How to finish building a house without hassle

If you are building a house and over the summer you managed to put up the walls and make a roof, then there is very little left - water supply and heating. The issue of heating in the fall is more relevant than ever. To have time to equip the house before winter, you need to find a good master. Let's figure out how to do it.

When you build a house, you want to make it the most comfortable and reliable. For example, install a warm floor instead of batteries, because it warms up the room better and does not waste energy on heating nearby snowdrifts.

You already understand that heating is not worth doing on your own, and then the question arises: how to find a qualified master? Considering that the pipes are poured into concrete and serve for more than 50 years, it is important that he calculates and installs everything correctly.

Signs of a good master

If an acquaintance colleague has a cousin whose neighbor is a foreman “a jack of all trades and will definitely do everything cool”, then let him make the floor to someone else. Just imagine for a second what problems await you if the master makes a mistake in laying pipes. What to look for when choosing installers:

Project or installation scheme. The first thing you need to talk about with the master is the installation scheme. The installer must understand how to position the pipe loops and why. A “specialist” who installs a warm floor by eye cannot guarantee the level of comfort that you expect. The installation scheme is also needed so that in the future you know exactly where the pipe goes, and after a couple of years, in the process of rearranging the furniture, they did not start drilling there.

Specialization … There are jack-of-all-trades in the world who can fill the foundation, erect walls and lay a garden around the house, but this is an endangered species. The fact is that technologies and materials are constantly being improved, keeping track of new products in all areas is unrealistic. A really good craftsman specializes in one or two types of work, such as installing heating and water supply, but does them well.

Training. Choose craftsmen who know how to use new technologies. Time-tested solutions are sometimes good, but if everything is done according to old recipes, then the result will be appropriate - in this case, heating can cost much more than expected. Modern calculation methods and heating control systems are designed precisely to make your life easier. So, if the master does not know how to do something, this does not mean at all that you do not need it. Be sure to ask for the certificates of the manufacturers of the installed equipment, confirming that the master knows how to work with it.

Contract … It makes sense to conclude an agreement and generally choose those performers who have everything in order with their documents. In this case, you can count on the fact that in a couple of years this master will not disappear from the horizon, but will come to the rescue if you need it.

Choose manufacturers who give a guarantee on their products and craftsmen who give a guarantee on the installation, and everything will be fine.

Complete set of tools. If the team says that you need to buy something from a special tool, immediately look for another performer. A shoemaker may be without boots, but not without boot nails.

Appearance. A good craftsman is a neat craftsman, in uniform or at least in overalls. A sloppy person will treat his work carelessly.

Cost of work. If the brigade names a ridiculous amount, then something is wrong. It turns out that you are either only told the cost of installation, or they are offered the cheapest and unreliable materials. All equipment must be from one manufacturer, only then you will receive a guarantee. In addition, preparatory work, garbage disposal and overhead costs should be taken into account in the estimate.

How to look for a specialist

There are several ways to find a good master who will lay the floor:

Survey of acquaintances. The plus is that you will immediately receive a recommendation and will be able to view the results of the work. Minus: it will be an unprofessional opinion.
Viewing announcements and calling. Sometimes this can save you money, but you have to do hard casting and spend a lot of time rejecting obviously unsuitable candidates.
Uponor Craftsman Finder Service. It combines all the advantages: a guarantee of good work, the ability to choose a team, quality confirmation. Minus: this is the first time you hear about it. Therefore, in more detail.

Where to find a good master

Although the demand for craftsmen is growing, the supply from most of them is so-so. For example, many do not know how to install a heated floor control system, believing that a client a couple of times a day to go to the boiler room to tweak something is not a problem at all. That is why Uponor has set up an entire academy where installers are trained:

They teach theories: how to properly install the floor in accordance with all regulatory documents - GOSTs, SNiPs and manufacturers' standards, which describe in detail how to work with their products, what tools to use, and so on.
Practical training: how to work with Uponor materials and technologies. You can listen to the teachers as much as you like, but if the installer cannot properly lay the pipe, lectures will not help. Uponor Academy teaches how to work, not show certificates.
Provide information: all graduates leave with knowledge in their heads, practical skills and special materials, which they continue to study on their own in order to improve their work.

That is, if we are looking for a brigade, then with a certificate from the academy. Uponor service just simplifies this task: it can help you calculate the approximate cost of materials, find floor heating installers who will fully correspond to the ideas of your dream team, and receive several installation suggestions from them, and then choose the best one.

By the way, it is not so difficult to find an installer-graduate of the academy in your city. It works not only in capitals: training centers are located throughout the country, from Novosibirsk to Rostov-on-Don. If there is no training center in the city, then for sure there were off-site seminars.

How to choose a master

This is just not a problem. Go to the site, enter the data on the number of rooms and their footage in the form, leave a request for an estimate.

When several masters respond to your application, you can choose who you will entrust the comfort in your home. You will choose depending on who will offer the most suitable conditions, and you will not have to work with a team whose queue of orders is scheduled until spring.

This is a convenient option because you don't have to rack your brains over the project. Experts will clarify what materials your house is built from, tell you what solutions can be applied in your case, calculate the project and draw up a final estimate in accordance with your requirements and capabilities.

You can skip the feedback gathering stage, because the service is only handled by certified teams who graduated from Uponor Academy. At the same time, the last word is always yours: decide with which of the installers you better understand each other and are ready to cooperate.

It's time to think about the warmth: winter is coming.