Those consumers who have a desire to emphasizehigh status and good taste, prefer parquet as a floor covering. If you decide to do the installation work yourself, you should know how it is carried out.
Parquet flooring will be appropriate in the living room, bedroom or hallway.
Features of laying parquet
The base to be worked with mustbe smooth and durable, its surface should not have cracks, all kinds of depressions and level differences. However, it is permissible not to take action to eliminate differences if their level is 2 mm per 1 linear meter. The damaged surface must be repaired or dismantled and arranged again. The second thing you should pay attention to before laying the flooring is the humidity level in the room. Parquet boards cope quite poorly with the effects of moisture, so it is undesirable to carry out such work in the space of bathrooms and kitchens.
"Pie" of parquet board.The preparation process concerns not only the floor surface, but also the material itself, which will have to undergo the acclimatization stage in the room. The preparation period should be limited to 48 hours. And only after that can the installation stage begin. Another important condition for the work is the need to maintain a specified humidity level, which should not exceed 35-65%, as for the temperature regime, before starting work, you need to make sure that it is not lower than + 18 ° C. requires the use of a substrate and a waterproofing layer, which does not depend on the type of base and room. The material should be laid in such a way that the sheets are directed along the incidence of light rays, this will hide the shadows on the joints. Return to the table of contents</a>
Floor preparation before laying parquet
Laying parquet boards with your own hands shouldbe carried out after the surface has been treated with a self-leveling mixture. You can work with both a concrete base and one based on wood. However, in any case, before starting, you should analyze whether there are any defects on the surface and whether repair work is necessary. Return to contents</a>
Preparation of wooden base
Technology of laying parquet boards.It is unacceptable to start the process of laying parquet boards if the wooden floor creaks, has defects and unevenness. If the coating is in good condition, but there are minor differences and grooves between the boards, it should be leveled by scraping and puttying, then you can sand the floor and begin laying. After that, the floor needs to be scraped and covered with putty. If the wooden boards are sagging in some places, this does not mean that you will have to completely dismantle the base. You can make partial repairs, for this you will need to find weak spots, disassemble them and replace them. If it was discovered that the floorboards are creaking and dangling, they can be attached to the joists with self-tapping screws. Return to the table of contents</a>
Preparation of concrete floor
Laying parquet on screed.If the parquet board is to be laid on a concrete base, it will be easier to prepare it. The floor should not have cracks, drops or depressions. If such errors were found, the area must be cleared of debris, and then filled with a self-leveling compound, which after application should be left to dry for several days. However, parquet boards should not be laid on concrete that has large cracks, in this case it is necessary to remove the base with a hammer drill so that it is possible to arrange a new one. To carry out the work, you need to stock up on the following materials and tools:
- polyethylene film;
- scotch tape;
- hammer;
- polystyrene;
- parquet.
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Technology of laying a parquet board
Technological table of parquet.The material can be laid using one of the existing methods, the first of which involves the use of glue, and the second is called glue-free or floating. When using the first method, a monolithic structure with a subfloor will be created. The technology is used if you have to work with a large area. It should be taken into account that local replacement of panels during operation may involve significant difficulties. The method, which does not involve the use of glue, is less labor-intensive, and much less time is spent on it. In this case, the fastening of the panels is carried out by means of a locking connection, and the work can be continued after the arrangement of the substrate. Do-it-yourself parquet board laying is carried out as follows. Initially, a waterproofing layer based on polyethylene film is laid. The sheets must be mounted, providing an overlap, the width of which can be equal to 15-20 cm, the joints are fastened with tape. The walls also need to be protected by making an overlap of 10-15 cm on them, where the material is also glued with tape. Next, you should lay the underlay, which can be foamed polyethylene or polystyrene, as well as cork. The underlay sheets should be laid out along the length of the room, reinforced, like the previous layer. If you want to arrange a completely environmentally friendly floor covering, then you should use cork as a underlay.
Tools for laying parquet boards.If you decide to lay the material using adhesive technology, then you need to use moisture-resistant plywood as a base. Its sheets need to be laid on a rough base, fixing them with self-tapping screws. You need to start from the walls, gradually moving towards the middle of the room so that the last row of sheets lies between the two previously laid ones. Next, you need to make some calculations of the number of parquet board sheets. If it is necessary to trim the final row to a width of less than 5 cm, you need to adjust the boards in the starting and final rows, making them the same width. The starting row of boards must be mounted with the tongue facing the wall, while the tongue must be removed in advance. A temperature gap of 10-15 cm should be left between the wall and the board. Special pegs will help maintain this groove during installation. Three pegs will be needed for the longitudinal side, while two for the narrow side. The board will fit tightly if it is hammered in. The products can be connected into a lock by inserting the next board at a slight angle with a tenon into the groove of the previous board. When hammering the boards in, use a wooden block. Pneumatic nails installed in the groove should be used as an additional fastening of the material. If adhesive technology is used, then before installing each subsequent panel, the composition should be applied to the place where it is laid and leveled with a notched trowel. Parquet panels should not form ledges or bevels in the area of narrow joints. In order to ensure maximum strength, the board should be installed "staggered". This involves starting the installation of the second row with a shorter board. To do this, you will need to trim the board so that its size is equal to 2/3 of the normal length. In the second row, the panels must be installed according to the same pattern. Then the panels in this row should be brought at a slight angle into the groove of the starting row and reinforced by hammering them in. Such work should be carried out gradually, finishing each panel one by one. The third row should be started with a panel whose length is 1/3 of the normal one. After that, the installation should be continued according to the algorithm described above. Carrying out work on laying parquet is not too difficult, but you should still follow these recommendations.
