Starting The Slate Floor Monday

CJKarl

Yoou got dat right brotha.

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Mike Finley

Nice, very nice.

I'm curious how you handled the radiant heat floor in regard to your liability?

Was there a pressure test prior to your starting to verify it was working prior to your start and was there a test after you got done screwing down the CBU?

raskolnikov

Mr. Kaufman,
That looks like a million bucks, you should be oh so proud!!! Please post more photos showing your work and the work that seperates the men from the boys! As far as the rest of the chalet/hacienda, photos are a plus!

D.

CJKarl

I think we need some Perrault Masonrypics soon.

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CJKarl

Thats all in the heating guys hands. They don't seem to be too concerned about the fact that if there is a problem it's going to be a NIGHTMARE to repair anything under that floor.

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Mike Finley

You're kidding me? Unless the heating guys are totally brain dead don't you think they will drag you into it?

If I'm reading your right, as of right now, nobody knows if the floor has any leaks in it or not?

CJKarl

I have been in contact with the heating guys and the GC from day one of the floor. The floor hasn't been holding pressure since the start. I was giving the go ahead by the owner of the heating co. to continue. Sounds screwy, but believe me it's WELL documented.

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Mike Finley

OH my!

They covered the floor up knowing it wasn't right! Guess you didn't even need to worry about marking the lines.

Just kidding.

rbsremodeling

I have done 12 of heat floors and 6 of them did not hold pressure when tested. When they actually where filled and turned on not a leak.

There seems to be a problem IMO. Something wrong with the process of testing for leaks. They never seem to hold air pressure half the time. I have seen a few post talking about it here and my ac guy has had it happen several times that the air test failed but the system worked just fine.

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Mike Finley

I did some reading and it seems that it's common to test these systems at 100 psi using air but they are designed to function at about 20 psi when running.

Sorry to hijack your thread - (slate looks awesome) I'm curious about how the industry handles this.

CJKarl

I guess that's why they're no too concerned...I still am.

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javatom

The infloor heat may cause some movement. I'm curious, was the durock put down with mortar or thinset?

D-TEK

The floor looks great! Everything that you put into that job, was worth it!