How to make a wooden floor with their hands ?

Types of wooden floor

device wooden construction can be done in two ways:

• draft version;
• finishing performance.

first involves under a normal use is not planed boards, perhaps - with a high level of residual humidity.In this case, the final commissioning will need to use additional floor covering such as linoleum, laminate, parquet and others., Unless, of course, it is not about the technical premises.

Finish execution involves the use of dry planed tongue and groove boards, which in itself is smooth, soft to the touch and does not require additional coverage.

device both species are identical and differ only at the final stage of installation of the floorboards.

lag mounting technology for wooden floor

Traditionally wooden floor with their hands mounted on the joists, which causes the empty space under the topcoat.This fact allows you to easily place a heater, to conceal communications pave the acoustic layer.In addition, this floor is lightweight and perfect for rooms with low ceilings the possibility of carrier, such as attics or loggias.

So, install logs for wood floors can thus:

• Set lags.To take this board with a thickness of not less than 5 cm and a width of 10 cm or timber with such dimensions.Laghi set at a distance of no more than two feet from each other.
• aligns floor.In terms vymeryat required height lag, and they fit the it using wooden wedges, scraps of boards and other scrap materials.Planks (boards) are fixed with dowels or anchors are used.

This is the entire installation process lag.It is understood that it is their strength, and proper installation will depend on the final result.Therefore, we must necessarily prepare such subtleties as the end of the lag.Do not planed board, which is most commonly used for these purposes, poor surface.Therefore, before proceeding with the installation of floors, be sure to align the ends of the boards a plane, or gender, can likely get uneven.

Another point: choosing the material for the log, stop your eyes on dry boards (bars).The wooden floor with their hands to the natural moisture content can play a cruel joke - it dries leads, and then bend the floor quickly.

Thermal insulation, soundproofing and communication

After installing the skeleton, but before the final coat is necessary to take care of the warmth, protection from unnecessary sounds, beauty and safety of the premises.For this purpose, the space between the joists are placed materials that protect against the negative factors.

In most cases, communication paved under the thermal insulation on the ground floor, but this rule is not strict, and the decision must be taken purely individual.

Once installed insulating layer.The role of insulation can serve a variety of materials, but the most common - expanded clay, polystyrene foam, mineral wool.It is important to understand that each of them has its own advantages and disadvantages, and you must choose them according to their own preferences.Expanded clay fireproof, lightweight, easy to install, but keeps the heat though not essential, but worse than other materials.The foam has average thermal insulation, good protection against noise, but a fire hazard.Mineral wool - the leader among similar materials.Good holds heat, fireproof, soundproof room.But in the case of mineral wool is necessary to protect it from the humidity of the room, wrapped with polyethylene (requires waterproofing).

Installation

board After installation of all types of insulation and communications can proceed to the final stage of the wood floor installation.

There are two main types of laying the floorboards as the image

to the draft suitable conventional board thickness 3.5-4 cm, and fix them can be a conventional self-tapping screws or nails.

laying the finishing coat requires a more delicate and attentive work.Purchase must be planed smooth decking.This is to ensure that, firstly, the boards abut each other, and secondly, that mounts to be seen.Decking installed quite easily, and the result looks like quite a decent.

Oh and one more thing, which is sometimes passed in order to save by installing a wooden floor with their hands.All materials are best to handle antiseptic preparation - then the tree will last a long time and seamlessly, and this will eliminate the creaking for a while.

Over time, sooner or later the question arises as perestelit wooden floor.This also have no difficulty.First, you need to evaluate the surface condition, and then either completely or partially replace the components.Repair of the technology is not different from the mounting.