Laying floorboard with their hands

One of the most sought after and popular floor coverings board considered.This high-quality, eco-friendly material.Paul Wood will present dwelling warmth, comfort and coziness.This material has a high sound insulation, absorbs excess moisture, keeping the room a certain microclimate.Another advantage - the ease of installation.If necessary, the floor of the floorboard is easy to assemble by hand.

Choosing materialsfloor laying of boards

Modern industry offers customers a wide range of boards to the floor.The most popular and easy to use material - decking floor board.On the one hand it is a groove, and on the other - a special comb.This design makes it easy to collect the floor of the castle.For the convenience of assembly models are available, equipped with a lock on all sides.On the underside decking floors are provided with the kerf.Thanks to him the flexibility of the material increases.

When choosing a board, pay close attention to its quality.The maximum allowable rate of humidity is 10%.Increasingly, the market there is a material moisture of 7%.This option is ideal.Only use a dry board will ensure success and to mount durable finish.The presence of knots and inaccuracies in geometric dimensions is unacceptable.The starting material for the manufacture of floor boards serve as a quality premium grade wood.

boards produce different size.The minimum length of 3 m, maximum - 6 m. The thickness of the board mainly depends on the wood species.The most in demand from the board thickness of 28 mm.For example, an excellent option for mounting on the floor joists is to use pine boards 35 mm thick.But the oak planks thinner.This is due to the increased strength of the material.board width ranges from 8 to 15 cm The most convenient and popular size -. 10 cm. With the increase in the width of the grow and the errors in the geometrical dimensions.Therefore, wide boards should be avoided.

Increasingly sale appear varnished boards.This is a very comfortable material.Its use will enable the consumer to save a lot of time and effort.Yes, and can not be at home to achieve similar quality treatment.The only drawback - the high price.

I want to pay special attention to yet another embodiment of the material for the floor - glued batten.It consists of three layers connected to each other.It has the following advantages:

1. very high quality.
2. good performance.
3. absence of knots and other defects.
4. board carefully chosen for texture and color.
5. When differential indicators such as humidity and temperature are observed very slight deformation.
6. geometrical dimensions are stable over time.

only one disadvantage - the stuff looks too perfect, unnatural.

Buying plank floor is better to carry out in advance.Bought material are imported in a finished room is not later than 14 days before the commencement of works.During this time, the wood will have time to acclimate.

Methods of laying floorboard

There are two main methods of laying floorboard:

1. Laying floorboard parquet way.It is advisable to use only with the flat base.Otherwise, an increasing number of preparatory work.There will be a need for:

• performing concrete screed,
• application of self-leveling mass,
• masonry waterproofing layer.

There are several varieties of the parquet method of performing concrete screed:

• Mounting floorboards directly on the concrete base.
• Mounting on the base of waterproof plywood.
• mounting floorboard on the old flooring.

Parquet method is rarely used.This is due to its high labor intensity and significant financial costs for preparatory work.The only exception is installation of the old flooring.

2. Installation of floor boards on the joists.A very popular method.This technology sets itself apart from the parquet method of simplicity and low material costs.Successfully cope with the work on the shoulder any.The main thing - to show persistence, patience, and strictly follow the instructions.An important advantage of the installation of boards on the joists is the ability to lay underneath communications.Computer cord will no longer get in the way.

Laying floorboard parquet way

Most often, the need to use the parquet method occurs during the repair.The hosts do not wish to dismantle the old flooring.It is used as the basis for a new floor.In this case there is no need for time-consuming and costly preparations.

Tip: before deciding to use the old floor as the basis, make its ability to withstand severe loads.Damaged and insufficiently strong foundation floor can not be.It must be removed.

Procedure for installation of the floorboard on the old coating:

1. Line up the old floor.Carefully grind it.Use a tape machine.Grit abrasive belt 40 or 60.
2. entire floor surface Shots waterproof film made of expanded foam.This step is optional.We are confident in the thermal insulation and moisture barrier properties of the old floor - skip it.Stack
3. new floorboards recommended perpendicular to the floorboards of the old coating.If this is unacceptable - be sure to cover the floor with plywood sheets.The sheet thickness of 12 mm.Sand the plywood.Use a tape machine.Remove from the surface all the dust and dirt.
4. Lay floorboards.Avoid very tight stitch them together.It is recommended to use wedges.Along the perimeter of the room, leave a gap between the flooring and the walls 10 mm.
5. Krepjat board to the base by means of screws, keeping in step 250 mm.Perform marking and drill the holes for the screws must be in advance.To improve the aesthetic appearance of the flooring planks screw recessed depth 10 mm.Holes masked special stoppers made from the same type of wood.
6. If laying floorboards made on the base of the plywood, and not on the moisture proof film to the glue board based parquet adhesive.Using the adhesive will improve the adhesion of the coating to the substrate.In this case you still need to use screws.One adhesive is insufficient.

But if the old floor still had to dismantle, the process becomes more difficult and time consuming.This is due to the abundance of the preparatory work.

order of work during the installation of the floorboards on a concrete foundation the following:

1. Determine the level of humidity of the concrete screed.Use any of the two options:

Option number one:

• take the plastic wrap.The size of the film 1x1 m;
• mount it on the concrete floor with tape;
• leave for a day;
• remove the film.If you find a film on the concrete a wet spot - the base too wet.Do not rush with mounting boards and wait for drying.

Option number two:

• take the rubber mat;
• lay it on a concrete base;
• press down with bricks;
• leave for 24 hours;
• lift the mat.If you find a wet spot beneath it - not in a hurry to laying planks.

Tip: carefully consider dark concrete.It is difficult to notice the wet spot.

2. When the concrete base is dry completely, start laying the boards.The order of installation is similar to the embodiment of the installation on the old surface.The difference - instead of old boards or plywood framework, the new board is placed directly on the concrete base.

order of work during the installation of the floorboards on a base made of plywood:

1. Take sheets of plywood, preferably waterproof.Use plywood with a thickness of 18 mm.
2. Cut the paper into strips along the narrow side.The width of the strip is soaked for about half a meter.
3. Place the pieces of plywood on concrete diagonally to the intended direction of the boards.The distance between adjacent plywood - 3 mm.The distance from the plate to the wall 1 cm.
4. Secure the plywood sheets with screws or dowels.At 1 m2 should account for about 15 fixing points.Screw heads are imbedded deep into the plywood not less than 4 mm.
5. The variant of fixing plywood with glue.Pay particular attention to the compatibility of the adhesive and heat-resistant coating of concrete foundations.
6. Thoroughly sand the surface of plywood.Take advantage of the special grinding machine.Grit abrasive belt 40-60.
7. Clean the surface of the plywood covering of dust.
8. Further work on laying the boards are similar to installation on the old surface.

Installing floorboards on joists

This method is much easier and more convenient than the parquet method.

joists are wooden blocks.They are made of wood, which the humidity does not exceed 12%.sectional size ranges from 55h70 to 55h100 mm.

To install the floor boards on joists following:

• Prepare lags.Treat them with an antiseptic and a special solution to protect against parasites.
• Lay on the basis of vapor barrier.It may be an ordinary plastic film, foil, or polyethylene penofol.Lay the covering with overlap of about 20 mm.
• Place the logs on the base.The distance between adjacent joists in the direction of the future coating - 500 mm, along the axis - 300 mm.

Tip: best direction lags - perpendicular to the rays of the sun from the windows.Then assembled the floor will look perfect.

• Attach the logs to the base with screws.heads of the screws countersunk into the timber should be not less than 4 mm.
• Another option fasteners - glued joists, using glue or mastic asphalt.The advantage of this fixture - no danger of damage to communication within the intermediate floors.

Tip: pay special attention to the compatibility of the adhesive and waterproof mastic, which is processed basis.

• Align joists.Be sure to use the level.From dispose of excess wood with the help of the planer.In places where the logs will be lower than the general level, place wood chips.
• Fasten joists together using wooden beams and galvanized parts the size 40h40h40 mm.This will strengthen and enhance the design.
• Lay insulation voids formed under the joists.
• Lay the board on the joists.Get the most dense connections.If necessary, use wedges.
• length of the first board should not be less than the width of the room.Put it to the crest of the wall.The gap between the board and the crest of at least 10 mm.The first board must always align exactly perpendicular to the room.
• for mounting boards, use self-tapping screws.Their length should not be less than two times the thickness of the board.
• first attach the board next to the ridge so that the heads of screws closed plinths.
• The following boards place the screws on each Lagoi at an angle of 45 degrees.

Tip: holes for screws is better to drill in advance of laying planks on the joists.

• nailing boards to use metal straps.They were driven into the joists, and wedges.There are two options nailing:
  • cobble together and fastened to a log each board.The method is very effective, but very time-consuming.It is used for carefully-dried boards, adapted to be placed;
  • cobble together and strengthen each quarter of the board.A faster way.The three intermediate rows, you can use a short board.But the fourth board have to be long.
• last board in the series has a non-standard size.Cut it with a circular saw.This should remain a gap between the floorboard and the wall at least 10 mm.

Final treatment

Mounted in any of the following methods must be sanded floor.The main purpose of polishing - to eliminate defects in the installation.Before you start grinding, check whether recessed enough into the wood screws.screw sticks out of the board may result in damage not only cover but also grinder.

Use special tape machines or grinding machines for parquet.After completing the sanding, thoroughly clean the floor surface from dust.Spread onto the prepared floor several layers of lacquer.The first protective coating is applied, after drying - decorative.