What should I look for before warming?
Before starting the internal insulation of the walls of the apartment, you need to pay close attention to some of the features of your housing. First of all, it is worth to look through all the windows so that they are completely hermetic. To do this, simply draw a hand along the contour of the window. If it is not sealed, then you will feel how it blows. In addition, make sure that there is no gap between the windows and the wall. If the above problems are present, then should be insulated with windows, thus correcting their depressurization.
The internal heating system plays an important role. It is necessary to make sure that it works without fail and 100% performs its functions. If this is not done, then all of your efforts to insulate the apartment are reduced to zero. You can replace old cast-iron batteries with modern radiators. The most acceptable option would be to install an autonomous heating system. When all the shortcomings are eliminated, you can safely get down to work.
What materials are used to make the walls warm in the apartment?
To date, the market of building materials offers a huge number of products to produce the best quality insulation of the walls of the apartment from the inside. We offer to consider the most popular of them:
- Foam plastic .This material has a number of advantages, which put him in the first place among heat insulation materials. This is a low cost, and easy to work with it, and high rates for thermal insulation properties.
- Penoplex. Similar to foam plastic material. However, it can offer higher indoor heat indices.
- Expanded polystyrene plates. Despite the effectiveness of the product, its laying can only take place on the first floor, since its dimensions do not allow it to be raised between the floors.
- Mineral wool. Another construction material, which is used by the builders, is the minvat. Its flaws are considered only the fear of moisture and the use of a special system of dredging. The most high-quality company for the production of mineral wool is the company URSA .
Algorithm for internal insulation of the walls of the apartment
Before you begin to work, carefully prepare the walls. First it is necessary to extract from it all foreign objects. This can be left from the shelf nails or screws and stuff. After that, all the holes, opened after the extraction of nails and screws, it is necessary to cover with alabaster. You can, of course, do this and the usual putty, but it will last longer to dry.
If you have a wet wall, then you need to dry it. And if it has a fungus, then remove it and treat the surface with an antifungal agent. Next, remove the skirting and remove the floor from the floor carpet, if it is snug against the wall.
If the insulated surface is uneven and the groove from the top point is more than 1 cm, then the wall is leveled. For this, the usual putty is applied, which after complete drying must be primed. Now, when everything is ready, we proceed to fixing the heat-insulating material.
If you use polystyrene as a heater, then you need to purchase special fasteners for it, called "fungi" or "umbrellas".In the wall a hole is drilled with a perforator, equal in diameter to the size of the "fungus".Further through the foam plastic "fungus" is passed and is driven into the wall.
One square of foam is recommended to use up to 5 fasteners. When all the sheets are in place, using a special glue, the surface comes into contact. In this case, under the adhesive layer a special reinforcing mesh is applied, then the wall is painted.
If mineral wool is used as a material for thermal insulation, then it is necessary to mount the frame on the wall. The distance between the posts should be equal to the width of the wool sheet. Then mineral wool is laid in these intervals. Mount it to the wall with the help of the same "umbrellas."Then the whole thing is sewed with plasterboard. After that drywall shpaklyut and paint, or glue wallpaper on it, depending on the preferences of the owner of the apartment.
