Self-leveling flooring is not so difficult to install. After completing the work, you will be able to get a monolithic coating, devoid of seams, which is characterized by aesthetics and naturalness.
Scheme for applying epoxy self-leveling floor compositions.
Preparatory work
Self-leveling floor can be laid on any surfacebase such as concrete, wood or ceramic tiles. The main requirement for the rough coating is ideal horizontality. You can check this characteristic using a level. If you are going to work with a wooden floor, you can prepare it by dismantling the baseboards, removing the finishing floor covering (paint, varnish), using a spatula. The humidity level of the rough floor should not exceed 10%. If the surface has cracks, you can get rid of them by grinding, using sandpaper, this will improve adhesion. An industrial vacuum cleaner will help get rid of dust. If the wood surface has large cracks, you can remove them by covering them with putty intended for wood.
Necessary tools for self-leveling floors. To carry out the work, you need to prepare some materials and tools:
- putty knife;
- sandpaper;
- a vacuum cleaner;
- building mixer;
- wide spatula;
- Needle roller;
- mixture for the floor.
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Filling floor technology
The preparation of the mixture for the self-leveling floor should beto be carried out in a certain sequence, which involves the initial addition of water followed by the introduction of a dry mixture. A construction mixer will allow you to thoroughly mix the composition, which should be done in several approaches, the time interval between which should be from 30 to 60 seconds. The readiness of the mixture can be checked by using a handy tool, represented by a plastic ring, the height and diameter of which should be limited to 5 cm. A deodorant lid, which must be freed from the bottom, will do. The prepared ring must be placed on a flat surface, which can be glass. Pour the solution into the hollow space of the lid, and then lift it slightly. The mixture should spread into a circle, the diameter of which is 18 cm, this indicates that the solution has a consistency suitable for pouring. It can be adjusted by adding a mixture or liquid.
Table of compositions for the deviceself-leveling floor. If you make a self-leveling floor with your own hands from a liquid solution, this can lead to the formation of cracks on the surface, and it will be impossible to level the thick solution. The coating should be laid at a certain outside air temperature, limited to 15-25 ° C. The maximum humidity should be within 80%. If this figure is exceeded, the floor surface will become covered with condensation. You need to start pouring from the farthest wall from the doorway. The work must be completed in one day, without breaks, this will eliminate the formation of joints and violation of the horizontality of the coating. For distribution, you should use a wide spatula, the working surface of which has the form of teeth, to free the self-leveling floor layer from bubbles, you need to use a needle roller. The optimal floor layer is an indicator in the range of 3 to 5 mm. If it is necessary to arrange a more massive layer, reinforcement will be required. The arrangement of a thick layer is carried out with an uneven sub-base, which is why it is necessary to level the floor at the initial preparatory stage. This recommendation is also justified because the dry mixture is quite expensive. As soon as you have managed to distribute the first portion of the solution, you can proceed to pouring the second. The actions must be repeated until the entire room is filled. Completion of the pouring should be accompanied by protection of the floor with polyethylene - then the mixture should gain hardness.
