Tip 1: How to put a floor in an apartment

Tip 1: How to put a floor in an apartment



Great importance for further operationThe apartment has a floor. It can be made of different materials, but most prefer to use ordinary boards with a thickness of 35-40 mm. Flooring of this material is best at the end of the heating season, so that it will dry properly before it is laid. This will save later on the formation of cracks. If you have to mount in the summer, then it's better to choose the time after the dry and hot weather.





How to put a floor in an apartment


















You will need




  • - board 35-40 mm;
  • - Lags;
  • - ruberoid;
  • - fiberboard;
  • - Nails.




Instructions





1


Put the lags on a concrete base,them ruberoid for waterproofing and antiseptirovannuyu tape (soft fiberboard) from impact noise. The distance between them should be 400-500 mm for boards with a thickness of 35-40 mm. Then planed boards for layout, select adjacent boards so that there are no more than 1 mm between them. If necessary, cut them so that their joints are on the joists, and the ends do not touch the walls. Between the outer walls and the floor boards, make a gap of 2 cm, between the inner walls and the floor boards - 1 cm. They are required so that the material does not rot from cold and damp walls, and to reserve space in case of expansion when moistened. Please note that when starting flooring, the humidity in the room should not exceed 60%, and its temperature should be below + 8 ° C. Provide a ventilated space under the wooden flooring, as well as ventilation grilles, this will prevent mold fungi from developing.





2


Examine the boards in the pre-layout. Make sure that they do not have defects: cracks, chips, resin stains and other damages. Also in the material for the sexes should not be bugs, woodworms and traces of mold of house fungus. The boards that have defects are either discarded or used for flooring in dark rooms, for example in storage rooms.





3


Take the level and constantly check the slopefloor when laying, it should have 0 degrees. Lay the boards with annual layers in different directions. This condition is especially observed when flooring with wide boards. Material number, mark, to then mount them quickly, in order, without fitting. First, put the first board, observing the gap between it and the wall (then cover it with a plinth) and fasten it with two nails 100-125 mm long. The size of the latter should be 3-4 times the width of the floorboards. Drive the nails with a slight inclination, drown the hats in the thickness of the board.





4


Put the second one next to the first board. Fold in the logs at a distance of 5-7 cm from the edge of the extreme board of the usual staples so that between the lag and the boards there is a gap. Insert the safety bar into it and drive the wedge in. Due to it, the edges of the boards tighten against each other. Nail them, then remove the staples, put the next 1-2 boards, hammer the staples and nail the boards to the lags.





5


Match the joints after laying. In order to remove small differences at the joints, lags can be used to lay the linings: roofing paper, cardboard, ruberoid. Close the cracks between the walls and floor fillets or plinths. It is best to use them with raincoats. Traditionally, plinths of coniferous wood are used for board flooring.




























Tip 2: Repair in the apartment. Which sex to choose?



The choice of sex in the apartment affects the style of the interior,your financial capabilities and purpose of the premises. In the classic Victorian interior, with chandeliers and carved tables, it is unlikely to be appropriate linoleum in the flower. And in the bathroom, no one has thought of putting a carpet.





Parquet floor in the apartment







Make a plan of action

First, take the plan of the apartment andanalyze. Color pencils apply functional zoning: wet rooms (bathrooms), conditionally wet (bathrooms, kitchens, laundry, balconies, loggias), dry (corridors, halls, bedrooms, living rooms, offices). What facilities involve water procedures? What are the dirtiest? What kind of floors do you want to heat? Where should the floor be presentable? And where - in the first place, soft, noiseless?

About wet rooms, dry floors and vice versa

For wet rooms (bathrooms, laundry rooms)it is best to choose a ceramic tile or granite. For tiles, consider the strength class - from to PEI-1 to PEI-4 (the most durable). Floor ceramic coating should be non-slip - rough or corrugated. Because bathrooms, often of a small size, do not choose to install a large tile in them, this will visually reduce the room. Draw and texture in accordance with the stylistic decision of the interior. In stores, the choice is huge: tiles for wood, stone, paper, chocolate, rusty metal, leather, fur, lollipops; square, round, torn ... Try to avoid unnecessary variegation and color - the bathrooms and so will get all sorts of bubbles and towels. In bathrooms and kitchens, it was recently decided to limit themselves to the same tile or, as an economical option, linoleum. Modern materials are so high quality and easy to care that now you can say with certainty: in these rooms today you can use all kinds of floor coverings, based only on your taste. Is that carpet is contraindicated. Imagine how original and cozy your kitchen will be with a parquet board? And a bathroom with a cork cover! Corridors, halls and hallways are also fashionable with tiles. However, there is no reason to limit your choice. All the same, granite, even if heated, is cold, unfriendly material, more suitable for offices or southern latitudes. Give your home more coziness, let your feet be nice to spank barefoot!

Parquet for leopard and cork in a cage

Great variety of floors for living rooms, bedrooms,children's, offices and canteens. Adherents of good quality, solidity will choose a wooden floor. This can be the most expensive - piece-set parquet with drawings according to your sketch from precious woods, to a parquet board with a simple lock fastening - to the lock stacked for the day. Widely distributed and materials "under the tree" - the same porcelain and laminate. The latter is a good budget option. The flooring is more exotic. This is one of the most environmentally friendly floors, recommended, first of all, in children's. They have heat and sound insulation above wooden, durable. Their lack - instability to scratches and dents. But, thanks to a small depreciation, there will be less broken glasses in your house! Linoleums are inexpensive floors. The choice is so wide that it can satisfy the most unconventional and capricious taste: for example, only colors - thousands of options, from monophonic to imitation leopard, river bottom, moss, foliage. A natural linoleum - Marmoleum - beyond praise! Durable, completely made of natural ingredients, with a full-thickness pattern and a huge number of colors. The kovrolin is the least environmentally friendly of all coatings. Soft and cozy, but collects dust. In addition, it is complicated in care - not all stains are removed from it without consequences. On loggias and balconies it is good to use a dirt repellent coating - granite, linoleum. Refine and give a home view in these rooms is also a parquet board, cork floor. Very interesting looks terraced board - from natural wood or plastic. Whatever materials you like, do not spray and buy everything at once. Choose as few different types of sex as possible - this will give integrity, completeness to the interior.









Tip 3: How to tame a cat to sharpen its claws



The appearance of a cat in an apartment brings the owners amongother and certain inconveniences. From the cat's claws suffer walls, furniture, wooden coverings. But forbidding cats to sharpen their claws is impossible. This is inherent in them at the genetic level. For your peace of mind it will be better to help your pets.





How to wean a cat to tear furniture








Instructions





1


Cats from the very childhood should be tamedsharpen claws in a certain place. A universal leg is the leg of the dining table. It should be wrapped with a special cloth (sold in pet stores) or carpet. Teach you to use such a "kogtedralka" kitten can be, having poured on it a little valerian or to attach there a favorite toy. For the correct behavior of the kitten should be encouraged by caress or goodies.





2


Another option is suitable if your cat is already usedSharpen claws on wallpaper or door jambs. Place a piece of carpet or a piece of wood in the meter from the floor. You can put carved wooden shields around the perimeter of the entire room.





3


You can enclose an old carpet with any board and place it in a special place at an angle or simply put it on the floor, depending on how it will be more convenient to sharpen the claws of your cat.