Repairing an apartment or a separate room in it should start with leveling the floor. After all, not only the interior of the room, but also the durability of the flooring depends on its quality. Moreover, pouring the floor using special building mixtures is not difficult.
Types of mortar for flooring
In the building materials market, there are two main types of bulk floors from various manufacturers. This is a quick-hardening screed and a self-leveling finishing mixture.
Filling the floor with a quick coupler is designed to level the surface horizontally. This type of mortar is used to create only a draft version. In practice, the resulting base is not suitable for flooring, since it is not even enough and can lead to deformation and destruction of coatings, especially linoleum and parquet.
The purpose of the finishing mix is to give the final floor an ideal flat surface. The result of finishing with the finish mixture is perfect for all types of flooring, as it has no flaws in its structure.
Flooring Technology
In order for the floor to be completed efficiently, it is necessary to initially prepare the work surface. The old base must be cleaned, washed and dried. After this, a
primer should be applied to it
. Priming the surface will allow for better adhesion between the layers of the new and old floors, as well as eliminate dust residues.
The next step in the implementation of work on the arrangement of the floor is the installation of labels. This operation is performed using the construction level. It is at this stage that the horizontal is displayed. If the area of the room is small, then you can mark the fill level on the walls of the room. If the area of the room is large, then to improve the quality of work it is recommended to install beacon profiles, according to which it will be possible to adjust the horizontal plane of future floors throughout the space of the room.
Almost everything is ready for the floors to be filled with quick-hardening screed. But before performing this work, it is necessary to determine the need for reinforcement. If the floors in the room will not be subjected to strong loads, and the layer thickness of the quick-hardening screed does not exceed 5 cm, then there is no urgent need for reinforcement. Otherwise, reinforcement should be performed to avoid various deformations during operation.
Dry quick-hardening mixture is diluted with water in a prepared container, and then mixed until smooth. Filling the floor with a quick-hardening screed is carried out between the beacon profiles. Since the resulting mixture is quite thick, it is necessary to use a T-shaped tool to align horizontally.
The final leveling of the new floor is carried out with the finishing mixture. The dry composition is mixed with water until smooth. Filling the bulk floor is very simple and does not require additional tools, since in their composition such mixtures have special additives that allow them to spread evenly throughout the space. The leveling layer is at least 3 mm thick.
When the floor is finished, they give him several days to dry. If the room has a high temperature, then the drying solution must be moistened and covered with a film, otherwise cracks may appear due to uneven evaporation of moisture.