Contents
- 1 Steps for laying linoleum with your own hands
- 2 Preparing the base of the floor before laying
- 3 How to lay the linoleum correctly, installing
- 4 Installing linoleum with your own hands video
For many people, linoleum was, is and will be the optimum floor covering. Rarely when repairs are done without the use of this material. There are many reasons for this, but it is necessary to highlight the most basic advantages:
• the stability of linoleum to external changes - whether it is lowering or increasing humidity, temperature, etc.;
• its functionality - allows you to effectively and quickly clean the surface of dirt;
• unpretentious in operation - after laying no care linoleum does not require, in addition to cleaning;
• it is difficult to find any floor covering cheaper than linoleum;
• Simplicity of laying - allows laying without the involvement of specialists, with their own hands.
Stages of laying linoleum with their own hands
Not surprisingly, linoleum, having such a set of qualities, has become widespread. After the linoleum is chosen, it is of course necessary to begin with planning. At this stage, the main thing is to determine the coverage area, and with the amount of material. The most important thing is not to make a mistake in calculating the area, no matter what form the room has complex or rectangular. All walls must be measured along the perimeter.
The whole point is that in high-rise buildings even the opposite walls may well be of different lengths. Blame for all negligent builders. As a result, linoleum on one side can ideally be approached, and on the other it may not be enough. To prevent such unfortunate mistakes, it is better to measure seven times, and then cut off. When the sizes are all removed and the linoleum is bought, preparatory stages begin.
The technique of laying linoleum with your own hands is very easy to learn, the video below gives good examples. If you understand everything, then it will not be a big effort to do it yourself. However, you do not have to be cool. In order that the linoleum for a long time and it is good to lay down, it is necessary to prepare the base well. Unquestionably, this is the most responsible and important part of the work. If it is done qualitatively, then consider what has already been done half the battle.
Preparing the base of the floor before laying the
In the room where the floor is plank, the flooring should be firmly secured. A mobile, fragile base will someday lead to deformation of the coating. Therefore, all precautions must be taken beforehand. The plywood is laid on the plank floor, which is screwed with screws. The resulting substrate should be perfectly even. It is necessary to pay attention to the fact that the screws of self-tapping screws are not given out.
Undoubtedly, for laying linoleum, the best foundation is concrete. However, the process of flooring does not become less time-consuming. Armed with the building level, it is necessary to check for irregularities and incline. If it is found, then it will be necessary to make a screed of a sand-cement mix. The base will be enough to pour seven centimeters thick. After that, a self-leveling mixture is recommended to make the final screed.
In this case, be sure that the ground will be perfectly flat and you will not have to return to this issue, you will never have to. In addition, a strong and even concrete floor is useful in case, after a time there will be a desire to replace the linoleum with some other flooring.
How to lay linoleum correctly, mounting
Strangely enough, but the main stage of laying linoleum in parallel is also the finish. If the room is planned to be covered not with one cloth, but with several pieces, the main thing is that the linoleum pattern should coincide in the finished form. After cutting the canvas, it should be spread in the room, and leave to lie off for about a couple of days at normal room temperature. This will help avoid wrinkles and dents.
It should be remembered that the laying will be easier if the cloth itself and the surface are flat. Linoleum must be cut so that its edges do not reach the walls reached about a centimeter.
There are three main ways of laying:
• without the use of adhesives;
• with cold mastic;
• with glue application.
In household conditions it is more convenient to use double-sided adhesive tape or glue for linoleum. These are the simplest ways of laying, which, plus everything else, are financially less expensive.
Naturally, the most reliable and durable way is the laying of linoleum with your own hands using glue. Up to the middle of the linoleum, one side is bent and using a spatula, a layer of glue is applied to it. Then he must stand on the air for a while. After that, linoleum is laid on its place, and special sacking or smoothing is squeezed out from under it air. This operation is also carried out with the second half.
If we are talking about a glueless way of self-laying linoleum, then this method should be used very carefully. The canvas is completely glued with double-sided adhesive tape around the perimeter and fixed on the base. The most important thing is to completely and correctly smooth the folds and other irregularities, so that afterwards you do not have to redo all the work. In conclusion, a wooden or plastic skirting board is installed. At this installation of linoleum is considered finished. Now check out the video tutorials to visually fix the information. Successful repair!
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