Independently to cover floor in owner-occupied dwelling, at first it is necessary to prepare basis. The most durable option – concrete floor. It is universal material under tile or any other floor covering.
It is required to you
- Nails, hammer, cord, gravel, sand, concrete solution, film, rails, trowel, cement, laminate.
Instruction
1. Purify soil from garbage, carry out isolation of all wires and cables. It is possible to place them in special box. Establish the level of future floor and make the corresponding marks on perimeter of all room. The floor height is established about two meters from height of door opening. Hammer nails into walls and pull between them cord. Concrete surfacing of floor has to reach this level.
2. Fill up soil with gravel, since the most distant wall. Evenly distribute gravel on all floor and carefully stamp it. From above fill sand layer, too stamp, smooth surface. Protect sand layer from blotting. For this purpose lay on it film, having a little raised its edges.
3. Separate the room into strips, having put on rail floor. You watch that rails were at the level of the tense cords. Pour concrete on all strips. Consider that its level has to be a little higher than the level of rails.
4. Execute concrete leveling. Take rail rule and move it on rails from yourself. Begin from distant wall and move to door. In passing remove rails and fill in emptiness with concrete.
5. Cover floor with film and leave for month. During this time concrete will dry. Do not forget to check condition of concrete periodically.
6. Apply on cement concrete of rasters with addition of binding substances. Use the same technology, as well as when laying concrete. After rails are taken, smooth floor surface with trowel. When the tie is ready, leave it till the morning, then sprinkle water within three days.
7. You pass to covering. Later half-month after drawing tie, it is possible to begin to stack laminate. This universal covering which is economic and durable. Laminate can be laid independently, without resorting to the help of experts. Stack boards joint in joint, moving small squares from distant wall to door.