The best floor in a wooden house from a similar material. The tree is environmentally friendly, has a beautiful appearance and, with proper installation, the coating will last a long time. Such floors always remain warm, give the interior comfort, coziness and go well with any design. The building materials market offers a lot of opportunities for decorating flooring in the house and for the attic. But today there are two priority ways to build a floor in a wooden house: on the ground and with the help of a log, which are often installed on piles.
Thus, the options for arranging floors come down to two:
- Concrete;
- Wooden.
Most often there are floors made of wood, but we will analyze all types of subfloor.
Concrete floor
Pouring a concrete floor does not require the services of professionals. It is enough to have a special level to level the horizontal surface. Subsequently, any floor covering is laid on the concrete. After watching the video and photos in this material, you can start work, saving not only on calling a specialist, but also on the cost of installation. A concrete floor is much more economical than a wooden or stilt floor. In addition, all concreting processes take less time than laying and arranging a wooden floor. For the attic, concrete floors are practically not used, since they increase the weight of the building.
To prevent cracking of concrete, it is necessary to add a platifier - a special chemical composition - to the solution. This will allow the concrete substance to retain plasticity and compact it.
Important! The heavy weight of the concrete floor increases the load on the foundation. Therefore, when considering options at the design stage, it is necessary to clearly define what floors will be in your new home.
Pouring screed for concrete has several options:
- Ground. The method requires determining the floor level by tying the cord to the pegs. After that, the gravel layer is backfilled, then sand and thorough compaction. The pegs are removed, a layer of waterproofing material is laid (thick polyethylene, roofing material). Moreover, the coating must exceed the compacted soil in area. After laying the waterproofing, heat and sound insulation is done by means of mineral wool, foam sheets or expanded clay backfill of the middle fraction. Which material is better, it’s up to you to choose - it all depends on the financial component and the strength of the foundation. The final warm floor is installed at this stage. After watching the video, everything is possible to do with your own hands: lay a reinforcing mesh over the heat-insulating layer, then mount the substrate on the underfloor heating system and complete it with a coating. The advantages of a concrete floor in its various finishes: sheathe it with linoleum, lay parquet, tiles.
- Concrete. Arrangement of a concrete floor on logs. The process takes more time and effort. To begin with, the place for arranging the floor must be deepened to half a meter, covered with a layer of rubble, sand and compacted with a jet of water. Moreover, the bulk layer must be at least 30 cm. Piles (support posts) can be made of brick, wood or concrete (the most reliable). First, piles are installed around the entire perimeter of the floor, and then inside the building. The distance between the posts is set at 0.7-1 m. After that, a waterproofing layer of roofing material is laid on the piles, then beams are attached on top and only then logs.
Important! Logs must be made of very high quality wood, otherwise the heavy weight of the floor will push through the entire structure. To set the concrete, it is necessary to cover the floors with a film and leave for about 7 days, after which the film is removed and the concrete is allowed to “ripen” for 21 days.
How to make concrete floors - understandable. But if your home is going to have not one, but two or three levels, concrete floors between floors can become impractical precisely because of their weight.
wooden floors
When choosing a wooden floor (high quality), buyers prefer a material that has the highest standards and characteristics:
- strength;
- practicality;
- environmental friendliness;
- the beauty;
- natural warmth;
- hygroscopicity;
- wide range of uses.
The tree is great for the attic and will comfortably lie between floors. Dies can sheathe any small piece of the floor and, in general, solve any design issues. But it should be understood that the complexity of installation affects the price indicator - the cost of wooden floors is much higher than concrete ones. To give durability and strength, the tree is treated with various compounds that protect against decay, damage by bark beetles, and refractory properties are also given. This is especially true of the outer attic.
Important! A high level of humidity in the room is a direct threat to wood, the floors will swell. Therefore, the moisture content of the material should be no more than 15-18%.
Construction of a wooden floor
Floors of this type also consist of several layers:
- draft;
- hydro, heat, sound insulating materials;
- finishing floor;
- coating.
Often used in homes, the underfloor heating system is installed between the subfloor and the finished floor. Moreover, the main types of structures are equipped with a log. Advantages:
- different types of bases: concrete or soil;
- the ability to remove all communications into the space under the floor;
- floor leveling speed.
Remember that this design is completely inappropriate in rooms with low ceilings. Due to the arrangement of the log, the floors rise by 15-18 cm, forming a distance between the ground and the flooring. The lag is installed parallel to the window opening, and the fasteners depend on the base. Logs are attached to the concrete floor with glue and dowels, and self-tapping screws are used for wooden bases. It is not recommended to hammer logs with nails: rust will lift and deform the hats. And here are some more rules:
- Between the lags, you need to fill the space with heaters and vapor barrier materials;
- Boards are laid perpendicular to the lags;
- In case of a lack of board length, the joints fall on the bar;
- It is imperative to fasten each board to the lags;
- Laying the first row of boards should be carried out with a deviation from the wall by 13-15 mm, in attic rooms 20 cm;
- Slotted joints between walls and boards are decorated with plinth;
- Attic wood trim has the same rules as the arrangement of the floor in the house itself.
Types of wood floors
Depending on the selected raw materials, there are several types of floors that are suitable for the main premises, laying between floors and in the attic:
- array;
- glued wood;
- parquet;
- laminate floors.
Each material has its own advantages and disadvantages. In particular, double or triple the weight of an array, compared to laminate, is contraindicated for buildings with fragile foundations, and fragile laminate will deteriorate in rooms with high humidity.
But how and what is better to sheathe the floors, how exactly to make the floor in a wooden house - it's up to you. After viewing the photo and video, you can choose the material for the main rooms and the attic. And for this it is important to understand the main characteristics of each selected flooring.
Board and glued wood
The floor board is made of solid wood. Dimensions 0.9-6 m long by 1.8-6 cm thick. One side of the element is equipped with a groove, and the other with a ridge. Installation is done with a hammer. The best grades of solid wood are used for the material: pecan, oak, larch. Buy conifers should not be due to their rapid wear and tear.
Low thermal conductivity, high strength qualities determined the popularity of this material, but the price of floors is quite high. It should be remembered that the outer side of the board is necessarily varnished to extend the service life, and often the array is impregnated with oil, which protects the floors from rotting and fungi.
Laminated wood is a double layer of planks glued flat. Coniferous wood is used. Main qualities: strength, low thermal conductivity, resistance to deformation and aesthetics. The price category is high, even compared to the array. But the floor, sheathed with glued wood, can withstand large temperature fluctuations, which is why they are recommended for flooring in attics.
Parquet, laminate
After looking at the photo, the owners often prefer parquet, as the most convenient product in terms of price / quality. Made from natural wood, parquet flooring is ideal for laying down between floors, fits into any room, and can also be of various color shades. Different piece, artistic, modular parquet and parquet board. View the material in the photo offered by manufacturers, you can choose the type and price. Moreover, the cost of parquet directly depends on the complexity of the pattern, the thickness of the plate and the type of wood.
Laminate is an imitation of wood flooring. In many ways, laminate flooring is one of the most popular products for flooring. Due to the variety of varieties, the laminate is selected for any decor, low weight allows you to lay floors between floors, in attics, sheathe a bathroom or a veranda. When choosing a laminate, you need to remember the class assigned to the product: an indicator of small, medium, large loads.
