The most operated and wearing part of the room is the floor. In this regard, the repair of the floor is a procedure requiring a thorough and meaningful approach. How to repair floors in the apartment, to what to pay attention to and how to avoid unnecessary spending, consider below.
Assessment of complexity and capital capacity
Open the old coating and define the front
Before proceeding to the purchase of building materials to carry out the floor repair, it is necessary to determine what state is the coating now, and it is clear to understand what the floor you wish to get at the end of the process.
To do this, it is necessary to open the floor covering and evaluate the status of the screed. If this is a new building, then there are less problems, the screed is visible and its quality is quite simple. Repair of floors in the apartment of the Old Fund may include and dismantling a cement screed.
In addition, starting to repair the wooden floor in the apartment with your own hands, it is worth assessing the state of the finishing flooring: a complete replacement is required or a partial reconstruction is possible.
As a rule, high-quality wooden floors from boards or parquet do not change entirely, and restored and replaced only finally spoiled elements.
This is primarily due to the high cost of the material and the ability to exercise a carp or segment floor repair.
We will examine two situations:
- floor repair, including the restoration of the concrete screed;
- Restoration of wooden floors.
Outdoor overhaul
You can put hydro and thermal insulation on the dried screed
After removing the top finish coating and estimating the status of the screed, you came to the conclusion that the concrete basis requires replacement. For the fill of the new screed need:
- dismantle the old base to the slab overlap;
- Carefully clean the floor surface from garbage;
- carry out waterproofing activities, processing the base of the primer of deep penetration;
- Seal the floor with a film with an overlap on the walls and secure her by damper tape;
- pour a concrete tie;
- Ideally align the foundation of the finish fill.
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After drying, the screed can be performed on the device of any type of floor covering. Between the thin decorative coating and the concrete basis, it is necessary to pave the waterproofing film and thermal insulation material. This will prolong the operation of the coating, significantly reduce the cost of heating and will move the next floor repair.
A new screed can be equipped with several ways, each of which has its advantages and disadvantages.
| Type of screed | Dignity | disadvantages |
|---|---|---|
| Liquid fill with a solution of concrete or CPS | Easy in the work of work, the most economical and familiar option. | Long drying period, during which work on the further device of the floor can not |
| Bulk floors based on dry construction mixtures | Convenient in mixing, easy to fill and align, the period of their drying is a maximum of 10 days. There are self-deemed liquid floors and repairs in this case at all will not require great efforts: the need for alignment disappears. The result of the repair of the floor will delight - perfectly smooth, durable surface. | The cost of the material: the price of the CSM floors is satisfied high, and the volume to purchase will be needed large. |
| Dry screed | It will become an outlet for repairing the floor in the houses of the old building. The low weight of the material will not add loads of overlaps, it will be an additional heat and sound insulation. | The impossibility of use on floors with a slope. In addition, the dry screed is not recommended for the device in rooms with high humidity. |
Reconstruction of an old scue.
If the concrete base of the floor, in general, has no complaints, and there is a need for only the cosmetic repair of small cracks and chips, then the following works need to be carried out:
- Clean the cracks of the cracks from garbage and dust,
- treat the surface of the primer;
- pour the crack with cement mortification with the addition of plasticizers;
- wait for a complete set;
- Clean the surface to the floor with the floor level.
In a situation where the restoration of the old screed is carried out, it is still better to pour the finishing leveling coating, a thickness of 0.5 - 1 cm to avoid unpleasant surprises when laying decorative flooring.
Restoration of wooden floors
In a situation with cement floors, everything is clear. But encountered with repair in old houses, the owners are wondering: how to repair the wooden floor in the apartment? This type of flooring has its own specifics in the device technology, and in working with the material.
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Repair of wooden coating
The procedure for repairing wooden floors in the apartment is worth starting from the ground, namely, from checking, in what condition are lagows. The wooden floor on the lags, many builders consider the ideal option for the floor of the floor:
- No concrete screed;
- Fast grade ready-to-use;
- Additional thermal insulation.
Replace old lags on new
If lags rotted, they need to be dismantled and installing new ones. At the beginning of work it is necessary to get rid of defects in the overlap, the bay of all cracks. Then the bed of waterproofing material and go to the installation of the lag.
For guides, a timber is used to 7 cm thick. When installing the lag strictly observe the horizontal level. For the simplicity of the process, put two extreme lags, pull the lighthouse between them and the rest are suspended under the specified height.
After installing the lag between them, the material of thermal insulation is placed. It can be a slab insulation, fringing to a clay and gate.
Next, the finish coating is satisfied with the lags. Flooring from the board is stacked on guides and attached. The leaf coating is mounted with a displacement for the correct load distribution. When installing lag under leafy materials, it is necessary to consider the dimensions of the slab. On how to replace the rotten floors, see this video:
The bar must be installed with this frequency so that when installing the sheet it falls its surface, at least 3 guides.
Wood floor chart
The order of installation of sheets of floor coverings for lags:
- The surface of the wooden elements is treated with antiseptic and refractory mortar;
- The outer side of the plywood sheet is impregnated with hot oil;
- Sheets with displacement are laid out;
- fasten the phaneer by self-drawing in lags; Close the docking seams with a putty or scotch.
If two layers of plywood are stacked, then the second is fastened with self-draws with additional reverse side promissory by glue. At the same time, the sheets are placed perpendicularly.
Partial replacement of the female
If wooden lags are in good condition, then the replacement of the material of the finishing coating is necessary. In such a situation, the repair of floors is held according to the following scenario:
- gluing the boards, removing the paint to estimate the state of the wood;
- We select material suitable for further operation;
- We dismantle the rotational sections of the floor;
- We strengthen the suitable boards, fastened self-drawing to lags, block old nails;
- We restore the flattering surface with a putty;
- Mount new boards on damaged areas;
- We take place on the floor with a grinding machine;
- The boards are cleaning the brush, vacuuming, we make wet cleaning, we give a tree to dry at least 12 hours;
- Prayer or varnishing. Look more in this video:
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All works are not complex and do not require special skills, so carrying out the repair of wooden floors with their own hands for everyone.