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Posted by Noon-Air on April 14, 2007, 2:27 pm
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>> >> wrote:
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>> >> >Can anyone advise me on the installation of hydronic coils before a
>> >> >slab
>> >> >is poured ?
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>> >> >We are building a new home and I have costed the Rehau 16mm PEX
>> >> >totalling
>> >> >$6,000 for 550 sqm. This is working on 5m per sqm equalling 2750m.
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>> >> >On a sqm basis this is approx $11 however every quotation I have
>> >> >received
>> >> >is approx $50-$55 per sqm to supply & lay the pipe prior to having
>> >> >the
>> >> >slab poured.
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>> >> >So it will cost me upwards of $21,450 for the installer to design the
>> >> >layout and attach the pipe to the mesh prior to the pour !
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>> >> >As it cannot be rocket science and well worth the savings are there
>> >> >any
>> >> >DIY guides available for potential pitfalls and design etc.
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>> >> >Thanks in advance...
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>> >> Think about it junior. $21,450 to do your job. A lot of money? I
>> >> wonder why? You're thinking $11 per sqm but low and behold all the
>> >> professionals are right about the same at $50 to $55 per sqm. Gee,
>> >> maybe they all got together and fixed their prices just so they could
>> >> screw you? Seems logical.......................you dolt.
>> >> Keep this in mind. YOU are going to design and install your own
>> >> $21,450 job that of which you have never done before. I hope you
>> >> understand how much fun busting up all that concrete and redoing it
>> >> again the right way will cost. It ought to make $21,450 look like
>> >> pocket change.
>> >> Bubba
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>> > Please provide example of a screw up that would cause a slab with
>> > radiant heat to need to be jackhammered up.
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>> do your own homework... and as far as the screw ups?? you'll find out
>> soon
>> enough when you DIY.
>> Its no rocket science, its more complicated than that.
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> examples of screw ups?
>
cracks, kinks, holes, leaks, loose fittings, bad connections, sizes,
lengths, placement, attachment, depth, insulation, ignornace, stupidity,
etc. and once the slab is poured, if there is a problem, your fucked. If its
done by a pro, they have insurance to take care of their mistakes, and they
will make it right on their dime.
Now go piss up a rope and suck on the bitter end.
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