ᐅ Records for Pre-Acclimatization Heating – Which Form Should Be Used?
Created on: 24 Aug 2018 14:45
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R.Hotzenplotz
Hi!
We are about to start the screed installation, and we are uncertain about how to proceed with the floor heating during the curing phase, especially since the general contractor (GC) considers their work done at this point, and the interior finishing will be carried out by subcontractors.
The screed installer sent us this:
The flooring installer sent me these:
We don’t need to debate which protocol looks more professional, but the question is which one is actually correct. Everyone insists that their own form is the right one.
The required duration for the curing heating also varies.
What is the best way to handle this?
Asking the GC doesn’t help; they said it’s unnecessary and that if we insist on it, the construction schedule will be extended at our own risk, since the curing heating is not included in the contractually guaranteed construction period. According to them, the curing heating is an old tradition of “older” flooring installers and is basically no longer practiced today. On the other hand, the flooring installer says that “newer” installers do carry it out, as only in recent years has there been a proper emphasis on this. They also said that if we skip it, we must sign a waiver of liability.
I believe it’s clear that curing heating must be carried out. The question is how to decide which protocol to follow and how to get all parties to agree on it?
Now we just have to wait and see what the tile installer requests next. Hopefully, they won’t come up with a third version.
We are about to start the screed installation, and we are uncertain about how to proceed with the floor heating during the curing phase, especially since the general contractor (GC) considers their work done at this point, and the interior finishing will be carried out by subcontractors.
The screed installer sent us this:
The flooring installer sent me these:
We don’t need to debate which protocol looks more professional, but the question is which one is actually correct. Everyone insists that their own form is the right one.
The required duration for the curing heating also varies.
What is the best way to handle this?
Asking the GC doesn’t help; they said it’s unnecessary and that if we insist on it, the construction schedule will be extended at our own risk, since the curing heating is not included in the contractually guaranteed construction period. According to them, the curing heating is an old tradition of “older” flooring installers and is basically no longer practiced today. On the other hand, the flooring installer says that “newer” installers do carry it out, as only in recent years has there been a proper emphasis on this. They also said that if we skip it, we must sign a waiver of liability.
I believe it’s clear that curing heating must be carried out. The question is how to decide which protocol to follow and how to get all parties to agree on it?
Now we just have to wait and see what the tile installer requests next. Hopefully, they won’t come up with a third version.
R.Hotzenplotz schrieb:
The parquet installer says that the form must strictly comply with the requirements of DIN 18356. Correct.
And it states that you have to heat up to the maximum supply temperature?
The maximum would probably not even be 40°C (104°F),
let alone 50 or even 60°C (140°F)
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Traumfaenger26 Aug 2018 16:19R.Hotzenplotz schrieb:
Asking GU does not help, they said it is unnecessary and if we want to do that, the construction time will be extended at our own responsibility,The more I read about your general contractor, the more I find them really frustrating. I hope you share your final experience with the company name and location in the subsection "Experiences with Home Construction Companies" after your project is complete.
In our case, the heating installer carried out the heating-up schedule. However, the flooring installer wants even more moisture to be removed from the screed before starting, so we are continuing to dry beyond the heating-up schedule... until the measurement drops below 0.3 CM-% (0.3% moisture content).
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R.Hotzenplotz26 Aug 2018 17:57I just remembered, since the drying heating phase will start soon, it might be time to arrange a gas supply contract. But I don’t even have a meter yet. I need to talk to the general contractor to find out when I can register for that. It probably requires some lead time. And the screed will be poured one week from tomorrow.
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