side edge of the plank. Then, move the plank so that its long edge touches the pipe, and its short edge is line up next to its neighbour, and mark the position of the pipe centre on the long edge of the plank.
- Draw two straight lines on the plank from the marks so they meet at a right angle. The meeting point marks the centre of the hole you need to cut for the pipe.
- Drill a hole at the meeting point of the two lines, with a flat wood bit fractionally larger than the pipe diameter. With the saw, cut a piece out of the plank at right angles to the edge, as far as the centre of the hole, so you can join both pieces of the plank around the pipe.
- Glue the joint for a neat fit.
