What standards should the quality of painting heating pipes in an apartment meet?

After the commissioning of the house under construction with a fine finish, it was revealed that the pipes were painted disgustingly, with stains of paint, and the bathroom was not painted at all. On the basis of what document (SNiP or GOST) can I make demands on poor-quality painting of heating pipes and pipes in the bathroom?

Olga

Expert Answer

Hello Olga.

In your case, when drawing up a claim, you can rely on SNiP 41-01-2003, which regulates installation and other construction works related to internal highways of cold and hot water supply, heating, sewage, ventilation and air conditioning systems. Unfortunately, in the provisions of this normative act there is not a single word about the need for uniform coloring of pipes and other utilities. And, nevertheless, you can refer to clause 4.4.7, which explicitly states that “heating and ventilation equipment, pipelines and ducts in rooms with a corrosive environment, as well as those designed to remove air from a corrosive the medium should be provided with anticorrosive materials or with protective coatings against corrosion. " The latter just implies the obligatory painting of heating and water pipes, which was not carried out in your bathroom. In addition, this paragraph of SNiP does not say about decorative, but about a protective coating, that is, at least the paint layer should be continuous.

As you yourself understand, all of the above applies to highways mounted from ordinary steel pipes. If during the construction of communications polymer materials were used (specifically pipes made of cross-linked polyethylene), then in this case it is necessary to operate with the Code of Rules for the design and installation of internal water supply and heating systems for buildings using pipes from PE-S SP 41-109-2005. Clause 4.2.2 of this regulatory document expressly indicates that "the color of the pipes must be continuous and uniform." We hope this helps you to convince the construction organization of the need to do better work or to pay monetary compensation. Otherwise, you will have to resort to the services of an independent expert and, based on his opinion, apply to the court.