thebox
2013-08-03 00:27:00
- #1
Hello everyone,
during the renovation of our old building, we had all the floors removed in order to install an underfloor heating system. Since the house consists of two parts, which have different concrete ceiling thicknesses, the heating engineer had quite a bit of calculating to do. Various doors (front door, 2 terraces) and their heights had to be taken into account. Now, after determining the heights, the new windows and doors were installed. It turned out that the window installer made a one-centimeter mistake during installation. We didn't suspect anything serious at first, until the "meter mark" to the doors was checked again. It was then found that there are several height differences in the ceiling, so we are now facing the problem that with the underfloor heating height plus tiles, the doors would no longer open. Now the question is, the heating engineer suggests that we switch to flowing screed, as you can save about 1 centimeter that way. We had already calculated with only 4.5 cm for concrete screed, but now even less? Can flowing screed withstand the same load at a reduced thickness? My thought is also to shorten the 35mm system board by 5 or 10 mm. I am not quite sure now what is possible and what would be better.
Best regards
during the renovation of our old building, we had all the floors removed in order to install an underfloor heating system. Since the house consists of two parts, which have different concrete ceiling thicknesses, the heating engineer had quite a bit of calculating to do. Various doors (front door, 2 terraces) and their heights had to be taken into account. Now, after determining the heights, the new windows and doors were installed. It turned out that the window installer made a one-centimeter mistake during installation. We didn't suspect anything serious at first, until the "meter mark" to the doors was checked again. It was then found that there are several height differences in the ceiling, so we are now facing the problem that with the underfloor heating height plus tiles, the doors would no longer open. Now the question is, the heating engineer suggests that we switch to flowing screed, as you can save about 1 centimeter that way. We had already calculated with only 4.5 cm for concrete screed, but now even less? Can flowing screed withstand the same load at a reduced thickness? My thought is also to shorten the 35mm system board by 5 or 10 mm. I am not quite sure now what is possible and what would be better.
Best regards