increasingly popular in the repair, when you make apartment design is gaining laminated floor, replacing the more conventional wooden or parquet.But for all the apparent simplicity of works there is quite a natural question - how to put the laminate without having special knowledge and skills?To help you with this, we consider the main stages of its installation.
So, how to put laminate flooring with your own hands?The first step is to enter the premises acquired by the panel, which will be carried out works on installation of the floor covering, for a couple of days to adapt the material to the temperature and humidity in order to avoid deformation of the panels after laying.During these two days, you can start preparing the base, which will be laid on the laminate coating.The base may be concrete (sand and cement), or from the boards (old wooden floor).
First, consider how to lay laminate flooring over concrete.It is necessary to check the levelness of the base used for this building level, and ensure that there are no differences in excess of 2 mm sagging potholes.If necessary, these defects must be removed using a tool or gravy self-leveling concrete.
Then, based on stretches waterproofing to protect the floor from condensation.You can use an ordinary polyethylene film, and overlaps at the junctions at its nastilke made not less than 200 mm.Above the waterproofing, laid on a concrete foundation, it is recommended prostelit special insulator for insulating the floor, which has a large assortment of specialized shops.At the junction of the insulators are bonded using an adhesive tape construction.
How to put a laminate with respect to the light of day?To the side seams floor were not very noticeable, it spreads perpendicular to the wall on which the window or most of them.
After preparing and stacking insulators proceed to the assembly of the panels.Connecting them with the locks are of two types - with locks «Lock» and «Click».How to put a laminate with different locks?When assembling the cover with locks «Click» each next panel is inserted into the previous angle of 30 ° C, then pressed firmly to the floor, thereby latching the lock.When laying the panels with locks «Lock» previous and subsequent panels are arranged horizontally relative to each other and tapping hammer spike driven into the groove.Both in the first and in the second case for more durable bonding locks and better sealing panels can be used a water-repellent adhesive which is applied to the barb lock, whereupon the lock is latched as described above.
Start laying the first row nkzhno from the far left corner of the room with a temperature-deformation clearance from the wall.The gap should be not less then 10 mm.The second row starts with a segment of the panel of not less than 300 mm, which is joined to the next panel.This is done in order to lock the end joints staggered lay down for the distribution of loads on the panel laminate.Then fit the next series.
How to put laminate wood floor?The only thing that distinguishes him laying on the floor boards by laying on concrete or sand-cement mixture - is to prepare the base of the installation surface.Wooden floors should be protsiklevat using elektrorubanka or polishers, fasten boards with screws, eliminating squeaks, replace the board in decayed or damaged areas.The process is similar to laying laminate on a concrete foundation.
