Paul on the loggia

Happy owners of a loggia often think about how to make this extra room in the apartment a cozy corner for a comfortable stay at any time of the year. The easiest task to repair the loggia is to install the floor. In order to save money, you can do it yourself. What should be the floor on the loggia? Getting started, you should rely on several criteria:

1. Resistance to temperature changes.
2. Warm and pleasant foot surface.
3. Convenience in operation.
4. The ease of materials that are used for installation.

Before considering the options for flooring, you need to prepare the floor for finishing. This procedure involves the following actions:

1. Remove the old screed, paint, linoleum, tile, as well as extra things from the loggia.
2. We liquidate the centers of dampness or rotting.
3. We plug the gaps through which rain and snow are leaking.
4. Spray the construction drug against fungi.

1. Waterproofing. The surface is lined with a special film or covered with waterproof plaster.
2. Thermal insulation. Here are suitable mineral wool, foam, foam, that is, any materials with a low coefficient of thermal conductivity.
3. Surface alignment. In the presence of small defects, it is customary to use a self-leveling mixture. Large flaws can be leveled by means of a tie or under the wooden flooring to install logs, which are transverse beams made of solid wood. As a rule, the floor level of the living space and the loggia is different, in view of this, with the help of lag, we raise the floor on the loggia to the required mark. In addition, if there is a need to raise the floor by 20 cm, a layer of expanded clay will allow this.
4. Primer. This tool increases the strength of the base and contributes to a better bond with the floor covering. It is common to apply an alkyd or polystyrene primer to the surface of wood, the concrete base is treated with an epoxy variety, applying it two or three times.

The most elementary reception, pertinent for a loggia of any kind.It is best to buy paint, in which the main component is acrylic, polyurethane or epoxide. This option is characterized by resistance to atmospheric influences. To prevent paint from falling onto walls, masking tape should be used.

First of all, we form a frame resembling a box from the bars and additionally strengthen one timber in the middle of the structure. Covering the surface with varnish will help to ensure a long life of the floor. Next step we sew between the boards with the help of screws and corners, and then with the dowel-nails attach the frame to the concrete base. Then we lay the boards perpendicular to the lags and fix them.

If the tree is of poor quality, it should be processed and covered with linoleum. Due to the fact that the tree is light, it can be framed not only a loggia, but also a half-forest.

To avoid injury, the best option would be to put a tile with a rough surface. To do this work, you must stock the following materials:

1. Ceramic tile.
2. Building level.
3. Tile cutter
4. Mortar: cement or adhesive.
5. Cross lighthouses.

It is better to lay out the tile from the door or from the angle from which only whole details of the finish can be seen. Using a spatula, distribute the mortar to the inside of the subfloor and the back surface of the tile. The distance from one tile to another must be the same, to achieve this, we install the cross-shaped beacons. We lay tiles on the construction level. After finishing the procedure, you must hide the seams under a layer of putty.

This type of coating is characterized by durability and strength, resistance to abrasion and scratches, it is not afraid of changes in temperature and humidity. In addition, the color palette of the material is very wide, it gives unlimited possibilities to designers.

Received widespread in our day. There are several types of it:

• Technical traffic jam. Most often it plays the role of a substrate for a different type of coating, insulates and insulates. It is produced in rolls or plates, much less in granules. They can fill the holes in the floor or the gaps between the coatings.
• Sticking. It is a rectangular tile, decorated on top with decorative veneer, which is covered with polymer.Its colors can be both natural and imitating marble or granite.
• Floating. It has the same structure as the previous version, but differs from it by the method of assembly: as in a puzzle, the plates are joined together by grooves, without glue.

This is a unique solution that represents a seamless surface of three parts: the base, three-dimensional pattern and the final coating.

Properties of such a floor:

1. Not afraid to scratch.
2. Moisture resistant.
3. Strength.
4. Aesthetics.
5. Practicality.
6. Durability.
7. Just take care of him.

This floor is easy to do and do it yourself. Initially, you must fill the floor with a liquid base of a light or neutral color. Then by means of the roller to paint. After that, apply a second layer of paint, it may be in other colors. And at the end to stick the picture purchased in the store.

This coating has gained popularity for a long time, it allows you to make repairs in a short time and save the family budget. The characteristics of this material include

1. Reliability.:
2. Softness.
3. Strength.
4. Practicality.
5. Moisture resistance.
6. It is warm.

However, it is worth remembering that linoleum is vulnerable to mechanical stress (for example, the pressure of heavy objects) and deforms if it is laid on an uneven surface. To put linoleum yourself, you need several tools:

1. Hammer.
2. Nails
3. Knife.

First of all, unfold the material and carefully straighten it. During installation, the coating should be leveled in order to avoid defects and bumps. Fix the linoleum on the surface with ordinary or liquid nails. Having completed the process, it is necessary to fix the coating with a baseboard of a suitable color.

It is a widespread, environmentally friendly material at an affordable price. In appearance it resembles parquet and has a number of useful properties:

1. Serves for many years.
2. Strength.
3. Practicality.
4. Easy to install.
5. Nice appearance.

On the eve of laying the coating, as usual, is allowed to lie down in a warm room for about two days.

For installation, you will need a number of tools:

1. Hammer.
2. Saw.
3. Roulette.
4. Clamp.
5. Square.
6. Wedges.
7. Pencil.
8. A bar made of wood.

Between the material and the wall, you must provide a place for the plinth, this distance should be equal to about ten millimeters. Next, you need to interconnect the laminate plates with the help of locks, which are provided with each element of the coating.

There are three types of locks:

• Connection in the way of "constructor". Raise the finished row of laminate and attach to it another detail. The resulting strips of plates fasten together.
• Connection method "podbivki". The elements are fixed in length, after which they need to be lined up in order to be joined in width.
• The connection is by means of an insert made of plastic; it attaches to the plate in width.

Appeared before the laminate and has similar technical properties. This coating must necessarily have a protective layer (paint or varnish). Installation of parquet floor should be made at a temperature not lower than 18 degrees. On the eve of the process, the coating must be unpacked and left to rest for a long time, at least a week.

Parquet can be laid in several ways:

• Floating.Parquet boards are fixed on the joint, special ridges and grooves are cut out, this technique does not provide for the use of glue.
• Gluing to the base. Here, without fail, plywood flooring is needed, laying is done with a glue and spatula. It is necessary to carefully consider the choice of glue, it must contain less than fifty percent water. At the end of the installation, a technical break of 5-7 days should be made.
• Laying to the wooden floor with nails.

Sheets of plywood attach screws to the base. It is very important to leave a distance of about 1.2 centimeters between the parquet and the wall, having treated it with a sealant or polyurethane foam.

Nowadays, you can buy this covering with a pile of any quality, color and length. For a floor on a glazed warm loggia, the best option would be a carpet of artificial materials, bedded on linoleum, parquet or wooden floor. For work you need a roller and a special knife, which in appearance resembles a sewing machine. There are five methods of laying carpet, but for the floor on the loggia it is best to limit to two of them:

• Free styling. The most elementary method, according to which the carpet is simply laid on the floor like a carpet or carpet, after which with a scissors at a angle of 90 degrees, make the notches in the shape of a letter V, then cut around the perimeter.
• Streychevy way. This method is carried out by means of narrow slats - grippers, from which spikes stick out at an angle of 45 degrees. On both sides of the plank, the tips are directed oppositely. For installation, they buy a "gripper" carpet and grippers are selected for it.