Waterproofing of the floor in the bath with his hands

Waterproofing floor is preferably performed in a manner which is universal for buildings made of any material. Reliable protection against moisture penetration will not be damaged flooring materials, will protect the premises from the development of fungi and mold, so room for a long time will remain a location, giving health and well mood. The concrete floor has a high service life - almost 25 years.

The unit floor bath future plans at the design stage. That in the washing bath was warm room, in this room make heated floors. Then guaranteed not freeze in the shower between the bath procedures.

sand bed

The above example - the floors on the ground on top of the tape base. The floors on top of the soil for the traditional baths and strip foundation for them - the most suitable. This type of foundation is suitable for lightweight structures such as pools, garages, small log cabins.

Starting floor installation, fertile soil layer is removed at 15-20 centimeters, exposing clay. This recess makes sand bed to protect the concrete screed from penetrating groundwater. In an even layer of sand, soaked with water and pressed by hand or with a special machine, stack drain pipe, wherein the water seal is required to prevent odors in room. The plug provided in the tube, close its output in the winter.

waterproofing

Above the sand cushion overlapped with little entering the walls stacked layer of waterproofing material: roofing, PVC membrane or dense film. All seams are waterproof material carefully glued. Technological error is under laying a waterproofing layer of sand, it will lead to condensation of moisture, leading to cracks and fissures in the floor.

thermal insulation

Above the waterproofing layer is laid material which will retain heat coming from the heating elements of floor heating. For this fit foam large thickness (not less than 10 cm), extruded polystyrene foam sheet (5 cm thick). Insulating sheets will not warm the floor to heat the ground, directing the heat upwardly to the floor covering, however their main characteristics should be as follows:

• mechanical strength;
• resistance to temperature extremes.

Insulation is placed horizontally flat and dry. Thick insulation boards fit ensures the quality of the insulating layer. On the part of the foundation often occur so-called cold bridges. To prevent their occurrence, 4-5 cm of insulation is placed vertically.

Reinforced concrete screed and the base, the electric floor heating

On sheets of the heat insulating material is laid reinforcing mesh which give additional stiffness concrete. It can be purchased ready-made or cook from rods reinforcement. There is another modern reinforcement method: adding to the concrete mix of special additives - fibrin. Thus obtained powerful, monolithic reinforced concrete slab covering the insulating layer, it is not collapse from loads and a significant temperature drop, which is possible if the flushing bath winter. The layer of cement on the cable will underfloor overheat serve as a reliable basis for it.

To align well coupler, to provide the desired angle of inclination, using beacons from the profile rail. possible to use one or a mixture of sand and cement to prepare its own for solution. Guarantee the quality of the rough concrete screed is the exact observance of the proportions of all the components and mixing them thoroughly.

• Cement. Sex in the bath is rarely subjected to high mechanical loads, so you can choose any brand of cement.
• Sand. It is not recommended to use river sand, the material to be washed and natural humidity.
• softener. Stirred solution helps to decrease its viscosity. The use of the plasticizer helps extend the use of the solution to 7-8 hours.

The proportion of sand and cement in a solution varies depending on the intended usage premises in the future. The solution is prepared manually or using machinery. Knead it by hand with a shovel on a special pallet. Poured into a container the water, poured cement is thoroughly mixed, then added to the sand. Use can be a homogeneous mass without lumps. solution quality is improved if the drill is used for mixing with a special nozzle. Ideal smooth coating providing self-leveling mixtures thereof.

In one approach is recommended to fill the entire room. An hour later, after pouring the solution grasp and level it will not be possible. Adding water will only worsen the result. Fill ties begin to the wall opposite the door. Solution is spread rule. To air out, make a few holes in the mixture. Get in the rough can be screed after already one day after pouring.

When the concrete slab becomes dense and hard, can be installed electric underfloor heating cable, then the surface level of the cement screed. When the thickness of the screed obtained less than 3 cm, its surface may be cracked. For reliable fixing floor heating cable used mounting tape.

For free flow of water arrange bias towards floor drain.

Apparatus underfloor electrical leads to an increase in electricity costs, but it has its advantages. It is suitable for any floor covering, durable, temperature regulation is available, it is possible laying under heavy granite flooring types. floor thermostat mounted on the wall and looks like a normal light switch.

Before laying the screed, concrete surface dedusted and treated with a special primer for better adhesion layers.

Installation of stoneware tiles

Laying the tiles of granite - the finishing stage floor unit in the bath. This material is strong and frost. The surface of each element to be rough to the floor was not slippery. For more security on the floor lay the wooden lattice of beams. If they are dried after each use, will last for such a long grating.

Folding walls

This step is necessary to go numb from the water does not get wet lower crown carcass or lower part of the walls of brick, not arisen rotting, so the floor waterproofing in the bath will be complete.

The work begins with the installation and fixing of the walls of the room a few solid wooden bars for the ventilation gap. When the bath is not used, a ventilation gap ensures complete drying of the space between wall and eyelet bath. The bars are fixed at the height of the plinth of the future. Bars mounted on moisture resistant plasterboard or DSP, which is glued to the surface of tiles. That water is retained within the resulting capacity, the joint between the floor and the eyelet sealed with sealant. The space behind the wall socket to protect from water tiles, laid on top.