Baulöwe2020
2020-11-24 16:07:24
- #1
Good day everyone,
we are building a multi-family house and recently finished the interior plastering work. The heating installer installed the water pipes (stainless steel) and copper pipes as well as a few plastic pipes a few months ago. All pipes are, of course, insulated. After the masonry and the interior plastering work, the insulation of the pipes on the floor has particularly suffered in some places. It is torn in some areas, so the pipes can now sometimes be seen. We made sure, especially during the masonry work, that wooden boards/wooden formwork were laid over the pipes to avoid damage as much as possible. In retrospect, I am now wondering how we could have better protected the pipes and of course I am concerned whether one of the pipes might be damaged, since we have had many craftsmen on site recently and it was unavoidable that they stepped on the pipes. Of course, the insulation offers some protection, but it is certainly not meant to be stepped on. As a precaution, I would ask the heating installer to perform a leak test on the pipes again. He has, of course, already done this after completing his work, but after all the work that has been done recently, I want to make sure that no damage has occurred to the pipes.
My questions are now the following:
- How does one best protect such pipes during the construction phase? Although it is already too late for me, I am interested in how you do or have done it and whether the insulation of the pipes was also torn in some places for you.
- Is it standard practice for the heating installer to perform a second leak test before starting the floor construction, i.e. all the insulation and finally laying the screed?
Thank you very much for reading and your feedback.
Best regards Baulöwe2020
we are building a multi-family house and recently finished the interior plastering work. The heating installer installed the water pipes (stainless steel) and copper pipes as well as a few plastic pipes a few months ago. All pipes are, of course, insulated. After the masonry and the interior plastering work, the insulation of the pipes on the floor has particularly suffered in some places. It is torn in some areas, so the pipes can now sometimes be seen. We made sure, especially during the masonry work, that wooden boards/wooden formwork were laid over the pipes to avoid damage as much as possible. In retrospect, I am now wondering how we could have better protected the pipes and of course I am concerned whether one of the pipes might be damaged, since we have had many craftsmen on site recently and it was unavoidable that they stepped on the pipes. Of course, the insulation offers some protection, but it is certainly not meant to be stepped on. As a precaution, I would ask the heating installer to perform a leak test on the pipes again. He has, of course, already done this after completing his work, but after all the work that has been done recently, I want to make sure that no damage has occurred to the pipes.
My questions are now the following:
- How does one best protect such pipes during the construction phase? Although it is already too late for me, I am interested in how you do or have done it and whether the insulation of the pipes was also torn in some places for you.
- Is it standard practice for the heating installer to perform a second leak test before starting the floor construction, i.e. all the insulation and finally laying the screed?
Thank you very much for reading and your feedback.
Best regards Baulöwe2020