Modern apartment renovation most often involves replacing the floor. Replacing the coating is more cost-effective and looks more aesthetically pleasing. Cement grouting (screed) is an important element before finishing the finish. Therefore, people who have scheduled repairs, often have a question about how to fill the floors in the apartment. There is nothing complicated in the pouring technology and in the case of correctly executed actions, problems should not arise.
After completing the work with the walls, you can begin to level the floors. You can hire builders to fill the
floors in the apartment. The price of these works is not too high. However, everything can be done independently. It is not so difficult to fill the floor with concrete in the apartment.
Beacons
First you need to install guiding beacons, along which the floor will be aligned. The smoothness of the surface of the cement screed during pouring will depend on their proper installation. They must be installed along the entire room. There are several installation rules: the first beacon should recede from the wall by 30-40 mm, and all the rest should be approximately 1000 mm from the previous one. During construction, cement cannot be dispensed with. After all, this is the main building material for a greater number of construction and finishing works. For pouring, you need a good cement mortar. In the future, guide rails will be installed on it.
Pillow
To ensure a high level of heat and sound insulation in the apartment, before pouring floors in the apartment, a layer of expanded clay, crushed stone or sand is laid under a cement screed. You also need to lay a layer of special plastic film, which will provide vapor barrier. Installed beacons should be checked with a level. If they are installed evenly, then you can proceed to the next stage - filling the floor with cement mortar.
How to fill floors in an apartment
The cement mixture is poured on the floor, moving from the corner of the room. To better distribute the solution, it is necessary to level it using a spatula or a trowel. This will allow you to control the thickness of the layer. It is important to ensure that all slots are filled so that no irregularities occur during shrinkage. After 30-40 minutes after pouring, it is recommended to wipe and finally level the surface. Flooded floor will gain full strength after 28 days. It dries out for about 3 days, depending on the room temperature and a number of other factors.
There is another option. First, you can create a screed, and to eliminate bumps and defects in its surface, put a layer of self-leveling floor on top. This will allow you not to suffer with the rule. Self-leveling floor mixes are diluted with water to the consistency of liquid sour cream or thick kefir. Then they are pulled apart at the base with a needle roller.
That's all you need to know about how to flood floors in the apartment. Then you can start laying the finish coating. The three most common floor materials are laminate, parquet and linoleum. Each has its own advantages. The most popular of them is laminate. It looks good and is quite economical in price. Parquet looks solid, but its price is higher than that of linoleum and laminate. Linoleum is relatively inexpensive, has high wear resistance and lasts 15-20 years.