Waterproofing and screed in the bathroom

Waterproofing and screed in the bathroom

When repairing bathroom, hydro plays the most important role.Making its quality and in good faith, you will ensure your safety and the safety of the neighbors on the floor below.
To make waterproofing correctly, you must follow the following course of action:

1. To begin, remove all of the flooring and the old hydraulic protection.Always good wash and dry the floor.Once the concrete foundation will be completely free of dust, you can safely proceed to the next step.



2. Apply primer on a concrete foundation, or some kind of special concrete impregnation.After drying, it crystallizes and covers the bulk of the concrete through which water can seep.
3. Proceed to Gidrobarer.In the market there are many different materials for waterproofing.The most popular are: rolled material, Gidrobarer based rubber sheeting with bitumen impregnation, penetrating hydroprotection and a layer of bituminous mixture.When waterproofing, make a good entry on the wall - not less than 20 centimeters.

   for Economy version waterproof, you can use a special liquid rubber or other materials.Selecting an extensive, so you should check out all the options and choose the most suitable for a particular bathroom.

4. mastic is recommended in several layers for greater reliability.An important point: the new layer is applied perpendicular to and only after the complete drying of the previous one.
5. When work on the bathroom waterproofing is finished, proceed with the installation of floor screeds for further coverage.

flooring options bathroom

room in the bathroom it is important to keep in mind safety, so when buying flooring, be sure to pay attention to the surface.Do not forget that more than one of the following materials can not hold water if the flood without prior waterproofing.

We offer several interesting options:

1. Linoleum - the cheapest option.Easy to clean and even easier to install.Good holds water, but if it is stiff in the joints between the wall and the floor, the flood can not be avoided.In "naked" the linoleum is easy to slip and injure.
2. Natural stone floor - expensive, but not the safest type of flooring.After soaking, the stone becomes slippery and you have to be very careful coming out of the shower.
3. self-leveling floor - the best, practical alternative.He has excellent waterproofing and a number of advantages.It represents a slurry, which is cast on a flat surface.After drying, to the touch, smooth as a conventional tile.
4. Wooden floor - an expensive option.For its implementation need to purchase not cheap wood, and even call for a special treat its water-resistant formulations.Such floor coverings will cost a good penny and require special care.



5. Warm floor - a very popular type of coating for the bathroom.It consists of the heating cable and the thermostat.By installing it, you need to make sure the waterproofing under the screed.
6. Floors 3d - variations on the basic layers and images that give you the possibility to transform the bathroom beyond recognition.Very good solution both in operational terms and in the design.Photo of 3d floor - the best example.