How to level the floors without the screed under the linoleum

How to level the floors without the screed under the linoleum



Before laying linoleum, should be prepared foundation. Remains of the old coating, contamination must be removed, in addition, the substrate must be well leveled.





How to level the floors without the screed under the linoleum


















You will need




  • - sheet building materials;
  • - boards for logs;
  • - Fasteners.




Instructions





1


Floor for laying linoleum can be quickly and easilyAlign without screed if the height differences are small. This is done using a dry backfill and a material like chipboard, plywood. Carrying out of repair of a floor gives the chance to lay linoleum so that its joints were equal, and the surface has turned out without differences in height, beautiful and smooth. So the service life of linoleum is greater than without preliminary treatment of the base.





2


Clean the base of the garbage that has fallen on it,dirt, putty. From non-planed planks build on the base of the lag on which the material will be laid. Strengthen the lags with anchors, the distance between them is better to do 30 cm. The surface should be strictly horizontal.





3


Check the horizontal surface withusing the building level. In the presence of differences, slopes, surface defects, they must be corrected - this can be done using wooden wedges. Put them in problem areas to correct the level to acceptable.





4


Perform the crate. On the logs, fix by means of self-tapping bolts, select the step depending on the size of the sheets of material. Lay sheets of slabs of wood-chip or plywood on top of lags. The material must be treated with an antiseptic. After packing, seal the seams formed.





5


In the same way, you can level the wooden floor,on which there is a large number of irregularities. If it is intended for laying linoleum, but has local irregularities or small defects, you should not tear it completely to make another base. The simplest option - to level this floor, using sheets of moisture-resistant plywood with impregnation. Sheets with a thickness of up to fourteen millimeters are fixed with screws to the main wooden floor, fitting them around the edges.




























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