The secret to quickly dismantling an old wood floor. We make a screed (inexpensively, in 1 hour)
Previously, wooden floors were made everywhere on logs. Therefore, it is often necessary to carry out repairs in private, apartment buildings. The reasons for the replacement are different. Firstly, I want to make high-quality repairs not only of the walls, but also of the floor. Sagging boards from the weight of a person, creaking floors - not a pleasant sensation.
How to quickly replace wood flooring and make a screed? we will tell you all the secrets and nuances.
You can dismantle the old wooden floor in 1 hour. To do this, prepare a screwdriver, a pull-out tool and an electric jigsaw. First you need to find out where the logs go under the floor. You can determine this by the heads of screws or nails. If the floor is covered with fiberboard, then in the beginning you will have to remove it.
Install a thicker drill into a screwdriver or drill and make a hole between the logs.
Now we take a jigsaw and insert the canvas into this hole. We start cutting along the entire length. This method will help in the event that your plans do not include keeping the boards intact. And why do you need rotten, old boards in places. We saw the floor into pieces of the required size without touching the log.
We take a pluck and pull out a piece of the board in the center. A lag will open to our eyes. You need to cut it off with the same jigsaw. Try to select a file so that it does not touch the concrete slab. It is better not to cut a little than to spoil the jigsaw files.
Then we take and raise part of the logs and boards in a whole piece.
Can be cut again to make it easy to take out.
In this way, the floor is removed literally in an hour in one room. After this procedure, you need to clean the floor surface.
As beacons, you can buy a galvanized wall profile (27x28 mm) for drywall.
This profile is much tougher than conventional beacons. They are attached to gypsum plaster. It is such a plaster that holds the profile well and dries quickly. Just make the solution thicker, like plasticine.
We take the level and install the beacons. If the height turns out to be large, you can put pieces of old brick or foam plastic under the profile, and then put the solution and fix the beacons on top. Plaster the lighthouse so that later the rule does not cling to uneven pieces of plaster.
A damper tape must be laid around the perimeter. It is needed so as not to stain the walls and for expansion. Instead, you can cut strips from a roll backing (5 mm thick) under the laminate. Cut into strips of 20 cm. and stick around the perimeter on masking tape.
We pour expanded clay. It is necessary to reduce cement waste and gain the required height. Expanded clay is a light, porous material. it will not put a lot of stress on the stove.
Then you need to prepare a solution for the screed. We distribute the solution and stretch it with the rule.