If you want to install the parquet board yourself, first of all, you should prepare the base, which will subsequently be installed on the parquet board.
Parquet board can be applied to almost all surfaces of floors, but provided that the surface is perfectly even.
If you are not sure that you will manage on your own, then you should read an article about the cost of laying a parquet board, it details the pricing for this type of service.
If you have flooring from boards, then the boards should be carefully checked for squeaks and wavering. If necessary, the boards need to be fixed, otherwise the parquet board will gradually deform.
Then, between the floor and the parquet board, a gasket - hardboard or plywood - is attached to the self-tapping screws. The gasket will help to level the base under the laying of the board.
Concrete base is considered the most suitable for laying a parquet board.
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Before laying the board, the concrete surface is thoroughly cleaned of dust and debris, inspected for holes and cracks, if any, they should be repaired.
If there are slopes or irregularities on the floor, then level it with a level and a cement-sand mortar.
Between the concrete base and the parquet board it is necessary to lay and fasten with the dowels or self-tapping screws a vapor barrier layer - plywood or chipboard.
The parquet board can be laid by two methods: non-floating and floating. With the floating installation of a parquet board, it is not attached to the base, but only connects with each other.
In small rooms the parquet board is best laid with a floating method.
With this method of installation, the parquet board connection is made by dowels, which are located in the middle layer of the parquet board.
Connect the boards with either glue, greasing the joints of the boards, or locks. Parquet board, which has a lock connection, has a special design of "comb-pass."
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Such boards are connected quite simply - by snapping locks.
In large areas it is recommended to lay a parquet board with a non-floating method. This method requires special professional skills. When installing the floor, remember the temperature seam.
You can not lay the floor back to the doorways, surrounding walls, heating pipes, rapids, stairs, etc. For every meter of floor width, always leave a 1.5 mm thermal gap.
For example, for a floor 5 m wide, the temperature gap is 7.5 mm( 1.5 mm × 5).
You can lay out the board both diagonally and along the walls, excluding laying the boards along the logs.
After laying, you can apply an additional coat of varnish to the floor to protect it from moisture. Completes laying the floor installation skirting.
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