How to Chase pipework into the brick - Outside walls
Hi there
I am contemplating rendering a brick section of my house and currently there is some fairly ugly protruding water pipe (hot and cold) feeding two taps. It is curved and about 3m long.
I want to hide the pipes bar the taps, below the brick surface for a flushed look.
Is this relatively easy for the layman to do? I was thinking of using my 125mm angle grinder with a diamond masonry cutting disk, to cut 2 lines about 2inches apart.
My questions are
1- Should i cut a series of "straight in"lines btw those outer cuts but obviously without hitting the pipe and then chisel out the thin wedges? or angle my 2 outer cuts in a sort of v shape that cuts under &around behind the existing pipework?
2 - How deep? Just enough that the pipework can be pushed beneath the flush surface?
3 - Is a 125mm angle grinder up to this task combined with a std angled chisel?
4 - What do i use to hold the pipes in? some cement?
5- If I got a trade to do this, which one? Plumber - how long would sinking in 3m curved take him? ie. approx cost
Cheers
Pictures of Pipework to be chased and hidden
Some images of the pipework to be chased in, the lagging on the hot pipe makes it quite large. Should this be removed and grey duct tape used instead?