Lifting floor tiles

[Nimit]

Hi all,

My boss received a phone call tonight saying there is water leaking into the flat below where we are working. He seems to think it maybe a compression coupling on the central heating pipes. Unfortunately for us the floor tiles having already been laid! Does anyone know a way of breaking the tiles without breaking the electric underfloor heating which was also installed?

 

[dancinplumba]

break throu ceiling in flat below mebe ?

 

[AWheating]

i would ask god for some help!!

i cant see you not taking the lot up and starting again.

 

[on31ll]

if the leak has wrecked the plasterboard downstairs then go ask the tennent downstairs pull the ceiling down fix leak reboard and get it re plasterd. they will be happy with new ceiling and be cheaper than new tiles and UFH

 

[Nimit]

I think we are just going to have to break the tiles and just bear the cost of it including replacing the UFH. In this flat they have the joists, then boards with pipes on top and then another layer of boards above this held up on batons. So even if we opened up the ceiling from below it would be quite difficult to locate the leak.

 

[TBServices]

Why would you put/leave a compression joint under a tiled floor?


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[AWheating]

would it be possible to repipe from another room via some carefull fishing or around skirting/behind bath and box it in?

 

[Nimit]

Normally we wouldn't but we were being rushed by the main contractor as they wanted to get the place finished quickly. These pipes were below the drain off and water would come dribbling so couldn't solder it. Tried sucking it out with a wet vac but it kept on coming and as we were being rushed used the compression fitting.

 

[AWheating]

with any luck it will be a screwed or nailed pipe by floor guy and your gaffa wont foot the bill.

 

[Nimit]

would it be possible to repipe from another room via some carefull fishing or around skirting/behind bath and box it in?

Not a bad idea! Might be able to do that.

Oh well...lets see what happens tomorrow.

 

[TBServices]

Normally we wouldn't but we were being rushed by the main contractor as they wanted to get the place finished quickly. These pipes were below the drain off and water would come dribbling so couldn't solder it. Tried sucking it out with a wet vac but it kept on coming and as we were being rushed used the compression fitting.

Seriously unlucky


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[Nimit]

In the end wasn't too bad. Managed to only break and lift one tile. Carefully break the tile adhesive around the UFH and managed to fix the leaking joint. Could have been a total nightmare otherwise. Thanks for the suggestions. Useful to know for future use although hope I don't need to use them...lol