How to make the floor in the bathroom

Floor arrangement is usually embarking on the finish of repair work. We will tell how to make the floor in the bathroom with your own hands so that it is reliable, durable and aesthetic.

The first stage of work is a thorough preparation of a draft base. To begin with, clean the surface of the floor from the old flooring: linoleum is easily dismantled with a spatula and a sharp knife, tile - using a perforator. I remove the entire construction trash, thoroughly spend the purified concrete base.

Next, proceed to the elimination of surface defects - all cracks, cavities and holes fill with tiled glue. Such damage repair will prevent the rapid wear of the waterproofing layer and the new screed. If you have large height drops, you must align the floor - for the draft screed, use dry building mixes. After complete drying, the screed twice open the floor with water-repellent primer - it will provide the desired adhesion of the prepared base and the waterproofing layer.

The second stage of work is the waterproofing of the working base. The most durable and effective are the coating waterproofing formulations. As a rule, they are two-component mixtures that are mixed according to the manufacturer's instructions before direct use. Carefully mixed up to a homogeneous consistency, apply a mass on the floor and walls with an overlay in 10-15 cm (use a spatula or roller).

Typically, the waterproofing is applied in two layers, so after drying the first layer (it takes about 5-6 hours) re-process the floor and the walls by the remaining composition. An important nuance: before coating the floor of the floor docking with the walls with the walls with a special softening hydrolenty. To subsequent works, it is possible to start after a complete hardening of the coating mixture (it takes about 24-30 hours).

All constructive changes (installation of a "warm floor" system, transfer of toilet bowl, installation of additional communications, installation equipment, hidden laying of sewage pipes) in the bathroom are performed at this intermediate stage - between waterproofing and finishing tie.

Any flooring requires a perfectly smooth surface, so the next stage is the level alignment. To perform a finishing screed, it is best to use construction formulations based on non-shy cement. For normal seizure, we mix the solution strictly according to the instructions. Using a hydraulic level, make marking and install lighthouses (as lighthouses you can use small wooden bars, plastic or metal corners).

Carefully mixed with a solution (for the knead, use a drill with a mixer) to fill the designated space. To align the mixture, use the rule or a regular spatula. To get rid of air bubbles formed when pouring the floor, "walk" by raw solution with a needle roller. The drying period of the screed depends on the component composition and brand of the construction mixture.

The last stage is laying outdoor coverage. One of the most suitable materials for the finishing floor of the floor of the bathroom is considered tile with a glazed surface (give preference to samples with a corrugated structure). Before laying, sort the purchased tile (defective copies with chips and microcracks, use for trimming) and spread over the working area to determine the starting point and direction of the rows.

Next, proceed to the preparation of adhesive composition (after kneading, let it breed 10-15 minutes). A ready-to-use solution should be sufficiently thick and homogeneous. The glue is applied to the working base with a special gear grater (for heavy tiles, pick up a spatula with large teeth). For the identity and evenness of interputric seams, use plastic separators (cross). Cropped fragments stick to last place - after laying a "solid" array. Before trimming, the tile is placed in a capacity with water for an hour and a half - after such a soaking, it becomes more "supple".

24-36 hours after complete laying of the tile, remove cross-separators from the docking seams and fill them out the grout (It is applied with a rubber spatula). After the full polymerization of the cloud composition, carefully clean the surface of the tile from the leaks and grouts (use a wet sponge and a dry flannel rag).

As you can see, creating a new floor in the bathroom - the event is quite long and time consuming, however, this option has significant advantages - a significant savings and full control of the entire process.