Most Russian houses were built back inthe times of the USSR and now needs major repairs. You need to start updating old structural elements in a private house with repairing the floor, since it is through it that most of the heat is lost in winter. It is best to start restoring the floor in a private house from scratch. Therefore, first of all, you should dismantle the old structure and buy new materials that will allow you to make a floor with good thermal insulation.
When updating old elements in your home, you shouldrepair of the floor, because in the cold season it is from it that heat is lost. How to make a floor in a private house yourself reliable and warm? There are many options. The choice of technology, first of all, depends on how much money people are willing to invest in the repair. Depending on the available budget for the repair, you can decide on the materials and method of reconstructing the floor in a private house. It is preferable to completely redo the floor in a private house, but this will require more money. If a minimal budget has been allocated for the repair, you can limit yourself to updating the old structure.
Floor repair: the sequence of actions
You can make a floor from scratch in a private house yourselfby hand. First, you need to remove the old structure, which is usually made in the form of a system of logs and wooden flooring in an old private house. If you plan to create a floor covering from ceramic tiles, you need to make a screed. Tiles cannot be laid on a wooden base. For other types of flooring, such as linoleum or laminate, you can restore the system of logs and make thermal insulation of the structure.
The process of repairing floors in a private house. A new floor in a private house with a screed is created in the following sequence:
The concrete base can be used for any type of flooring. The multi-layer cushion of crushed stone and sand serves as a shock absorber in case of subsidence and heaving of the soil.
Scheme of filling a warm floor with concrete.In addition, it is a container for all communications that are in a private house. Pipes and wires are insulated in special boxes and hidden under a layer of sand and crushed stone. The bulk cushion is created as follows:
Concrete flooring is more reliable and durable than woodcovering on logs. It can serve for decades, preserving its qualities. Concrete does not contain harmful components, maintains its strength, remains dry, does not deform from temperature fluctuations. Wooden construction is exposed to external factors. Logs can be destroyed by pests. With temperature fluctuations, the boards deform, cracks appear in the flooring, the boards begin to creak. Mold can form on wood with high humidity. But creating a wooden structure is a more economical way to make a floor in a private house. Return to contents</a>
Restoration of the old floor
If it is not possible to make a new design,it is possible to restore an old wooden floor. Of course, only if the joists are in satisfactory condition. Damaged upper boards of the floor covering are replaced with new ones. The surface of the wooden floor covering in a private house is leveled, after which an insulating underlay and OSB or fiberboard boards are laid.
