How to align the floor under the tile

The problem of surface leveling requires careful control if you decide to separate the floor with a tile. Before laying the tile, it is necessary to dismantle the old floor covering and pour the cement screed, eliminating all the irregularities. This work requires attention, concentration, dexterity and patience. Again, you should prepare all the materials and tools in advance. You will need: a wide spatula (25-30 cm), a plaque mix for alignment of surfaces, primer, water, drill with a nozzle mixer, a bucket for dilution of the leveling, level meter (preferably a long, not less than 1 meter).

Making sure that the floor is uneven and requires improvement, prepare all the above and buy the required amount of the mixture for alignment. As a rule, on area 1 m² One level of the level of level 20-25 kg is enough to raise a level by 1 cm. On packages, you can read more detailed instructions, and thus at least approximately calculate how much the mixture you buy.

The next step is to prepare the premises in which you will work. To begin with, it is well carried out by opening all the windows and doors. After some time, on the contrary, wrapping everything so that in no case there was no draft. The temperature of the floor surface must be at least + 5 ° C.

Next, clean the floor itself: remove any contamination, dust, old paint, any oils. Get cracked and potholes. Finally, a pretty spelling.

Now determine the level of inclination using a special device. Apply a level meter in different directions from the walls to the room center.

Pour the primer mixture into the floor with a thin layer, it is best to use impregnating. Rush evenly, remove the puddle. Give the surface to dry.

For the preparation of the screed, inquiring in a bucket or other similar container you purchased the levelover and water according to the proportions specified in the instructions on a pack of the mixture. Stir the drill with the nozzle mixer. This is a very painstaking stage, it is important to accurately comply with the proportions, avoid the appearance of lumps and ensure that the solution is neither too liquid or too thick.

Start pouring a screed. Remember that after you poured a solution to the floor, you have 10-20 minutes to smoothly distribute it on the surface using a wide spatula. Therefore, it is desirable to pour not all the room immediately, but the strips of 30-60 cm.

Do everything neatly and deftly, use the level meter to control. The screed layer must be in the measure of Tolstoy, so that I managed to dry from the inside, and moderately thin so that it was not too fragile for the floor. Try to have time to pour the next strip until the edges of the previous one have dried. It is necessary to work at the pace, without distracting.

It remains to wait until the floor dry, and start tile laying. The surface of the screed will be dry after 10-12 hours, but until complete hardening will be held 2-3 days (up to 72 hours), although everything depends on the level of humidity and air temperature in the room.

Following such instructions, you will get the perfectly smooth floor, which is suitable for laying tiles or other flooring. Of course, this work is not simple and requires a lot of strength and time, but the result will not make himself wait. Your floor will become smooth, and after laying the tiles you can appreciate it. Useful articles for you can also be useful. «How to choose a floor tile», "How to lay a tile on the floor" and "How to cut the tile". If you are not sure to cope with yourself, ask more experienced familiar in this matter to help you or hire a professional. Take patience, and you will succeed!