ᐅ Connections of the underfloor heating system located in the wrong room
Created on: 31 Jan 2017 14:39
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titoz
Hello everyone,
Our builder installed the pipes for the underfloor heating in the slab, placing them beneath the steel reinforcement. So, there is roughly 25–30 cm (10–12 inches) of concrete and steel above the pipes.
However, something went wrong, and the underfloor heating pipes are coming up through the floor in the dressing room instead of the utility room.
The architect suggested moving the wall in the dressing room forward a bit and routing the pipes inside the wall. But this would reduce the size of the dressing room by about 20 cm (8 inches).
Is it possible to break into the slab to reroute the pipes under the timber frame into the utility room?
What would you do in my situation?
Best regards,
Tito
Our builder installed the pipes for the underfloor heating in the slab, placing them beneath the steel reinforcement. So, there is roughly 25–30 cm (10–12 inches) of concrete and steel above the pipes.
However, something went wrong, and the underfloor heating pipes are coming up through the floor in the dressing room instead of the utility room.
The architect suggested moving the wall in the dressing room forward a bit and routing the pipes inside the wall. But this would reduce the size of the dressing room by about 20 cm (8 inches).
Is it possible to break into the slab to reroute the pipes under the timber frame into the utility room?
What would you do in my situation?
Best regards,
Tito
titoz schrieb:
The dressing room is already quite narrow at 2.28 m (7.5 feet) wide. At the end, it would only be 2 m (6.6 feet) wide, which is really very tight. Hello Tito,
You’re right: the layout in that corner looks a bit confusing just to fit the heating there.
That said, I see this is a secondary apartment. Considering the proportionality (circumstance/effort/benefit), I would tend to leave it as is. Whether it’s 2 or 2.26 m (6.6 or 7.4 feet) wide… there will probably just be a clothes rail or some small furniture arranged around the corner.
As a trade-off for the inconvenience, I’d try to negotiate a nice-to-have feature—maybe you can think of something you gave up on due to costs?
A combination solution might also be an option. These distribution boxes can be built into the wall so that the boxes do not protrude but can only be opened from one side, while otherwise remaining inside the wall. Most construction companies want an additional charge for this, but it could potentially be a solution here (of course free of charge for you!). This way, the wall would extend significantly less towards the dressing room. As mentioned, you should ensure that the wall length in the shell construction phase is about 210cm (83 inches). Unless, of course, you never plan to place a standard wardrobe there.
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Che.guevara4 Feb 2017 19:25What speaks against installing a completely new screed with underfloor heating?
You would just be 10cm (4 inches) higher…
You would just be 10cm (4 inches) higher…
Che.guevara schrieb:
What speaks against installing a new screed with underfloor heating again?
Then you'll just be 10 cm higher ... (4 inches)Just kidding.
The walls of the structure are already in place (I assume the upper floor as well), and probably no one wants to raise the terrain accordingly or change entrance steps / driveway etc.
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Che.guevara schrieb:
What is the problem with installing a full screed with underfloor heating again?
Then you would just be 10cm (4 inches) higher ... Well, that sounds like a really bad job. In that case, the affected area would be chiseled out.
Hello
Why would anyone confuse top and bottom there?
This is about concrete core activation. The setup is already correct as it is.
Chiseling out the pipes in the concrete is very difficult and prone to errors.
If possible, I would avoid doing that.
Assuming the distribution manifold only serves the secondary apartment, its position in the closet is actually not bad at all.
Olli
Why would anyone confuse top and bottom there?
This is about concrete core activation. The setup is already correct as it is.
Chiseling out the pipes in the concrete is very difficult and prone to errors.
If possible, I would avoid doing that.
Assuming the distribution manifold only serves the secondary apartment, its position in the closet is actually not bad at all.
Olli
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