Many people know that the popular today, the laminate can be paved on virtually any subfloor, but whether they are aware of the process, there may be very different?Of course, laying laminate on concrete floors is essentially no different from that in the wooden base.But the rough base is prepared in these different ways.
way, if such acts as the above mentioned concrete, the case becomes much more complicated.The fact is that the concrete before placing not only must be completely dry, but differ ideal smooth surface and the absence of any serious defects.
Otherwise smooth and nice looking surface flooring you just do not get.In addition, laying laminate flooring on the concrete floor of poor quality will inevitably lead to the fact that the lock plates will break the connection, and then the appearance of a laminate finally deteriorated.
Thus, before you start you in any case have to spend at least redecorating.It is necessary to completely remove the potholes and cracks, if necessary, closing up their mortar.Also, it does not hurt to check the evenness of the floor on correcting deficiencies in the same concrete and constantly referring to the building level.
Then you need to be patient and wait until the new concrete patches on the ground is completely dry.It will take at least a week, and to rush things in any case not worth it!And only then she starts laying laminate onto the concrete floor.
It should be noted that in this case you do not get to do without a vapor barrier.The fact is that the concrete contains a large amount of free water, which in time will evaporate therefrom, permeating the flooring.For laminate a property of this base just disastrous, because it quickly begins to swell, crack and quickly lose all its decorative features.It does not help even the use of its water-resistant varieties.Wherefore laying laminate onto the concrete floor can not be made without high-quality vapor barrier.
Of course, in the ideal case, a commercially available specially for this film, but good fit and ordinary polyethylene (normal thickness).His laid overlapping, fastening the edges with glue or a special "ironing", welding strips with each other.Thereafter, the substrate is placed on the floor.Note that the drop floor laying laminate can not exceed a maximum of 3-4 mm, so that when working do not forget to use a level.At the level of the walls of the film is also attached to the adhesive.Be sure to leave time for its dry!
And only then begin the installation of the floor covering.Begin from the walls, placing the panel material perpendicular to windows (so less visible seams).It is necessary to carefully sustain period of the last plate to the wall (5 mm) because it is inclined floor to expand.It can be used as an adhesive, and a simple keyhole connection.
As you can see, laying laminate flooring on concrete is not so many nuances.
