Self improvement on the balcony floor - covering options and tips

nothing remains a good host unheeded, and in particular the potential additional living space, with some of our housing prices.The same attention as the whole apartment as a whole, requires a balcony.Today we will talk about an important element of the living space, namely, how do we do the floor on the balcony, which option we choose the cover.If the floor is qualitatively "trimmed", then on a balcony and come out nice and clean easier to hold.

And the dust, the dirt will not be recorded with the "street" in the house, if you have not glazed balcony.Contents floor can be different: to paint a plate, lay linoleum.However, this will not be possible to conceal the plate irregularities.Therefore, let us consider three common variants: wood floor unit floor filler, laying tiles.

Just specify that for balconies preferably wooden floor.Firstly, such a construction has a relatively small weight in comparison with an oil or tiled floors.Recent best suited to the loggia.Second, the wooden floor "warm" as the tree itself has a very low thermal conductivity, and after the construction of the floor between him and the plate is formed airbag, which partially offsets the lower plate temperature.

wooden floor on the balcony

should start with the alignment surface of the plate.Prior to the ideal state is not necessary, but the logs should go to bed exactly at an angle.It is to them and will be installed and then the board, so it logs and determine the position of the cover relative to the horizon.So, you need to carefully inspect the balcony slab to knock down all the projections, if available.After that, make tie - not particularly "massive", but it should align the plate.By the way, sell special mix for this type of work.

second phase of work - construction of crates.It is possible, in principle, be laid directly on the board and the plate, if it is well aligned.But this balcony we deprive some insulation from the bottom, and if it is closed (glazed), and the circulation of air under the floor.Align the boards fit together will be much harder.Plus laying planks on the joists in the fact that between the stove and the floor boards can be put extra insulation.Variants of such warming are many, but the styling of the material requires some space.

should be borne in mind that the entire tree to be laid out on the balcony, should be treated with special means, which protect it from rotting and damage from insects.Then the floor will last a long time.As the lag commonly used pieces of wood, and it would be good also to paint.Laghi (bars) attached to the plate dowels balcony or long screws, pre-drill out the holes in the slab and installing the liner.

Bars placed on the perimeter of the balcony.In the rest of them put in, depending on how the board will be laid - along or across.The problem of "intermediate" bars - do not allow the boards to sag.If the balcony is long, it is better to lay across the board.

self-leveling floor

advantage of self-leveling floor is that it can be very long.First, you need to prepare and lodge the plate - making screed.But unlike light screeds under wooden floor screed is now required thorough.It is better to make a semi-dry screed.The same material - sand and cement.After it dries thoroughly, it is primed, the primer "regret" is not necessary.If necessary, the need to be primed in multiple layers, but at least two.

After applying the last layer of soil composition in the work of filling the floor is recommended to start no earlier than one day.All should be well dry.Self-leveling floor is a liquid material that spreads after drying forms a protective film.Experts advise to do it at least 2 mm thick.Take into account that self-leveling floors come in several forms, so while pouring must be guided by the manufacturer's instructions.

floor of ceramic tiles

Lay the tile is not as difficult as it is usually considered.But first you need to prepare a smooth concrete surface, and accordingly, primed.Now you will need a tile adhesive trowel - comb itself tiles.We need to follow the instructions which is provided with each package with glue.Actually, about the tiling I have already written, so you can just peruse this article.But the general principle when laying tile is: Lei applied to the tile and on the balcony floor section.Then tile "pressed" into the floor.It is necessary to carefully attach the tile to each other.And all the time - horizontality control using level.

also want to see a video installation on the floor loggia: