Yes, something like around €0.50/m. Available as a ring or already finished in approximately 40cm pieces, slitted or unslitted. Basically, it is the usual installation conduit used for electrical work.
In about 30 years I have dealt with various water damages but never one due to missing protective pipes in the underfloor heating.
I will ask two friendly leak detectors about the frequency of such damages.
When breaking up and fiddling with the screed, I almost see that as the greater risk of damage.
I also do not see the heating engineer as the culprit. Without a joint plan of the screed, he only sees the doors as joints.
Without a joint plan of the screed, he only sees the doors as joints.
That's mostly the case anyway, at least for me!
It's really sad that you can't rely on proper work even with 2 trades and cent items. It's nothing different than doing this here.
One small tip to everyone who is now checking their underfloor heating: if you have a separate heating circuit with a room thermostat in the hallway, and additionally the connection pipes, e.g. for the bedroom, bathroom, children's room, etc., are routed through the hallway. Check if they are insulated, or at least have a protective tube as pseudo insulation around them.
I don't see the heating engineer as the culprit either. Without a joint plan of the screed, he only sees the doors as joints.
Yes, actually I do! For him, it's everyday business. As an expert, he should have asked. And with 30 cm protective tubing at the door, it would have worked. Cutting the screed and exposing it is, of course, the problem. The question is whether a third party lives quietly just because you don't know anyone with damage. But I also don't want to cause additional unrest. It's certainly a matter of weighing the options.