Laying floorboard

Increasingly, people in their apartments and houses instead of linoleum on the floor is laid floorboard.It is popular with flooring.Parquet board is a good substitute for other floor coverings, is an environmentally friendly material, which in addition to noise and heat insulation properties, simply install.

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board Parquet board consists of rectangular plates that are glued together in a particular sequence.Board may have two or three layers.Usually, the last layer is made from coniferous trees.The top layer, it is also a decorative, can have a thin slice of precious and expensive wood - oak, beech or ash.It is the top layer and is responsible for the reliability and the appearance of the coating.

Each die is glued to the other under high pressure, and then the top layer is varnished in several layers.

Parquet board has such advantages:

• strength;
• resistant to moisture.Through vias with glue, the board retains its shape in any climate;
• if the board is manufactured with technology meet, then over the years, coverage will become more flexible and resistant to any changes;
• easy to install;
• after installation is not deformed;
• has a noise-attenuating properties;
• retains heat.

What imperfection floorboard:

• manufacturers claim that the coating is resistant to mechanical damage - slim figure, covering the surface of the board, may be defective thin ladies heel or sharp wheel chair;
• coating must be protected from moisture, heat and exposure to chemical components;
• restore coverage is almost impossible, because no flooring is made of solid wood and can not be ottsiklevat;
• damaged if even a small portion of the cover, need to replace the entire board (its length is two meters);
• of the board can not be put ornaments.

Types floorboard

in building supermarkets can be found floorboard having a different value.

There are three types of wood flooring:

1. Plank.Decorative coating produced from the same die.A distinctive feature is that you can see a tree structure, its drawing, so you can make a beautiful cover, which will serve for many years.Two-way
2. board consists of two plates glued together strips, or divided into modules.It can be short or long, so it is suitable for small spaces and to cover a large floor area.If the board is wide, then this increases the space of the room and is well passed the tree structure, which further decorate the room.
3. Longstrip.The upper layer has three parallel dies made of rare wood.Their length can vary, so it is possible to stack the board in different segments.

ways installing floorboards

laying works of wood flooring can be done in ways:

1. «dry" method or variable - the connection boards with each other is carried out by means of locks.
2. with glue.
3. With the use of fasteners.

Let's examine each of the methods.

Laying wood flooring for floating is the most affordable and widespread way.This option of laying a parquet floor is acceptable for small floor space, with the important role played by the preparation of the base, as well as the locks are present on the board.

To the result was satisfactory, you need to get ready.The board can be placed on a wooden or concrete surface, but be sure to dry and smooth.The concrete substrate should be no changes, otherwise the boards may squeak.

When a small thickness covering, experts advise to use self-leveling compounds, in other cases - cement mortar.Adjustable

board is made of plywood, resistant to moisture, it also has special locks, which allow to obtain a flat surface for laying.

Tools and materials

You will need these supplies:

• construction Roulette;
• drawbar;
• hammer or a wooden block to podbivaniya edge of the board;
• hygrometer - to measure the humidity in the room;
• saws - electric or manual;
• hammer;
• vacuum cleaner or a brush;
• substrate;
• baseboards and sills.

rules laying floorboard

The board need to hold it in the room where it will be stowed.It is advisable to place the floorboard in packages (or unpack) in the room and leave for two days.

Before laying the boards is necessary to cover the floor a special substrate that protects flooring from moisture.You can then laying parquet boards diagonally or adhere to other technologies installing floorboards.

Laying boards diagonally or parallel manner does not significantly affect the final result.If you have any gaps between the boards should be sealed, but generally, if the floorboard laid according to the instructions, the space should not be.

laying parquet boards must be carried out on the substrate, to save at this stage is not necessary, because the coating will not be long term.

First the installation of two rows of planks, they are placed in parallel to the window.To perform it, you must put the first four boards in a staggered manner.At work should retreat away from the wall about ten centimeters to the compression and expansion (temperature fluctuations in the room) board is not damaged.

Now you can proceed to installing the second row of boards, they should be easy to insert into the holes of the first series (the twenty-degree angle), and you hear a click.After stacking multiple boards using a tamping rod fixation is performed cover until it stops.This technology avoids the visibility of seams parquet floor.

Laying wood flooring plywood

Laying wood flooring on the concrete floor is done in different ways.The most difficult, but also a practical way - laying boards on plywood.First, on the concrete surface layer of plywood is laid, and then - flooring.

According to the technology, you need to adhere to these rules:

1. Board thickness should be equal to the thickness of the plywood.
2. Within days flooring must undergo acclimatization.
3. Before starting work, a plywood base (not completely, and separate sites) were coated with glue.
4. board is attached to the plywood and staple gun with special brackets.
5. Every board should be to tap with a hammer or a wooden beam to seal the joints.

Please treat plywood sander, and then remove all debris with a vacuum cleaner.If the surface has greasy stains, they should also be treated.

laying wood flooring is performed on the adhesive, so you need to read the instructions to know the time of its impact.

Incremental steps of laying:

1. Apply glue to the plywood with a notched trowel.
2. Lay the board, leaving the required gap.
3. Install wedge.
4. Attach clips or nails with a base floorboard.
5. It is worth paying attention to the reader that when working with the material necessary to sequentially open the package and extract the board.Mix them together and discover all at once is impossible.Last
6. board will not fit in the available space, so using it is necessary to file a jigsaw and place cut into the wall.
7. next row start with the place where the sawn board.
8. last row are placed as follows: you need to compare the size of the board with the width of the remaining space.In most cases, you need to make cut parquet.
9. Near the wall, you must install dobivochny crutch (sold complete with the floorboard).

How to laying parquet boards, look at the video:

Care parquet

Care floorboard as for parquet, requires compliance with a number of nuances.So, it is not recommended to wash the floor with a wet cloth, because the board afraid of water and can be deformed.When caring for the floor, try to wipe it with a slightly damp cloth.Do not use abrasive cleaners, coatings and use hard brushes, which are equipped with vacuum cleaners.

Parquet can be damaged by the furniture, so if you do not want your floor was deformed, protect the legs of tables, chairs, sofas and chairs with special covers.Under these rules parquet floor will serve you for many years.