The wooden floor is popular with many owners of houses and apartments. The tree symbolizes heat and reliability. The floor of the tree is really warm and reliable, of course, if it is properly built. But, unfortunately, the tree is not the most durable material and the defects may appear separately. The question "how to align the wooden floor" should not at all should enter you into a stupor. If there are minimal technical skills, you can easily cope with this procedure.
The finishing wooden floor covering can be any: laminate, parquet, linoleum and even tile. But the concept of "wooden floor" includes an intermediate construction design of wood, which is located on the inter-storey overlap and is closed on top of the finish flooring. At the same time, the material of the manufacture of inter-storey overlap can be any: overlapping from wooden beams, concrete slabs or any other options.
Accordingly, the wood leveling process depends on what is specifically the composition of this design. So, consider the floors of floor alignment with wooden elements.
What is the floor for?
Let's make a small retreat. Construction or repair process, called "alignment", can be divided into two large blocks.
- Work, the purpose of which is to bring the wooden floor to a horizontal state. They are intended to ensure that the furniture in your premises falls, and the doors did not open spontaneously.
- Work, the purpose of which is to bring the floor surface to an even state. Pile and tubercles not only reduce the aesthetic attractiveness of your interior, but can cause damage to the finishing flooring. So, if you are bed to the area with a straw and a tubercont laminate, then with a large load on this section, the laminate board can burst or disturb the seams between the elements of the floor covering.
Floor alignment methods
Consider how the floor surface can be aligned.
Floor Alignment Rubankom
Traditional, but the most labor cost method is to dismantle the floor boards and the processing of their surface with a planer. To fulfill such work, you will have to be pregnant.
First, the flooring boards are usually nailed and removed from them with great difficulty.
Secondly, to handle the surface of the plane is also not so simple. This is rather tedious work that requires good joinery skills.
Align the surface of the wooden floor with grinding machine
It is easier and more expedient to treat the surface of the wooden floor with a grinding machine. This is quite expensive equipment and more profitable to take this device for rent or simply order providing such a service.
Step 1
Carefully remove the floor, sweep it out and spend its surface.
Step 2.
Survey the floor surface. Any hats found from screws or nails need to be dried so as not to damage the roller of the grinding machine.
Step 3.
Treat the surface of the floor with a grinding machine. This process will bring a huge amount of wood dust to the room, so you will have to protect other rooms from its penetration and think about how to remove it. A good solution will be the use of a grinding machine to which the sleeve is connected for suction of dust. So you can minimize the pollution of the premises.
Step 4.
After processing the surface of the wooden floor, it is necessary to examine it for cracks and pits. Such disadvantages of the surface can be corrected with an acrylic putty for wood. Apply a small amount of putty on the smell or slit and walk on top of the spatula.
Also, the cracks between the wooden boards on the floor can be sealed with a composition prepared from a mixture of varnish for wood, acrylic putty and wood sawdust. The advantage of this method is to obtain painting and invoice that coincides with the type of natural wooden coating.
Wooden floor alignment with plates
In addition to the "Wood floor stripping", its surface can be aligned by creating an additional coating layer. For such a coating, thick plywood sheets, chipboard or other similar woodworking products are used.
Unfortunately, to align the horizontal level of the floor with its significant difference in this way will not be possible. However, flooring plates on the base fleeing from large "relief violations" may well create a good basis for mounting finish flooring.
Mounting layer of wood slabs on the finished base does not cause special problems. The plates are cut in size and fixed on the wooden base screw-screw screws with countersunk heads. The slots between the plates can be embedded with a putty for woodwork.
Align the wooden floor by self-leveling mixture
Place on wooden floors the classic tie will be inappropriate. It has a significant weight, her overlap can simply not withstand. But you can use a self-leveling mixture that is designed for finishing alignment. The maximum thickness of the layer from such a mixture does not exceed two centimeters, so if there is a larger height difference on your wooden floor, then it is pointless to use such a mixture.
Wood floor alignment technology self-leveling mixture
- Clean and pass the wooden coating of your floor.
- Apply a primer layer on the surface. It is advisable to use formulations with deep penetration and protection against moisture.
- On top of a wooden flooring layer layer of waterproofing film. It is recommended to use dense strips and fasten the bands placed on bilateral scotch.
- Especially carefully check the places of possible leaks. In the doorway, secure the wooden bar, which will prevent the mixture spreading.
- Place the surface of the reinforcing grid on the surface of the polyethylene, fix its position with brackets or plastic clamps.
- Mix in the container self-leveling mixture. Pull the dry mixture into the water with a thin jet, constantly stirring the composition of the nozzle for the electric drill.
- Apply the prepared mixture to the surface and crumple with a spike roller, which drives air bubbles there from its thickness. It is necessary to operate the roller in specialized shoes, which is also equipped with soles on spikes.
- The drying time of the mixture depends on its composition. Perhaps during ripening its surface will have to shed water to avoid cracking. The room during this period is not ventilated.
Floor Alignment with Lag Installation
And now we will understand how to align the floor, which can no longer lead to a normal type of cosmetic methods.
Step 1
We carry out the dismantling of the existing wooden floor design. Get to overlap. This method of installation of floors can also be used when erecting a new house or during repair in a new building.
Step 2.
We clean the overlap from garbage and dust.
Step 3.
We produce the calculation of the necessary materials for the construction of a flat wooden floor. Please note that the increase in the floor level after installing the wooden floor on the lags can lead to the fact that old doors will not be able to open and close.
Step 4.
Wooden floor repair provides not only to align it, but also insulation. These processes can and need to be combined. Check out the state of the overlap, the junctions between it and the walls. When the cracks are detected, they must be sealed using a cement-sand solution or mounting foam.
Step5
On the surface of the overlap can also be placed a layer of vapor barrier. The easiest to use the usual polyethylene with a density of 150 microns. His sheets are laid out with a pounding of 10 centimeters and with an approach to the walls to the top level of the future of the first floor.
Step 6.
We put on the overlap of lags, for example, unstored boards with a thickness of more than 4 centimeters. Fresh boards to overlapping, using anchor bolts (distance between bolts 30 cm).
Step 7.
During the installation, carefully check the installation level of the lag. You can use the usual building level, but it is better to use the laser. This device is placed on the ceiling and projects the laser beam of red on the wall. After adjustment, the projected beam is located on the wall strictly horizontally.
Wood floor insulation
Step 9.
The finishing floor on the basis of wooden lag can be laid with various building materials: wooden boards, plywood sheets or chipboard and other products of the woodworking industry.
When laying boards, it is better to take advantage of tipped structures that have a special lock for fixing boards with each other. To fit such boards, we use a wooden cyonya, which you need to tapping along the long end of the plated board. When using pinned boards with locks to lags, it is possible and not secured.
The top finishing floor of the sheets of plywood or other wooden plates should be attached to lags using self-tapping screws. When placing such plates, be sure to consider their temperature expansion.
Various building materials behave with increasing temperature in different ways, so when installing plates with a high degree of expansion between them and walls, it is necessary to leave blockages.
Detailed instructions for equalizing the wooden floor you can look in the video tutorial.
Wood floor coverings have excellent characteristics, but they also come into disrepair. To extend the life of the wooden floor, it is necessary to carry out preventive repair work from time to time. If the case is quite bad - the board begged, everywhere cracked and deformation, then you will have to resort to alignment of the coating.
Alignment of the draft floor - the task is not out of simple, but in the presence of certain knowledge, skills and materials, you can cope with the work on your own, not attracting expensive masters. The cost of the black wooden floor depends on its characteristics and operational qualities, so today we will tell you how to make high-quality and durable, and most importantly - smooth floors do it yourself.
Often, rough floors in a wooden house are aligned to laying a laminate or other flooring. This procedure is one of the main in the process of styling work, and it is from it that the final result depends on it. And it does not matter whether you are going to lay a laminate, raise carpet or cover the floor with a tile - the surface must be smooth. So, on the crooked floor in the places of bends of the Half, even the most durable linoleum will crack over time or wipes, which is, to talk about a whimsical laminate, which will soon begin to creak and fall out.
How to align a wooden draft floor
There are several effective ways to align the draft wooden floors, the price of which professional masters can be very frightened, but if you do everything with your own hands, you can save well!
So, today there are four ways to align the floor:
- putty;
- self-leveling mixtures;
- laying plywood.
The choice of floor alignment method depends on the initial state of the surface and the desired end result. Consider more details of each method and the process of conducting work.
Cyclevka
The cycular is the most efficient and most time consuming way to level the draft wooden floors. This method is relevant for those cases, if you are not going to lay a new coating on top of the tree, and you want to simply open the floor with varnish or paint paint.
The cycle can be carried out, both manually and using mechanics. It is clear that if you have a special technique, then the hand cyclicer you can do anything. Even if there are no cars, it makes sense to rent it, because the manual method is irretrievably outdated, as it takes a volatile amount of energy and time. Below we will look at the application of the mechanical method of cyclishing.
First of all, take care of safety and acquire protective plastic glasses, gloves with vibration absorption (can be replaced by dense mittens) and construction headphones, since the car for the cyclove is quite noisy. Do not forget the respirator to protect the lungs from wood dust.
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Self-leveling mixes
Self-leveling mixtures are suitable if you are going to lay the laminate on the floor. Cyclish for this surface is meaningless, but it is possible to solve the issue with special mixtures in two bills. You should not be deceived by the title and think that it is only worth pouring the composition to the floor, and he alone alone. This time-consuming process, as a result of which, however, it turns out the perfect base for laminate or laying tiles.
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Useful tips:
Carefully follow all the proportions and rules written on the package.
During drying, the recommended thermal mode must be supported until the mixture is complete.
If during the mixing of the solution, pour too much water during drying, then after drying, the floor may bundle. If adding too little liquid, then the mixture will not be uniformly distributed across the floor. 
If you want to raise the wooden floor level, fill in two layers, and the first layer should not be too thick.
Putty
Now you know how to align the rough wooden floor for laying tiles and laminate. The putty is not recommended for these purposes, but perfectly suitable if you are going to put the floor to carpet.
Today in construction stores you can find a mass of spacion mixtures based on PVA and Wood sawdust adhesion. This is the optimal option - an acceptable cost, easy to use, a large area of \u200b\u200bthe coating.
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File alignment plywood
Aligning draft wooden floors with plywood is the most popular way due to its speed, simplicity and efficiency.
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Useful advice: In order to save time and force when installing plywood sex, make a chalk of the place where the joints will be.
Aligning the draft floor in a wooden house with plywood sheets perfectly suitable for any finish coating, be it laminate, tile or carpet.
Self alignment of the wooden floor can do each. Now there are several techniques for this. It is only required to competently assess the state of the wooden base in your home and choose the optimal version of its recovery.
Why do we need alignment?
Over time, the flooring from the tree in a private house begins to be curved, flexing, cracking. All appearing flaws usually hide with laying on a wooden base of any modern coatings, whether it is a tile, laminate or a democratic linoleum. Before this process, the wooden floor should be carefully aligned so that a new coating lay on it without defects, creating a pleasant atmosphere in housing.
Before restoring the old base from the tree, it is necessary to analyze its condition. To do this, it is necessary to raise several floor boards and examine the lags on which they lie. If you did not see the traces of insects during inspection, and the wood surface is durable and dry, you can safely begin to align the base - it does not need a complete or partial replacement.
If there are extensive cracks and postures on the inside of the boards or on the lags, it will have to first change the problem areas for new wood. And only then proceed to floor alignment. In cases where the entire basis is "sent" insects, and the tree has turned into a duch, you need to fully change the coating. Such situations in the private house also come, but quite rare.
The next stage of assessing the state of a wooden base is to establish its deviation from the horizontal. The operation is performed using a level (it is better to use the maximum accurate laser tool), which put at the highest angle in the house. And then on the walls make the corresponding marks. The information received will allow you to choose a way to align the wooden floor. Such now there are several.
You can align the old base:
- conventional plywood;
- pVA-glue based putty;
- cyclical;
- special mixtures.
Each of the specified methods we consider in detail. You will need only to choose the technique you want to use to restore the floor wooden coating in your home.
Trim plywood is the most common way
Smooth rough base is easy to obtain, using plywood sheets. Such a wooden floor recovery makes it possible to subsequently lay the coating you need, ranging from the laminate and ending with ceramic tiles. Most often, the technique is applied in situations when it is planned to be laid on the base of the Linoleum tree.
Alignment of plywood is an easy way characterized by minimal costs for materials and efficiency of work. The old floor of the board after all operations that we give below will rise by a centimeter by 2-3, while it will be really smooth. Phaneur can be purchased any. It is only important that its humidity is about the same as humidity in the room. Usually, plywood sheets after buying in the store are slightly sprayed on both sides with water and leave for 40-48 hours in the room where repair work will be performed.
Before the start of work on the restoration of the floor covering, it is desirable to scrupulously check the condition of household communications laid under the floor. After you cover them plywood, getting to them will be very difficult. Now look at how to align the wooden floor:
- We screw to the required height on all surfaces of the floor standard tapping screws. They will perform the function of beacons. The recommended screw setting step is 30-35 cm. It is allowed to increase if you use plywood high thickness.
- Mount the plywood stripes 3--5-centimeter thickness on the old floor. These will be our new lags. It is necessary to fix them all the same self-drawing or adhesive composition for wood. Sometimes slots are formed between new lags and the old base. They can be placed lubricated glue pieces of plywood.
- We are placing plywood sheets. It is better to immediately cut them on comfortable pieces of pieces - not large and not small (optimally 60 per 60 centimeters). Note - the laying is made after the adhesive composition on the plywood lags will dry.
- Slash (very neat and accurately) protrusions, available arches, erkers and other elements.
- Fix the phaneer with methms with a secret head. Professionals, in addition, advise to pre-drill holes for self-tapping screws in the places of their planned attachment and refer them. In this case, the caps of the fastening elements will absolutely not be released above the surface.
Everything. Wooden floor alignment plywood finished! It is desirable, however, to perform a few more conversion operations (they are not required, but better to do them). If laminate laying is planned, experts advise to put a special substrate on the level . Phaneru is treated with varnish (in 2-3 layers) when carpet will be laid. According to a new reason, you need to "walk" with grinding, if you want to tell linoleum on it.
Cyclical - time consuming, but effective alignment
If after restoring the flat surface of the floor, you do not plan to install any material on it, you can use the mechanical cycle technique. Let's figure it out how to align the wooden floor with the help of a cycular unit. The work schedule is indicated below:
- We carry out all the interior items from the room. If any design can not be removed, it is necessary to cover it with a film from polyethylene.
- We remove from the floor without exception of the carnations and other fasteners. If you leave them, the apparatus for the cycle will fail very quickly.
- We wear gloves from dense material, headphones and respirator. These means of protection will protect you from vibrations and noise of the machine (sufficiently strong), as well as from the respiration organs of fine wood dust.
- We begin the process of cycle from the far corner of the room. The first layer of old flooring should be removed carefully, moving around the room with a snake.
- We close up everything without exception holes and cracks in the floor, using a suitable putty putty. Find you need a shade "under the wood" will be easy, given the huge range of modern construction stores.
- After drying the putty, the surface is repeated.
Having achieved the desired result, remove the resulting dust from the floor. You will need a powerful vacuum cleaner. Then, with a lint-free fabric, moistened in a degreasing composition, carefully wipe the surface. After all these procedures, you can start. The wooden base that you will get will look, believe me, "like a new one."
One nuance - theoretically, the cyclovka can be performed manually. But without the use of a special workshop, work on equalizing wooden base will be delayed on a very indefinite period. And their quality will not always fit your requests. Therefore, the hand-held squid today is practically not used.
Self-leveling compositions - progress does not stand still
Recently, the method of obtaining a smooth surface of old floors from the boards is popularly gaining popularity through the use of self-refined mixtures. If you have plans to put on an updated wooden base or other coating, it is better to use them. Even very "killed" from long-term operation, the floor of wood will become flawlessly smooth after applying a self-leveling composition, which will increase the height of the existing base to a maximum of 2-3 centimeters.
The alignment of the wooden floor with such a mixture requires good preparation of the renewable base for processing. It will be necessary:
- "Drill" all protruding hardware - self-tapping screws, nails;
- maximum securely secure the discharged boards with screws;
- remove old layers of varnish and paint;
- poll float;
- close the gaps at the base with a special acrylic basis.
After such a scrupulous preparation, apply primer with high moisture protection properties to the floor. It will provide a high-quality grip of an old coating with an applied composition. Then isolation of the lower sections of the walls in the room. For these purposes, scotch is used for construction work. It puts a label, which will indicate the level of infringement of the self-leveling composition. Be sure to place and fix the bar, which will not allow the mixture to be filled to another room.
The fill process itself passes as follows:
- building stapler Fresh reinforcing frame (network) on the floor;
- we divor into the recommended proportions a self-leveling composition, withstand it for about 15 minutes;
- we apply the mixture (spread it) and through rubber mops we distribute it by floor.
Then we wait patiently until the makeup dry. This process should be held at temperatures that the manufacturer of the mixture indicates.
Pluckle based on PVA glue - Warranty of flat floor
The original and in something innovative variant of alignment of floors from a tree is recognized by the technique at which the putty is made of PVA glue, and ordinary sawdust. This composition is cheap, and when diluted with water, it forms a sufficiently strong mixture, which you can easily fill all the gaps on the old floor.
Note that for some flooring, for example, for laminate, the putty-described putty is not suitable. It cannot provide the required level of strength. Therefore, after alignment, it is necessary to additionally put the plywood sheets, drywall or chickened plates on top of it.
Making a smooth floor with a PVA-based putty is so:
- the base is removed and carefully cleaned;
- at the required level, wooden rails are laid on the floor;
- a mixture of sawdust and putty are poured gaps between the floor and installed rails (it is recommended to easily moisten the sawdust so that they do not take all moisture from the adhesive composition).
Typically, several fillings are performed. At the same time, each subsequent is done solely after the previous layer of putty dries completely (it takes about two days). After obtaining the desired alignment, it is possible to lay the surface finishing material on the surface.
The floor is a basic element in the interior of the house. Along with windows and doors, furniture and lighting, the condition of the floor plays a key point in creating the coziness and furniture of residential space. Therefore, work on this important element in the house, apartment or in any other space should be performed qualitatively and with full responsibility. And a particularly attentive approach requires wooden floors.
Features: Pros and Cons
Wooden products used the greatest popularity at all times. First of all, because the tree is a symbol of heat and reliability, besides, it is incredibly pleasant to the touch and as if "alive." In itself, the Tree - Durable Material, however, and it is able to lose its attractiveness over time, to be distorted, to be curved, flexing, to dismiss and crack. But it is not at all a reason for the stupuses and bewilderment.
Many owners to hide the flaws that appeared over time, prefer to lay any modern coatings on a wooden basis. It may be laminate, tile or linoleum. For this, definitely, it is necessary to maximize the characteristics of the floor, and more specifically - to align its surface so that the new coating rests on it without any difficulty and defects.
Even with minimal technical skills, work on altaling flooring can be carried out with their own hands, choosing for yourself from a variety of ways the most acceptable.
Assessment of the state of the floor
Perform resuscitation and restoring the old foundation from wood is much easier and cheaper than completely replace the coating. The duration of its service depends on the curvature coefficient. Often, the connection locks lose their strength over time, the cracks begin to form, where the dirt and moisture is assembled. Therefore, before playing alignment and laying a new coating, it is necessary to carry out a complete analysis of the draft wooden floor.
To determine the degree of damage, it is necessary to walk along its surface and to examine in detail almost every centimeter. It is possible to remove several boards and check the condition of the lag. It happens that when inspection is discovered by insects, rotting the boards, in this case, most likely, the full or partial replacement of the floor will be required.
If after the inspection it is found that the problem is only in the caught paint, in the holes and tubercles, if the boards and lags are in a balanced state, without rotten and cracking sites, if the floor does not begged under his legs, then the restoration work will be held with minimal cost Force and time.
It is very important to determine how much the floor is rejected by horizontal. Usually, the operation is carried out using a laser level, which is installed at the highest angle indoor and indicates the difference between the horizon line and uneven surfaces of the surface.
If the boards are bent under your feet, it is necessary to spend the scrolling of the wooden floor.
If the slots between the boards are wider than 8-10 mm wide, either the degree of slope of the surface from the smooth horizontal line is greatly obvious, the surface of the receiving floor must be laid by the sheet material, for example, chipboard.
Materials and tools
First of all, to monitor floors, it is necessary that all the necessary tools are always at hand. If the work is performed in a large room, experts often recommend splitting it into several squares and individually align each of them. Well, when not one hand is involved in work. It will help save nerves and time.
The choice of necessary tools depends on the type of level of leveling.
The standard set, as a rule, are:
- roulette (for measuring);
- levels (hydroes and laser);
- steel brush (for cleaning the surface from peeling in hard-to-reach places);
- scroll brush (for cleaning from garbage at the base of the floor);
- spatula (tool for alignment of the solution on the plane);
- kelma (for leveling cement-sand mass);
- perforator (for drilling around the tree);
- electric drill (for cooking);
- needle roller (for rolling self-leveling material);
- hacksaw (for cutting wood);
- the planer (removes a shallow wooden chips, leveling the uneven surface);
- screwdriver (for screwing and unscrewing screws).
Using PVA and sawdust
Alignment of the surface using PVA and wood sawdust is a modern and convenient method that does not require high costs and uses good characteristics and reviews among builders. Before the start of the process, it is necessary to clean the floor and to kill lighthouses on the laser level. Next, the sawdust needs to be slightly moistened and mixed with glue. The mixture should turn out to be medium density (should resemble sour cream).
After that, the resulting mass must be poured between beacons and dissolve. If the first time the surface did not come to the smooth state, it may be necessary to apply several layers of the mixture. The layer should be at least 1-2 cm. Such layers can be as much as you like, the goal is to make the height differences minimal. Before applying each new layer, it is important to wait for the complete drying of the previous layer. As you can see, the method is simple and practical.
Shpaklevka
With the help of a properly selected putty, you can hide all cracks, losing the seams and irregularities, as well as provide a long service wooden floor. This method of alignment is applied not only if desired to lay a new floor covering, but also for the purpose of cosmetic repair. To date, there is an extensive selection of putty mixtures that have a color corresponding to the color of the present wooden coating.
The putty may differ in its composition, but there are a number of general requirements, which includes:
- Elasticity.This will allow the mixture to evenly fill all the slots and holes in the surface.
- High percentage of adhesion (clutch) of putty material to the wood. This will exclude the option of separating the coverage and guarantee him long-term service.
- Uniformity. The composition should be completely homogeneous mass, without the presence of extraneous impurities.
- Fire resistance. This property of the spacing mixture guarantees the wooden floor saving during fire.
- Antiseptic properties.Protect the surface from the origin of fungus and mold, which harm wood and human health.
Mastic
Mastic is a material that is applied over the wooden floor. Performs both leveling and protective function. One of the advantages of this material is its antibacterial property. Mastic is applied to the surface in several layers and gives it a glossy shade. If the task of the host is the restoration of the wooden floor covering and restoration, improving its appearance, then one of the best means to achieve this goal is rubbing the floor by mastic.
Now in the construction market you can observe a huge variety of this product. Mastic can be sold in finished form, and may be in a state of workpiece, which should be stirred with other ingredients and, for example, with warm water. Also, the material happens different colors, and it happens transparent. The composition differences wax, water-level, turpentine and water-soluble mastics.
To apply the material to the surface of the floor, you will need a malarious roller, which will help the solution evenly distribute the area of \u200b\u200bthe room. The composition can be applied in several layers, so its protective properties will be higher.
Of course, the product based on natural composition has better qualities. To complete such mastic, you will need only 2-3 days, it is also much easier to update it.
Mounting foam
Mounting foam is a great way to combat the problem of creaking floors. The tree, as mentioned above, is exposed to the environment. Change of temperature, humidity - all this, over time, contributes to the fact that wood boards begin to creak under their feet. The use of mounting foam will help not only get rid of the defect, but also will warm the wooden floor in the house.
To do this, after a general cleaning of the surface and fixing the boards to lags, it is necessary to drill holes in those places where the most of the screens. Further, through this hole with the help of a mounting foam is filled with an empty exhaust space, which helps to reliably secure the boards from the bottom. It is worth noting that drilled holes must fit, and it is better to be a little wider than the diameter of the nozzle of the mounting foam.
An important point is not to overdo it with injection of foam so that the surface does not rose the so-called hump.
Ceramzit
Ceramzite - material based on natural composition. It is capable not only to level even the most hopeless options for an uneven surface, but also soundly insulated, insulate the floor. Ceramzite is an eco-friendly material with fire resistance, durability, strength, resistance to temperature drops, antibacterial and availability in price.
For proper laying of the material, it is necessary to carry out preparatory work:
- The first is cleaning the placement from garbage, climbing gaps and strengthening boards.
- Next, it is necessary to carry out waterproofing the base in order to prevent leaks and damage to the screed.
- Along the walls directly on the waterproofing, a damper tape is fastened, which is necessary to compensate for the possible expansion of materials during operation.
- For compliance with level level of screed, lighthouses are installed.
- Now it's about stacking clay.
Keramzit is placed on the base prepared in advance so that the layer does not reach the top of the beacon. The layer is rareled and well tumped. The solidity of the resulting layer can be checked. If the result satisfies you, a solution can be applied on top of the insulation.
Sometimes, in order to avoid shifts and deformations, the wizard of repair work is poured ceramzite with special cement milk and leave to dry out for a day before hardening, after which they cover the "pillow" from the crumples with a solution
Another way is dry floor alignment using clay. This method is perhaps the easiest and does not require much time. Dry clamzite is stacked by the level of beacons and is evenly distributed. A layer of 3-4 cm is quite enough to make a steady coating. The sheets of the material of your chosen material (OSP, chipboard, plywood sheets, etc.) are stacked on the formed ceramic "pillow".
Plates
In this case, the alignment of the floor occurs due to laying special plates on the wooden surface.
OSB-stoves are sheets formed from pressed wood chips with an adhesive mixture. There are 3 types of wood-chip plates: OSB-2, OSB-3 and OSB-4, each of which is intended for use under certain conditions, has a different thickness and properties. It is important to determine which one of the materials will suit in your case. It is worth noting that in comparison with the chipboard, OSB plates have a high percentage of strength and differ in the maximum thickness. Material also guarantees heat and sound insulation.
Material is fastened with nails feeding with nails of the desired length to supports located at a distance of about 30 cm from each other. You can put the OSB on the lags themselves or using a point support. In the second case, the more likely the supports will be located, the steady of operation will be the surface. Mandatory is the elimination of gaps at the junction of the canvas themselves and cloths with walls.
For a solid and smooth surface, a GVL coating is often used. GVL-coating is the technology of alignment of the floor by covering the associated surfaces with gypsum fiber sheets. In the composition of the product there are reinforced plaster and cellulose. Such a composition guarantees high density and strength of the finished product, the ability to withstand serious mechanical loads. The material has moisture resistance and perfectly retains heat.
The method of laying of gypsum fiber depends on the quality of the base. Most often an additional alignment material is applied. Sheets are put in 2 layers, where the first is attached to the raids, and the second glue over the first.
Special self-tapping screws are used to securely fasten the board to the base. Working with self-drawing provides a long life with a wooden floor.
And in the purchase of such a tool it is worth to be extremely attentive. Savings in this case is a guarantee that soon it will be necessary to repaid the wooden floor.
The size of the screws can vary significantly. The choice of suitable size depends on the thickness of the floor covering.
Self-leveling mixes
Self-leveling mixtures are solutions that are intended for flooding the floor, as well as one of the best and fast alignments.
There are several species of level mixtures:
- Running.It is used if it is necessary to quickly froze the solution. You can apply both thin and thick layers.
- Finish. Used upon completion of work, immediately before finishing flooring. The thickness of the applied layer should be no more than 5 mm. It is worth paying attention to the fact that the time of complete drying of the solution is much smaller than the time of drying the screed.
- Tolstoy-layer. Here the name speaks for itself. If you apply a solution of this type with a thin layer, then the effect of application is noticeable almost will not.
- Special.This solution has the greatest strength and is used in small quantities for cracking cracks and cracks. The mixture includes special elements that increase the percentage of the adhesion of the tree with the base.
Completing all the work correctly, you can be sure that the wooden floor will become perfectly smooth, a variety of irregularities will disappear, and will not affect the quality of the new coating.
How to determine the condition of the floor from the tree in the house
Before laying the laminate, parquet either linoleum, you should estimate the condition of the floor from the tree and align it.
Before equalizing the surface, clean the floor from the residues of concrete coating, dust, etc. It is also necessary to eliminate all cracks, holes. Thanks to this, you can prevent the material flow and premature coverage.
Alignment and adjustment can be carried out by any of these methods:
- Cyclevka
- Self-leveling mixture
- Plywood
- Glue and sawdust
Only by analyzing the state of the boards, you can choose the appropriate option. First of all, the boards should be examined on the predisposition to rot and the presence of insects. The main enemies of the wood are insects, which lay eggs in it, destroying the organic structure of the material.
Moreover, insects, multiplying, can destroy the tree for several years, turning it into the molded duct. The boards should be treated with a special solution to get rid of cores.
It is worth noting that the floor of the tree does not have to be damaged, perhaps the boards simply "led". In such situations, the floor in the house remains strong, without insects and rot, but with some irregularities. You can lay the laminate, but it will not last long.
How to align the wooden floor?
Cyclumin is the best option if the boards "led". This option is possible only if the floor is horizontally. The advantage of the cyclove is that such a procedure does not simply level, but also emphasizes the structure of the tree, refreshing the cut.
The disadvantages of this method can be called the complexity of the process, expensive rental of the cyclical apparatus.
Cyclish is needed in a protective mask or respirator, overalls and headphones that will protect you from loud noise.
Such processing includes the following steps:
- puttinging nails a couple of millimeters below floor level
- protection of furniture from dust
- processing apparatus
- putty (using acrylic putty desired color should be hidden large cracks)
- final processing of the squash machine
It is best to start with a long corner of the room. After the end of the last stage, the dust should be collected with a vacuum cleaner and treat with a special solution. Now the floor is ready, it can be lacquered, or to fit the laminate.
Wooden floor alignment in the house
The alignment uses Phaneur. Its use will allow, to correct small defects and significant deviations horizontally.
Such stages of plywood adjustment are provided:
- marking on the walls (Laser level is used)
- samores are made "lighthouses"
- with the help of glue, lagows are mounted (plywood is suitable or timber)
- plywood sheets are put (plywood is poured into 4 parts)
- during the final laying of plywood, fixes to lags with self-headed screws
After completion of work, it should be carefully inspecting the attached Phaneur. Any damage and stratification of the material will result in problems during laying of laminate or any other coating.
Here you should consider the following nuances:
- In order for the chipboard "accustomed" to the humidity of the room in which it will be, bring sheets into the room for several days
- Under the plywood sheets you can hide cables and communications
- Phaneur can be used as a finish coating or as a basis for laying laminate, linoleum or carpet
- If you installed lags, the level can be enhanced up to 10 cm
How else can you align
To align the boards, you can install Paneur directly to the floor. Support in this case will be "waves" of boards and the highest points of drops.
Proper plywood alignment:
- Ideal if the width of the boards is 10-12 cm. Then you need a plywood board of about 10 mm
- Otherwise, you need to purchase a faeer with a thickness of more than 10 mm
If the room has high humidity, then the usual plywood will not fit. To align the boards, you should choose moisture-resistant material.
Plywood sheets are attached directly to the floor with self-draws. Shakes treat acrylic sealant.
Adjustment with glue and sawdust
The most commonly used method of alignment before laying the laminate is the use of wood sawdust and glue (putty method). The source components inexpensive, and the spacure itself after frozen becomes durable, resistant to external influence. The mixture is prepared from sawdust and glue.
Stages of alignment:
- installation of rail levels
- pouring sawdust spaces between the rails (each layer is poured only after the complete drying of the previous one)
- verification of the surface using the level
- laying laminate after complete drying
Most often this mixture dries over two days. It is worth noting that for some coatings, putty from sawdust and adhesive is not sufficiently reliable, so it is better to lay a fane or other suitable material.
Self-leveling mixture - a universal means to adjust the floor
In situations where defects need to be corrected not to cover it with varnish, but in order to put another floor covering, the self-leveling mixture is one of the most convenient and practical ways. After processing, the floor will acquire a perfectly smooth surface, and all flaws and cracks are eliminated.
Despite its name, the alignment of the sexual coating of the self-leveling mixture is a very complex process. Also, this method is one of expensive.
Solutions of this class consist of polymeric materials, which contributes to almost instant alignment and smoothing the new coating.
Perge than to proceed with the leveling process, it is necessary to carefully prepare the surface. Pour should be carefully and quickly.
The main phases of floor adjustments in this way:
- moving boards are fixed, nail hats are driven
- surface is cleaned
- ground
- walls are prepared, the level is determined.
- a special reinforced grid is lifted (a construction grid is used for consolidation) - this will allow you to extend the service life of the coating
- the solution is poured onto the reinforced floor and is treated with a studded rubber roller.
- lines smooth special brush
- the surface is dried
Using this method, it is worth remembering that the floor level will increase. This factor should be taken into account, in particular, if the laminate will be subsequently stacked on it.
Wooden floor leveling cement screed
Experienced specialists adhere to the opinions that if the wooden floor is quite strong or initially laid for subsequent alignment, a cement tie of the floor can be used.
This method will make a rough surface with large differentials almost perfectly smooth.
In order to align the old wooden floor with cement, it is necessary:
- the surface of the wooden floor is covered with waterproofing composition
- after drying the layer, the polyethylene film or rubberoid is fill. Will correctly do it with the allen
- the level is measured by a new surface
- lighthouses are laid out
- next prepare cement mixture
Alignment in this case will not be difficult: a cement solution is superimposed on lighthouses, then aligning towards the door with metal slats is carried out.
The subsequent layer of the self-leveling mixture will be applied easily.
However, there is a risk of breaking the baseboards of a heavy cement mixture. In this case, you will have to remove the coating and pour the floor again. Use further layers of foam or clay.
Providing ventilation
Regardless of the alignment method, it is necessary to provide ventilation of the floor boards in advance. This will allow you to prevent the appearance on the surface of mold, fungus and various kinds of pests.
Previously, for these purposes, a hole was drilled on the surface, which was strengthened with a decorative lattice.
As an option - ventilation to the wall and install a decorative grid there.
If, when aligned, you noticed something like this - do not hurry to lure it or close it.
Floor alignment, without breaking the boards: how to choose a profitable way
Before starting to align the floor, it is necessary to determine which of the proposed options will be relevant and beneficial for you. This is determined based on the following criteria:
- Ability to align
- Need to align wooden coating
- Relatively low cost of good quality material
- Laboriousness of repair work
Wooden floor alignment will make the cabbage reliable, durable and high-quality. After processing the tree, any of these methods floor will not fade, and the surface will be smooth and without cracks.
Useful before performing all manipulations to watch the video describing all the stages and nuances of the alignment of wooden floors without breaking the board.
You can, of course, do all the work. If you weighed everything "for" and "against", then you can come to the conclusion that the specialist will make it and faster and better. In this case, YouDo service will come to your aid, offering services for professionals with extensive experience.
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Alignment of wooden floors is estimated on the basis of several criteria:
- Do you need disassembly of boards
- The use of floor insulation
- The presence of another waterproofing layer
- The cost of material for alignment