Wooden Flooring with his own hands

Despite a huge selection of all kinds of floor coverings, wood flooring remains in the list of the most popular ways to trim premises.This is due not only to the relatively low cost, but also exceptional performance.On the wooden floor of a nice walk, it is durable, beautiful and quite easy to install.Arrange wood flooring can be not only in a private home, but also in the apartment, and today we'll talk about it precisely.

choice of materials

Choice of wood is very important when laying the boardwalk.In this case, we should take into account several factors: cost, service loads, moisture and temperature conditions in the room, the aesthetic aspect.Before proceeding to the enumeration and description of wood, you should define common technical requirements for any of them.

So, when buying a board first of all pay attention to the degree of humidity - wood should be dried by enough.Otherwise, after laying the material starts to dry out and become deformed, and your beautiful shiny new floor will "waves".But excessively dry wood is also not good, because it can be cracked.Carefully inspect each board for cracks, knots, chips and other deformations.For each class of material there is a norm, such as 1-2 knots per share.Do not buy stuff with cracks or splits, even if you are offered an impressive discount.

Board length also plays a role.Experts recommend choosing the material length is not less than 2 m - it is easier to work with, and the load is distributed more evenly.board configuration defines the look of the future of gender and complexity of installation.Thus, the grooved board unlike normal have special locking connection connecting the edges, which allow maximum up elements close to each other, practically without forming cracks.Regular board simply laid end to end, so that the slit on the floor a lot more.The cost of wood flooring from grooved boards will be higher than usual, but it will last much longer.

Tip: Always buy a little more boards than you need for wooden flooring.The price will be slightly higher, but you can guarantee that the material will be enough to spare.In addition, you can always replace the spoiled new board with a suitable shade and pattern.To do this, select the board from the same batch.

Wood species

Now you can choose type of wood.How much does a wooden floor decking will depend precisely on this.

for manufacturing floorboards using wood following breeds:

1. Oak - one of the most expensive, but durable and beautiful rocks.In the oak there is one interesting feature - it starts to turn gray with time, and the more it changes color, the "noble" and the more valuable it becomes.For this reason, the market can meet the artificially aged gray oak.It is worth it is more expensive than usual, but you get a nice deck at once.Oak is very durable, but because it will last for many decades, and with proper care and protection even your grandchildren will not have to worry about changing or major repairs of flooring.
   
2. Larch - another hardwood, the distinguishing feature of which is the high content of tar, which is why it is practically erased and does not rot.At a cost of Siberian larch is several times higher than pine, but less expensive than oak, and many see it as a credible alternative.This coating is ideal for areas with high humidity or homes where the owners come for a short time, for example, seasonal cottages.
   
3. alder, aspen - these rocks do not have such a strength as oak and larch, but they have other advantages.So, in their composition contains special enzymes that have a positive impact on human health.Such a floor will be particularly useful in the children's room or bedroom, as the load on it will be small, and wood can give full play to their healing qualities.In addition, aspen has long been endowed with powerful protective properties, to recall the ritual of getting rid of the vampires with an aspen stake.This tree is planted near the house and used for various Protect the rms.
   
4. pine, fir, spruce - soft wood.Due to availability and ease of handling such floors are inexpensive, but they are smaller than the above.This flooring is recommended to do in the room with low permeability, for example, in the bedroom or living room.It is also better if on it will not go in hard shoes - only in slippers or barefoot.Softwood contain volatile, having a healing effect, so the room with the floor will always be pleased to smell the freshness and spicy forest scent.If you decide to do the flooring wooden floor with their hands softwood, follow the advice of experts and buy this decking.Otherwise there is the risk of deformation of the board for several years after installation.
   

kinds of wooden flooring

wooden floors can be different and they differ not only stacking technology, but also the characteristics of the components.So, there are boardwalks from the array, which is used for one-piece wooden elements.Parquet - it is also a kind of wood flooring, which is made of planks of different configurations, for example, from the same array with grooves on all sides.In the standard board slots are located only on two sides, while the parquet - all for a more robust connections.Parquet can be glued, that is not made from a single piece of wood.Despite this, the material retains the original performance properties.High adhesive layer connects at least 3, and the bonding process takes place under high pressure, precluding the formation of air voids.The top layer of such boards are usually made of fine wood, such as oak, merbau, etc.

of wood not only determines its value, but also the configuration of the boards: thickness and length.For example, the oak boards are very durable, so their thickness starts at 2 cm But the two-centimetric pine board will sag and break quickly, so if you are working with this breed, choose a material thickness of about 4 cm Standards for decking is a little different:.. 28-36mm.When choosing a floor board proceed from the expected load - the larger it is, the thicker should be the material.

Width is also essential - it affects the durability of wooden flooring.This is especially kacaetsya neshpuntovannyh boards.This option should be selected, focusing on the degree of humidity of the wood - the higher the humidity, the board has to be as broad deformed, and it will be very noticeable.It is best to buy a board width of about 10 cm, but if you are 100% sure of the quality of drying the material, you can safely buy a board at 18-20 cm

Technology laying

Technology wooden flooring can occur in two scenarios: v.lags or without them.In this chapter we will consider in detail the highlights of laying on different grounds.It is worth noting that each of the methods has its own advantages and disadvantages, so to say, which one is better, not work - choose according to their own situation and possibilities.

Tip: Before you begin the installation of wooden flooring, leave the board for several days in the area where construction will take place.This is to ensure that the material is adapted to the temperature and humidity conditions.However, for reasons of economy, in some cases, floor mount of the dried boards with enough humidity level to 20%, putting them immediately without conducting acclimatization.This method is very risky, because you never can not predict whether the board is deformed, and how visible will change.

on logs

Laying wood flooring on logs is the most common way of installation because it allows you to quickly and effectively mask any unevenness of the subfloor.In addition, between the sub-floor and the flooring is a free space where you can conveniently hide communication or put a heater.

To produce a log using pine beams 50x100 or 100x100 mm.Because this method takes about 10 cm height of the room, it is better not to use for low rooms.Before installing the logs also need to give a few days to adapt to the temperature and humidity, and then treat them with an antibacterial agent and flame retardant.

stages of installation of wooden flooring on logs:

1. Step installation lag determined by the thickness and length of the boards.It is necessary to eliminate the sagging floor, so the thinner the board, the more you need to put the logs.If you put the board, the distance between the lags of 30-40 mm thickness should be about 80 cm. For thinner boards it should be reduced to 50-60 cm. If you have to work with a material thickness greater than 40 mm, put logs in 100-110 cm.
2. The first step is to install the side lugs on opposite walls, departing from them 20-30 cm. Suprema both lag the entire length must be in the same horizontal plane, so during installation, use the building level.
3. clearly exposed side joists, you can quickly deal with intermediaries.To do this, every 1.5 m long stretch nylon thread - it shall mean the extent to which it is necessary to raise all the intervening lags.
4. Adjust the height of the log by means of wooden wedges of lumber or a thin plywood, attaching them to the screws or nails.For fixing to the floor using dowels and steel corners.You may also be useful to this article: "Adjustable floor on joists: mounting features."
5. The gaps between logs lay insulation material.If the room is on the ground floor of a multistory building or recommended to lay the insulation waterproofing.Suitable conventional polyethylene construction 100-200 microns thick.Film Cuts bundle the wide tape, doing laps in the 15 cm Lay, calling at the wall by about 20 cm. - After installation you just screwed on insulation film on the insulation.
6. After laying the insulation layers can be laid communication, then MDF boards should be attached on top of the log.
7. now ready to laying planks.Their size should be selected so that each joint located at the center of the joists.Begin with the installation of the first row, stepping away from the wall 1.5 cm. Pre-drill holes, perform a self-tapping screws in each lag.

Why leave a gap near the wall?This deformation gap, which in the case of wood shrinkage will compensate for the expansion and the floor will be smooth.To disguise it, use a floor plinth.

plywood

In accommodation, rough floors are often made of plywood.Over time, this wood flooring is almost not deformed.In addition, plywood can be placed even on top of the old cracked flooring, not dismantling it.This significantly reduces the labor and time while providing additional insulation.

To mount the plywood subfloor, it is not necessary to spend long preparation procedures.If you are in a room with normal and low humidity, use plain plywood.But experts recommend in any case to take water-resistant material.We'll have to pay a little more, but the floor can withstand even a small flood.

How is the installation of wooden flooring plywood:

1. Attach the plywood to the floor easier, but to avoid unforeseen difficulties and to save material, first make a trial layout without fixing.When you find the best way to layout sheets, mark them with chalk, then to put in the same order.
2. To align the surface of the floor, set the beacons across the area of ​​the room.To do this, on the wall near the front door make a mark on an arbitrary height of about 1-1.2 m. Next, walk around the perimeter of the room, putting a mark on the same height using a laser level.The more marks, the better results you will get.Then a ruler, measure the distance from each label to the floor and find the least value - this is the level to which you want to raise the floor to level it.
3. Screw at this point (zero) and screw in using a building-level labels put down all around.Tension between the opposing screws at zero nylon thread.
4. Then you can put logs in the manner described above, or to make a dry floor screed using a bulk material.Usually this is done using concrete block.Experts advise to take a concrete block with a different size fractions to get a tighter podsypku.Before the installation of expanded clay cover the floor waterproofing film.
   
5. When bedding reach zero level, align it and proceed to the installation of plywood according to the numbering made in the beginning.Start from the door, gradually moving to the opposite wall of the room.Among themselves bundle the sheets of plywood moisture resistant glue and screws.For greater strength and uniformity of the coating after the installation of the joints can be filled.
6. When the base is ready, you can begin the installation of wooden flooring.

on concrete

to build wooden floors on concrete, it is necessary to determine the moisture content of the concrete screed itself.It should be dry enough (up 3%), evaporating the moisture otherwise lead to deformation and soggy plank floor.If the screed has been less than 3 months, the board can not be put on it.

Tip: To assess the degree of humidity of the concrete screed, there are special devices, but in order to avoid additional costs, you can use a proven way.Though he gives a small error, but to determine whether it is possible to work with a coupler or should be a little dry it.Spread on the floor segment of polyethylene 1x1 m, sealed by gluing the edges with tape.After 48 hours peel off the tape and check whether there is condensation or underneath a dark wet spot on the concrete.If the condensate very little or not at all, you can start laying the flooring.

If you are working with an old concrete surface, check if it is the height differences.Even minor irregularities can cause creaking floorboards future.Fix this problem by using self-leveling liquid floors.If there are minor projections can be sanded.

device boardwalk Concrete:

1. Deal screed primer to de-dusted surface and enhance the waterproofing at the same time.To tie the dried well as a primer, you can use one-component polyurethane mixture.If the screed is fresh and a little damp, take a two-component epoxy mixture and put it into 2-3 layers.Wait until the primer has dried.
2. Waterproofing can be done with the help of web materials - polyethylene or roofing material, but for the apartment building is quite sufficient impregnation primer.If you work in a private home, and the room is on the first floor or in the basement, put waterproofing two perpendicular layers.
3. On the carpet lay waterproofing insulation and vapor barrier membrane, which will take excess moisture.If you do wood flooring on plywood, choose as insulation polyethylene foam.If logs - mineral wool.But the most popular is the fastest and cheapest way - just the floorboards are glued to the concrete screed (only suitable for perfectly flat screed).
4. Apply on the surface of high-strength adhesive based on polyurethane.
5. adhesive polypropylene film lay a thickness of 10 mm (if necessary to achieve the desired thickness of the film lay in several layers).