How to put a warm floor under a parquet

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Warm floor under parquet photo When choosing parquet, first of all it is necessary to pay attention to the resistance of the wood to the changes in temperature and humidity from which it is made. Incorrectly selected parquet, during operation can lead to the appearance of cracks. To the hardwood species include oak, dussia, merbau. Just do not lay parquet too thick. Because of this, there is a growing need for much more heating and installing a warmer floor with more power. Below the site, repair of the apartment with their own hands has prepared a video instruction on installing the floor.

Beforehand, ensure that the heating power per square meter is not more than 100W.Choose the desired system, for this, read the articles of installing an electrical floor under your own hands and installing a water-heated floor with photo instructions and video materials.

Before laying, the moisture of the parquet should be kept to a minimum. Somewhere around 5%.If necessary, produce drying. The room temperature must match the parquet temperature. To do this, it must be placed in the room in advance, without removing it from the packages. The humidity of the room itself, in which the styling will be done, should be about 50%.

As a basis for parquet, use a cement or gypsum screed. In this process, the most important is the correct preparation of the surface. After applying the screed, it must be adequately dried. This happens within three weeks. The first few days there is a temperature increase of 5 ° C every day. As soon as the temperature reaches 24 ° C, it must be stored for two weeks. After this period, the temperature is reduced by 5 ° C every day until it reaches 15 ° C.Then you can proceed with the installation work.

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Before the process of laying a parquet, you need to make sure that the screed is even, clean, firm and dry. If the difference in height is no more than 2mm by 2m, then the floor can be considered even. At small differences for leveling apply putty. If the differences are significant, they are leveled, resorting to self-leveling solutions. The strength of the screed for parquet laying should be about 20 N / mm2.With insufficient strength, it may crack. Check the strength of the screed by following it with a sharp object. If there is no strip with obvious crumbling, the strength is sufficient. When all requirements are met, apply a primer. The application process is indicated in the instructions for use.

Basically, polyurethane adhesives are used for gluing parquet, because they are quite elastic. During operation, observe the proper temperature and humidity conditions for each particular type of wood from which the parquet is made, and it will serve you for a long time.

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