Laying the laminate on a concrete floor with a substrate: mount technology

laminate stacking technology has its own characteristics, since the founding of the preparation and ending with the final design

As a rule, the preparation of the base takes about 5-15 days, depending on the method of preparation and the materials used in the work. for coanda backing, As well as direct mounting coatings require from 1 to 3 days. The duration of the work does not depend only on the size of the room to be treated, but also on the qualification of specialists.

Note!Laminate as versatile material, it can be mounted on virtually any base, but only durability can provide concrete floor.

The laminate as a floor covering offers many advantages:

• simple mounting system;
• neat and flat surface;
• long life of the coating;
• ease of care and cleaning;
• hygiene;
• a certain level of insulation;
• excellent decorative properties (material imitates the natural wooden surface).

Bright laminate floor in the living room

Installation of laminate onto the concrete floor: how to install and select the material for the work

In order to choose the way the base preparation and to begin implementation of these works, should be defined in advance with the type of coating material. Technical and operational characteristics of the laminate largely determine further technology.

General classification includes the following types (classes) of the material:

• 21 - covering for indoor residential type with a low level of stress on the surface of the floor, they include children's rooms and bedrooms;
• 22 - floor for rooms with an average load, such as living room, dining room;
• 23 - coating for floors in premises with relatively high permeability, e.g., kitchen, hallway, corridor;
• 31 - coverage for office space with a small cross, this category includes rooms for meetings, offices;
• 32 - commercial coverage for rooms with medium traffic, such as offices, enclosing a few jobs, or receiving space;
• 33 - floor coverings in rooms with very high traffic, the scope of application of the laminate It applies to public places such as stores, shopping centers, banks, halls, libraries and schools, etc.

For rooms with high mechanical load necessary to choose laminate class 31 and above

Useful advice!When choosing a laminate panels guided by the markings in the form of numbers. For example, "2" at the beginning of numbers tell you that before you is covering for residential premises. For office rooms and other rooms with high loads on the floors need to purchase a commercial type of laminate, marked by the number "3".

Do not buy for residential commercial type of coating and vice versa. Laminate with high levels of resistance in areas with a small cross will be a waste of money. While the material is intended for installation in living rooms, very quickly come to the unfitness, if you put it in the office.

Laminate flooring on the concrete floor: how to put different types of material

The laminated panel is composed of several layers. The laminate may have a basis of different materials, so determined by its physical properties, there are options for sale of coatings and without it. As a result, the type of support or lack thereof affect the preparatory work and technology in general.

There are several types of water-resistant material. In each case, special requirements to the coating installation:

Useful advice!Flexible vinyl or laminate flooring can be laid on a cement floor. Most of these coatings has adhesive backing, so if you plan on mounting the cement base should acquire material without adhesive layer. In this case, to fix the panels using a special adhesive compound.

Laying laminate on concrete floors with a plastic substrate

Preparing the ground for the installation of laminate: Whether to put the film under the cover you need

According mount technology, between a floor covering in the form of a laminate and concrete base is substrateAs well as the film layer. Often, those who do the installation yourself slats, wondered whether the film is a laminate or need to be sufficient to consider a single substrate.

Experts recommend not to lower the milestone and is lined with a film coating on the prepared floor, so you should pre-calculate the necessary amount of material and to buy it.

A preliminary calculation of the material can be made on the basis of the technology requirements for the formation of vapor barrier layer. The polyethylene film is sold in rolls and the plank overlap to avoid the appearance of gaps between the stripes. For this purpose, a vapor barrier segments overlap by 10-20 cm on each other. The film coating should come to the surface wall approximately 2-3 cm.

3D-circuit packing laminate substrate on the roll

Before you perform under the flooring of the film laminate, be sure to thoroughly clean and vacuum the base. Packed material is fixed at the joints between them with a special tape. Using a vapor barrier layer precludes the possibility of the penetration of the condensate which is formed on the concrete surface in the laminate.

Mounting laminate on concrete floor: that lay under cover

To ensure a good result under the special coating is placed padded. The modern range offers dozens of materials with different characteristics for this purpose.

Conventionally substrates are laid under laminated coating on the concrete floor, divided into two categories: materials of natural and artificial origin. Most of the materials for the substrate manufactured in the form of rolls, but there are leafy varieties.

Roll laminate substrate under styrofoam

To the group of natural materials relates cork. This kind of substrate may be sold as a sheet and a roll form. The thickness of the products is 2-4 mm.

Useful advice!Use this kind of support in conjunction with laminate, having in its composition cork layer. Thus, you can achieve better sound and heat insulation space.

Cork has some drawbacks. For its installation requires perfectly flat surface of the base, and the use of dense PE film as a vapor barrier. In addition, the concrete floor should be cleaned up very well to the treatment with a vacuum cleaner to remain on the surface of even smaller particles of debris and dust.

Cork underlay for laminate

After preparation quality cork excellent substrate rests on a base of any type, it greatly simplifies the installation process of a laminate.

Artificial kinds of substrates under the laminate onto the concrete floor

Often used as a substrate izolon. This type of material prepared artificially due procedure polyethylene foam. On sale there are products of two types - standard and supplemented by a layer of foil.

Izolon with foil side due to its shiny surface reflects heat fluxes. This increases the thermal insulation of the room rate. This advantage is especially important for home owners on the first floor, because in such apartments usually most of the heat is absorbed through the basement floor.

If the problem the need for additional insulation is not present, you can save your money by buying regular izolon without foil layer. It is much cheaper than the previous version of the material.

The substrate of foil izolona

Useful advice!Izolon has related material, also used as a substrate in the process of mounting the laminate. He called Poliform and refers to the budget category covers. Use it if you want to limit the minimum cost.

There are other varieties of artificial substrates:

• steynofon;
• pleneks;
• stizol;
• izopenol;
• TEPLOFLEX;
• poripleks etc.

Raw materials for their manufacture are gas-filled polymeric materials. These substrates can be rolled and sheet.

Stacking of the substrate sheet for laminate

Laying the laminate on a concrete floor with a substrate: Substrate preparation

There are several ways to level the foundation of a concrete floor for laying laminate panels. Matter what way you choose, the next steps for installation of flooring will depend.

At the preliminary stage the following tools can be used for floor leveling:

• special self-leveling compound (leveling floors);
• crate, made on the basis of wooden bars;
• plywood sheets.

Related article:

Alignment self-leveling floor mix: process technology types mixtures.self-leveling floor device technology. The properties of the mixtures. The tool list. Especially alignment of wooden floors.

In each case, the technology is accompanied by certain advantages and disadvantages.

Finishing self-leveling floor

How to align the concrete floor under the laminate: Preparation and cleaning of the surface

laminate panels stacked on top of a firm, smooth and completely dry surface. Before the actual alignment of the base, concrete floors thoroughly prepared. Regardless of which method the surface of the alignment you choose, in most cases, have to perform dismantling of the old flooring.

Once the old coating removed, the surface of the floor to sweep to remove large debris, and then go over it with a vacuum cleaner to remove the building of small particles. At this stage, some drawbacks and defects on the surface can be detected, by which should also be eliminated.

Common surface defects and their solutions:

Note!After dismantling the old covering is required to check the substrate using a level for height differences. The allowable rate is 2 mm / m².

Substrate Preparation for laying laminate

How to align the floor under the laminate using a double concrete screed

If the floors in your room have a height difference of more than 3 mm / m, follow the alignment with the help of a double tie.

The technology of the double tie:

1. The surface of the concrete floor primed special composition.
2. On the wall surface for placing markings applied via tie layer.
3. Installation is performed beacons (for these purposes may be used horizontally disposed slats slides over the solution).
4. Fills a liquid mixture consisting of sand, water and cement.
5. Adjusted level of ties with a rule.
6. The surface of the rolled special roller to expel air bubbles from the mixture.
7. After hardening concrete solution beacons are removed and the holes in the places where they stood, are sealed.

After the surface has dried, a second planarization layer is applied in the form of a special mixture-leveling. It finally aligns the surface and after its solidification is possible to start laying the substrate and assembling the laminated coating.

The application of the alignment layer on the concrete screed

The proportions for the self-leveling floor under the laminate (double coupler)

To ensure the strength and reliability of the concrete screed, should be carefully selected for a mixture of materials and their proportions. To prepare the cement slurry is recommended to use river sand, wherein the clay particles are practically absent.

Note!It is essential to use pure material without clay impurities that can form on the surface of the shell grains and reduce the adhesive properties of the screed, and, consequently, its quality. If this can not be avoided, increase the amount of cement powder by 15-20% and possibly reduce the amount of liquid.

For the preparation of cement concrete screed used different brands. Depending on the labeling of the material is calculated the required amount of sand.

Calculation of sand and cement proportions:

Most often, to organize concrete screed in the apartment solutions are used stamps 150 and 200. But there are other cases.

Calculating the number of materials self-leveling floor under the laminate as dry surface

The size of space 35 will take an illustrative example m². If it is intended to perform the fill thickness of 5 cm, the solution quantity calculation formula is as follows: 0.05 m (thickness) x 35 m² (Total area) = 1.75 m³ (The required volume of solution).

When the ratio of sand to cement in the formulation of 3: 1, calculate the number of components for the mixture:

• Sand - 1.75 m³ x 3/4 = 1.31 m³;
• cement - 1.75 m³ x 1/4 = 0.44 m³.

The ratio of the volume and mass of materials:

To calculate the required amount of cement (kg) to perform the screed in the room 35 m² Use the following formula: 0.44 m³ (necessary amount) × 1300/1400 kg / m³ (cement mass) = 572/620 kg.

Note!In the solution process of preparation of the mixture is considerably reduced in volume. Therefore, if you take 1 m³ of dry cement powder, the output you get the volume of solution within 0,6-0,71 m³. From this it follows that we must take much more dry materials for the preparation of 1 m³ of mortar.

pouring drying period depends on the thickness of the concrete layer. If performed with a conventional single-layer coupler applying a thin layer of cement mortar, before proceeding to the next stage of the work (substrate placement) must wait 3 days. Double coupler for complete drying will take at least a week.

Cement-sand screed - one of the most popular reasons for laying decorative floor coverings

Preparation of the floor under a laminate with his own hands: video, use self-leveling mixture

alignment technology base with the help of self-leveling floor today is very popular because of its simplicity. The result of this alignment is obtained of better quality than in the case of performing double screed. Preliminary work to remove the old coating and eliminate surface defects are performed in an analogous manner as that described earlier.

Turn-based technology for the formation of self-leveling floors:

• shelled, renovated, again clean and dry surface is covered with soil composition;
• according to the instructions, a solution for the formation of self-leveling floor. It is recommended to use a capacious container for this purpose (the bucket). Quality and uniform mixing of the components can be achieved using a conventional drill, complete with a special nozzle or mixer construction;

Self-leveling floor as a basis for laminate

• Ready mixture is distributed over the entire floor space in the form of strips or small puddles;
• the solution is distributed uniformly throughout the room surface using a squeegee or spatula. We need to move from the far corners of the opposite side of the room. Step casting material and its alignment is better distributed between two people to both processes occur simultaneously.

Note!Do not forget anaeratsii process. Be sure to walk on the inlet roller surface coated needles to expel the air bubbles.

Use the video to see the process intuitive way of creating self-leveling floor.
In this case the duration of drying depends not only on the thickness but also the characteristics stated on the package. Manufacturer self leveling mixture usually indicates the drying time of the packaging solution.

Preparation of the floor under the laminate: the alignment with the help of veneer sheets

Technology leveling concrete floors used in the case, if the surface has significant differences in height. Most often, the linoleum is not removed before laying laminateBut in these circumstances it is necessary to dismantle and to repair the base, and then primed surface.

Step by step leveling technology:

1. Veneer sheets of a thickness of 1 cm (no less!) To distribute on the floor, not forgetting the small gaps between adjacent elements, as the wood is subjected to deformation under the influence changes in humidity and temperature. Fixing is carried out by adhesive or screws, the cap which must be recessed by approximately 1-2 mm.
2. Use the putty composition of wood need to fill all the joints between the sheets, as well as deepening obtained when mounting screws.
3. Performed planing surface. For these purposes, use Scraping the car in the corners, you can walk a corner sander.

How to lay laminate flooring on concrete floors with wooden crates

In some cases, perform screed concrete floors is not possible, then, for installation of flooring used the foundation of the wooden bars.

Leveling the floor with plywood sheets

Note!This alignment method is used even in those cases, if the room needs additional insulation. Thermal insulation materials are placed directly on the concrete between the elements of the crates.

Alignment is performed as follows:

1. If before it on the concrete base, wooden floors were organized, after purification on a surface it is worth to lay roofing material, which will not let the dust particles into the room and provide protection against moisture.
2. On the base surface marking is applied. If the heater will be used mineral wool mats, boards battens must be placed in increments of 0.6 m.
3. According to the performed marking is performed mounting bars. Do not forget to pre-mounted on their legs, and corners for installation of insulating mats (if the wool will not be laid directly on the concrete).
4. Feet on the supports, which are regulated, securely fixed to the ground.
5. Using a spirit level should adjust the position of batten height.
6. Performed the installation of insulation and plank paroizoliruyuschaya layer which is fixed to the beam brackets.

Prepare the floor for laying laminate

At the final stage arranged flooring veneer sheets by the method described previously. Only in this case the material should be placed so that the joints were in the middle of the batten bars.

Coating of laminate: how to lay a substrate and a stack panel

Before you put a substrate to provide extra comfort you can perform the installation of "warm floor" under the laminate onto the concrete floor. This space heating system is carried out as the main or additional source of heat to the already existing in the building heating. There are several variants of such systems.

The following types of underfloor heating:

• water;
• air;
• electrical (IR film, based on the heating mats or cable).

Note!Given the fact that the installation of water floor is possible only in private homes, and the laminate is afraid of water, it is recommended to use a film infrared Flooring. They are easy to use, have a simple installation of the system, and does not require the formation of a multi-layer covering, as cable.

Infrared film warm floor under the laminate

After installation of underfloor systems is performed and the substrate mounting surface. Do it at the same time it is recommended to avoid damage to the plug or other surface in the process of laying laminate flooring.

underfloor heating system under laminate onto the concrete floor: how to put a film heating

Infrared Film floors are good that do not damage the flooring. This kind of material can be dismantled and reused, which can not promise other systems underfloor.

Scheme installation:

• on the base foil it is recommended to put a reflective coating;
• Film floors are cut, taking into account room size;
• the strips are distributed on the bottom foil onto the material, and then fixed with adhesive tape;
• Film strips are interconnected by the contacts and wires in the locations indicated. These contacts are brass and copper, they must be pre-insulated by means of a belt having a coating of bitumen. Here's how: tape two folds, placed into contact and clamped with a pair of pliers;
• on one wall at a height of 120-150 cm from the floor you are installing the thermostat;

Infrared film warm floor - a practical solution for the heat in the house

• film stacking is performed so that the wires trailing out to the wall to the thermostat. You need to install a temperature sensor that will capture the temperature of underfloor heating. Between him and the thermostat wired connection is performed.

Note!Installation of infrared heating requires the skills of dealing with electricity, but if you stick with the technology, with the installation of this system can be managed and independently.

Features of laying laminate onto the concrete floor

The process of installation of flooring should start from the far corner of the room. Spread a strip of the substrate in a corner of the room area to install the first panel. The coating should not abut against a wall. Between it and the wall surface is necessary to leave a gap of about 1-1.2 cm. It can be used for these purposes, struts, which are mounted along the proleganiya the first series, as well as on the end parts.

Immediately the first element of the second row overlaps. When the panel is sawn in half. Cutting the material needed to make the part fit next item was the end lock.

Further it is necessary to lay the first row of panels to the wall, connecting elements are interconnected by means of mechanical locks. If the last panel of the wall does not fit, the cut material is carried out using a jigsaw.

Laying laminate on a concrete floor - the procedure is fairly common and relatively simple for the independent exercise

The second row is performed in a similar manner. This technology is applicable if you are using a material with a locking system «Lock». Sections latch type «Click» poryadno set, ie for laying the second row does not begin until the first assembled.

Use a visual study of the features of laying laminate flooring on concrete video material that is posted below.

Similar stacking scheme is used for mounting a vinyl coating. Only in this case flexible panels are laid on a solid base in the form of veneer sheets or very dense substrate made of cork.

cover mounting technology is simple enough that it could cope without the help of professionals. The most difficult stage - the alignment of the concrete base, however, and it can be easy to overpower.