Limestone tile cracking disaster on UFH

[splas]

Sadly NHBC is just for new build - not refurbs.

 

[CJ]

Splas........would you be happy "disguising/making do" with the defects? Or would YOU be constantly checking & Expecting cracks/movement? If so.......then it needs sorting now. If not, then disguise it.

Sorry to P on your chips.

 

[splas]

Trouble is without starting again completely, as others have siad whatever we do to rectify ie expansion joints, adding de-coupling membrane over expansion joints etc,does not gurantee no more cracks - only way to do that is rip it all up - all 120sq metres of expensive limestone and I assume that course of action may risk damaging the UFH?
Can't do it unless it gets substantially worse- 2 years of hell, been living in a caravan, only just moved back in, bldr has fleeced us finacially & we are both in need of a psychiatrist!
I am afraid I am looking for the best option to make do & try to prevent further damage but don't want to do anything that would incurr significant cost/disruption unless it will actually achieve something.
Hope that makes sense

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Tile over the top this time using a decoupling membrane, and only if the limestone is well fixed. You will obviously lose some of the heat benifit from the UFH but you either live with it or change it!

 

[splas]

Solid oak doors etc all already fitted so not an option.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Ok - fill the cracks and make it into a veined limestone, but there's only one way it's going - worse!

 

[radim]

if you cant re-do it you have to live with it. simple as...

 

[splas]

Thanks for all the replies -I completely understand I have to live with it if I can't afford to rip it all up & start again - I think I said that inmy original post. What I was asking was...

Is just filling the cracks a worse option (in terms of more cracking) that creating retrospective expansion joints over the cracks or will the fact that cracks have formed help now?

 

[AliGage]

I'm jumping In to post in this thread after getting halfway down page 2.
I'm not going to understand the reason you're being so gentle on the builder.
Does your incompetent builder not have PLI?

 

[splas]

Hi AliGage,
He does but does that cover bad building practice? I thought it was more for accidents etc. It was something I looked at but everything I read made me think it wasn't covered - bad bldg practice would be hard for an insurer to cover as how would they check if the bldr was in fact competent before they insured them - the risk would be very high? Hope I am wrong & then maybe there is a chance- if he's kept his policy up - I checked it before I took him on but haven't checked since!

 

[White Room]

I think your'll find PLI won't cover for bad workmanship...as you state accidental damage.

 

[splas]

Whitebeam is correct - I just checked again, it does not cover faulty workmanship sadly.

 

[splas]

Also tiling over the top could never work - we have level access created to all external doors

 

[Ajax123]

I always thought pli would cover negligence. If he is not covered you may have cover under you household insurance. I know I am covered on mine for damage caused by workmen or negligence on their behalf. The insurance company would just chase him for any costs.

 

[White Room]

I always thought pli would cover negligence. If he is not covered you may have cover under you household insurance. I know I am covered on mine for damage caused by workmen or negligence on their behalf. The insurance company would just chase him for any costs.

Personally Alan can't see that happening...