We warm up the loggia with our own hands

In this article, we will review the very interesting issue for many people - the insulation of the loggia with their own hands.

It often happens that the square meters in the apartment is not enough, especially in old houses.

It will therefore be wise to use every corner of the apartment comfortably and correctly.

In most people, a loggia is a large chest, which stores what we do not need now, but someday it will be necessary.

But there is a more rational solution to this question: it is better to convert the loggia yourself into another room, the destination of which can be the most diverse: from the children's bedroom to the office.

And in order to comfortably spend time there, regardless of the time of the year, and you need to know how to insulate the loggia from the inside and out.

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First you need to understand what it is itself.

Loggia differs from balconies in that it is an unheated room, open from one, two or three sides, where the wall is replaced by an arch.

This is a changed balcony, usually in a panel house, usually built into the wall and having walls on the right and left.

If you decide to turn your loggia into another room in the house, but do not know where to start, and you are not afraid of the myths about the high costs and complexity of the process, then in this article we will describe and describe the whole process of how to properly insulate the loggia.

We will also dispel all myths and give instructions from "A" to "I".

If the loggia for you is a place of rubbish accumulation, then there is no need to insulate it from the inside. But since you read this article, it means that you have firmly decided to insulate the loggia with your own hands.

In addition, if you live with windows overlooking the road, then the insulation of the loggia can significantly reduce noise, dust, and exhaust.

Preparatory work

Parapet, outside the fence loggia requires the most carefulinsulation from the inside.

It directly contacts with the street and is designed for simultaneous skipping of light and protection from dust, noise, moisture and cold.

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In the panel type of houses, the parapet is usually a reinforced concrete structure, in which case it is better to lay large slots with masonry from inside and pre-insulate the small ones before the insulation.

But you do not need to overload the design from the inside.

If the metal fence or its level does not correspond to the upper ceiling, then before the beginning of insulation it is better to lay bricks or building porous blocks on the side walls.

From the outside, the side for aesthetics and additional insulation can be finished with plastic or decorative panels.

Regarding tools, for insulation in the house you need to prepare:

• punch;
• electric jigsaw;
• drill;
• hammer;
• construction knife;
• level;
• measuring tape;
• pencil;
• construction foam gun;
• stepladder.

Glazing of the loggia

As it was written above, the loggia, unlike the balconies, the premise is not insulated, and if you plan full-fledged use at any time of the year or make a living room from it, you need to know where to start to glaze the room.

On the topic of glazing, you can write a separate large article, it is briefly important to say that this job needs to be trusted only by professionals in their field.

And once you decide to do the insulation, then you need to install the additional profile.

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Additional profile - closed plastic aluminum or wooden special profile of different sizes.

The additional profile is installed mainly along the top and sides of the loggia.

This is necessary in order that after finishing the finishing works new walls border on the dolly, rather than bump against the glass, and also that the insulated ceiling does not prevent the opening of the doors.

The choice of insulation material

To date, the most common materials for warming the loggia are:

Pefonol is a multi-layer material of the latest generation, it is made from polyethylene foam and aluminum foil covering from one or two sides.

It has proved to be an excellent material for heat, hydro and sound insulation. Warming loggia penofolom is used in conjunction with penokpleksom.

Polyfoam - this kind of material has been widely used in construction for a long time.

Until now, it is very popular due to its low price.

It is produced in the form of plates with a thickness of 2-10 centimeters.

Penoplex is an extruded foamed polystyrene manufactured by extrusion from general purpose polystyrene.

It has good heat-saving characteristics, easy and very convenient in operation.

But the price category is higher than that of others, but the quality of this material is also high. Produced in sheets 2, 3 and 5 centimeters thick.

Mineral wool - spongy building material, in its appearance resembles ordinary cotton wool.

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Produce it from basalt fiber or fiberglass, which goes through a process of melting, drawing, cooling and crushing.

It is moisture resistant, has heat-preserving properties.

She's uncomfortable at work, prickly. Produced in the form of rolls and sheets, both options are ideal for insulation.

The advantage of this material is its ability to penetrate any slot.

Insulate the floor

The insulation of the floor can also be carried out with the help of different materials, let's consider the most popular ones.

Warming of the floor with mineral wool

The laying of mineral wool begins after the first waterproofing layer has been laid, as a simple roofing felt excellent.

It is spread over the entire area of ​​the loggia, the joints are lapped, then a crate is placed on the floor, which is fixed to the floor with self-tapping screws.

The space between the roofing felt and the crate is filled with mineral wool, if the thickness of the mineral wool is small, it fits into several layers.

Next you need to lay a vapor barrier layer, as shown in the photo.

In its quality can act any convenient material for you, even the most common polyethylene film is suitable for this purpose.

Heat insulation of the floor with foam

The foam technique follows the identical procedure, it belongs to the category of the most common and used building materials.

This inexpensive and high quality insulation has a lot of positive feedback.

If the finishing of the floor of the loggia involves the laying of floor tiles, porcelain stoneware or stone, then the technology for floor insulation with foam is changing.

First you need to make a cement screed to level the floor surface.

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After that a ruberoid is put on a dry screed, the foam plastic is put on top of it, which is covered with polyethylene film.

After these stages of laying the pie, a thin screed is again made, on which the decorated tile, stone is laid, on another floor, both linoleum and parquet can be mounted.

Warming of the floor with expanded clay

Perhaps the simplest way to warm the floor is to fill the claydite. It has excellent thermal insulation properties.

It is lightweight, quite durable, very inexpensive, its use does not require preparation, it is covered with an even layer on the floor surface.

The leveling of the floor in this way is possible only if there is a crate, between which the claydite layer will be covered.

Thermal insulation of the floor with

foam foam The most modern material on the construction market is foam foam.

The insulation of the loggia with foam foam requires laying on a flat, cleaned surface, the penoplex is fixed with special self-tapping screws directly to the floor base.

For each plate requires two screws, they are installed in the right holes through, for a better understanding, look at the photo.

The connection of the plates takes place through a lock of the groove-spike type.

Insulation of the ceiling

Before starting the installation work on the insulation of the ceiling, it is important to make sure that it does not leak inside.

Inspect the ceiling carefully for cracks and leaks, moisture will necessarily lead to the formation of fungus and the appearance of mold.

If inside of them are found out, zapente their mounting foam.

After this, it is necessary to treat the ceiling with a waterproofing material.

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Waterproofing must be laid on the crate or lag.

The main thermal insulation options are produced by the above materials:

• ;
• polystyrene foam;
• penofolom;
• with penokompleksom.

After laying the insulation, the ceiling must be covered with a vapor barrier layer. Installation of insulation on the ceiling does not differ in technique from the installation of the floor.

Look at this video above for the insulation of the ceiling part.

Heat insulation of walls

It is best to conduct warming of the loggia with penokleksom.

The technology of warming the loggia with foam foam has already been presented by us above, for walls it is slightly different from the ceiling and the floor.

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First of all you need to insulate the walls bordering with the street. It is also necessary to conduct insulation outside the house, about this below.

For the beginning it is important to make a waterproofing, as an isolator it is recommended to use penofol.

Exterior foam foil is covered with heat-insulating plates according to the principle described above.

Outside the street side, a heat insulator is attached to the entire perimeter using dowels.

On top of it is laid waterproofing, which usually acts as a film.

From the outside of the film lay the plaster mesh, because the plaster does not lie on the film.

After this, the loggia is plastered outside using a steep cement-sand mortar.

Safety instructions are important for any operation, in particular when working outdoors at height. It is better to entrust such work to professionals.

Upon completion of all installation heat insulation work, you need to add an additional heat source.

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What it will be: a warm floor, air conditioning or a radiator, choose the options you already need.

This, of course, not all options for how to insulate the loggia, but this is exactly the easiest and most affordable way.

Follow it exactly, turn-by-turn video instruction will help you with this.

And then your loggia will turn into a place that you have been missing for so long.