DIY floor

A reliable, warm, beautiful floor is a component of comfort and coziness in any room, and even more so in a house or apartment. Depending on the purpose of the room, it can be earthen, wooden or concrete. Earthen is made in back rooms, and even then, in recent years, not often. Wooden and concrete are found almost everywhere. The exact cake (the sequence of layers of materials and their thickness) is developed based on specific conditions: climate, the purpose of the room and the desires of the owner. This cake can also include a heating system - warm floor. He can be water, maybe - electric... With or without heating, materials are stacked in a strict sequence, adherence to technology is a prerequisite for durability.

When installing a floor in wet rooms, a process such as waterproofing is necessary. It serves to protect the underlying structures from moisture leakage and destruction as a result of its impact. Waterproofing materials are of roll or coating type. The latter are more reliable, but cheaper - roll.

The last, but not least, process is the installation of the floor covering. The performance characteristics of the floor largely depend on the finish. So you need to choose not only from an aesthetic point of view, but also take into account their characteristics.

 

The required floor heating power can be determined based on its purpose

Underfloor heating is becoming more commonplace in our homes. The floor is heated using water heating, laying pipes in a screed, or electricity - various heating elements that convert electricity into heat. It is not always possible to make a warm water floor - in old ...

We put tiles on the glue

To increase the comfort of living in the cold season, you can use floor heating. One of the options is an electric underfloor heating. It is mounted faster and easier than water, you can do it yourself without the involvement of specialists. About independently laying an electric floor under tiles, linoleum and laminate and ...

This is how parquet is folded - plank to plank

When designing, floor design is very important. It can only be a background, or it can draw attention to itself. It all depends on how you see your home. In connection with the vision, the floor design is being developed. First, a tone is chosen - dark or light, ...

The process of installing a water-heated floor

In rooms heated using underfloor heating technology, the sensations are much more comfortable than with a traditional radiator system. When the floor is heated, the temperature will be distributed in an optimal way: it is warmer for the feet, and at head level it is already cooler. There are two heating methods: water and electric. Water is more expensive ...

Traditionally, the floor is leveled with a cement-sand screed, but it is difficult to work with it, and getting a perfectly flat surface is even more difficult. To facilitate the work, you can use additives, additives, which increase the plasticity of the solution, allowing you to achieve a flat surface. This technology is called liquid, jellied or self-leveling floors, since the solution ...

Cork is the best, but also the most expensive type of backing. Foil - a little cheaper, and its plus - it is suitable for heated floors

How to make the floor reliable, beautiful, easy to install and at the same time inexpensive? These seemingly incompatible qualities are combined in the laminate. This is why this flooring is being used more and more. Nevertheless, in order for the floor to serve for a long time, you just need to know the subtleties ...

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