Floor insulation provides comfort on the balcony with his hands

When repairing the question arises as to insulate the floor on the balcony, because the quality materials and help good people will cost a decent amount.

In this situation, many prefer to repair their own hands.

The warm balcony your home will be on the really comfortable.Experts say that in the first place should be warm floor balcony.

Preparing the balcony floor

To properly insulate the floor on the balconyown hands will need to first prepare it for operation.To do this, remove the old paint if it is.

under your feet should stay bearing concrete slab.Opens to the base clean of dirt.It is possible to carry out wet cleaning.After her wait until the floor is completely dry on the balcony.

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In the presence of cracks and places concrete mowing, give the floor to the balcony in order.It is better to use a hammer or grinders.

Be prepared solution of epoxy resin or cement and pour it into the cavity.It is important to carefully embroider and pour a solution of the floor joints with plates of balcony railings and walls.

Keep in mind that even a small slit is able to reduce the thermal insulation in the room.

So do not rely on the trim and carefully close up all the problem areas.

When the grout is completely dry, use special equipment to handle the floor on the balcony.To do this, fit roll waterproofing.

However, experts recommend to put a special liquid formulation is water.

At this point, check the insulation of plastic windows and vertical joints of the parapet slabs.All the gaps can be filled with foam.

screed floor in front of the balcony insulation

to insulate the floor on the balcony with his own hands, often required screed.Most often it is used in a significant drop of the floor height in the room and on the balcony.

This option is ideal for those in whose home in the joints of the walls and the balcony floor slab has serious gaps.

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If you need the floor electrically heated, then this option is indispensable.

For screed is important to choose the right solution.Now sold ready-mix, allow to align the floor on the balcony with no problems.

You can also apply a cement-sand mixture.To 1 part of cement mixed with 3 parts of sand.
is important to prepare a composition screed correctly.It will help to warm the floor on the balcony.

Carefully stir it in a dry form, then gradually add the water.

it should be for consistency: the resulting mixture should be poured easily, but do not be too liquid.

If you decide to apply the ready mix, then read the instructions.This option is useful if you have experience.Many of the mixture immediately frozen, so filled with their better hurry.

If you are not sure of the result, the use of cement-sand mortar - with it, you can not rush.
now finished the mixture is poured floor.

will be nice if you put in front of this reinforcing wire mesh.Paul poured to a thickness of 4 cm. Screed mixture to recover, using the grater plaster.

We follow the evenness through the construction level.

When the floors leveled, making cement.To this solution was filled cover a light layer of dry cement.We now have a basis for the future of the balcony floor.

If you choose heating using a special cable, repeat the pouring solution for electrical laid.Then boldly Lay the floor covering made from ceramic granite, tile and stone.

for stacking of other coatings (linoleum, carpet, laminate) using an infrared heating element - a film thickness of 0.5 mm.

choice of material and laying lag

Now you need to warm the balcony floor.To this end, it is important to choose the material for insulation.What does the market today?

To save money, choose a foam.It is moisture-resistant, lightweight, easy to use.They are easy to insulate the floor.The only negative - foam fire hazard.

Upon ignition of the material leaves the toxic fumes.

following material - extruded polystyrene or penoplex.It is fireproof, durable.With the help of this material is easy to warm the room.The material is mechanically robust.

therefore insulate balcony and can be on logs, and screed.

Penofol and other rolled materials are not very dense.They allow high-quality warm room.

Less commonly used mineral wool.It is easy to install, but is crushed and quickly absorbs moisture.Thus it will help insulate the room only for the first time.

Expanded clay is inexpensive, but it is often used for outdoor applications.Polyurethane foam - foam cylinders.It has good performance and at the same time a high price.

Virtually all of these materials have a low density.To properly insulate the floor, it is better to reduce the burden on them.

Therefore, for stacking the sub-floor and the base coat is applied lag system.

waterproofing membrane is located on a concrete base.This can apply dense polyethylene.

Measure the size of the balcony and in accordance with it, cut out boards with a minimum cross section of 4 × 4 cm. They treat ognebiozaschitnym composition and laid.

distance between the bars should be equal to the width of the insulation board.

Now you need to align the system log on the plane.For this purpose under the boards puts a supporting wedges.For greater reliability, paving small slats between the base and lags.

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When joists are installed on a level, install them by screws.For maximum rigidity can be secured to the edge of a log wall.

To do this, use the plate brackets and the anchor bolts with plastic sleeves.

If you prefer to roll foil insulation, it fills logs over it.When using other material lay it between the joists.

Installation of heat insulation, sheathing

next step laid insulation material.To do this, use the plate heater for the balcony or loggia.They clipped the scope of cells located between the joists.

best if after this process will remain unfilled spaces in general.

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These materials are placed on the floor or on the web material layer.As a heat insulator mounting can apply adhesive foam in cans or plastic dowels with wide hats.

When the panels are stacked, a gap fill with polyurethane foam.On the insulation layer vapor barrier membrane is placed.Thus, the materials will be protected against moisture.

If loggia allows the anchoring cross beams on top of a log.Their cross section may be a little less.

However, the distance between them should not be less than 40 cm.

proceed to the installation of lathing his own hands.Thanks to him, will create air space between the insulation and the sub-floor.This will improve the insulating qualities.

On crate begin laying subfloors.Equip it can be plywood, boards or OSB boards.Details pruned to size, put them on the joists and fasten with screws.

best if between the boards and the walls of the balcony there is a gap of 10 mm.This will help the floor will last for many years and a long time to warm it.

main work is done, the case for small - to be laid floor covering, skirting fastened.

If properly insulate the floor on their own, not only on the balcony, but also throughout the apartment will be provided with a comfortable temperature, because very often the balcony door open wide open.

The lower layer of air always has heat loss.To reduce them, it is important to follow the instructions above.

As you can see, to carry out insulation on the balcony floor with your hands is not difficult, but it is important to approach this matter responsibly and all you get!