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A liquid floor coating that is increasingly gaining popularity. Today, liquid floors installed in different rooms. In addition to residential houses, offices and industrial premises.
Liquid floor is extremely positive. This is because this material combines the best qualities of different materials. This floor has an attractive and modern appearance. And his high strength will keep the cover in its original form for many years.
To upgrade your home and transform floors using self-leveling materials everyone can. However, to successfully pour liquid floor with your hands, you should be prepared for the laborious process.
Preparing ↑
The first thing you need is to get special tools. Namely:
- Rollers. Painting and aeration with spikes;
- Deep container;
- A mixer for mixing components;
- Spatula, the length of which is 1.5 meters;
- Building level;
- A paint brush;
- Varnish based on polyurethane;
- Primer;
- Mixture for liquid floors.
Collecting a complete set of tools you are ready to start work. The first thing you need to remove the old floor covering. It is worth noting that gender fluid is not a tool that is able to hide all the flaws and irregularities. Therefore, it is important to qualitatively prepare the ground.
Removing the screed and the old surface should be cleaned from all dirt and debris. Cleaned the surface over the entire area should be treated with a primer. To better align the surface, you could add quartz sand.
To carry out any procedure until the complete drying of the primer is strictly prohibited. After that the waterproofing of the surface using polyethylene or roofing felt.
You can then proceed to the next step, which is leveling the floor. The procedure is carried out using a concrete screed. Or you can replace it with cement-sand mortar. Installing beacons that define the plane, you can pour the screed. These beacons are mounted on the plaster cones, and then aligned using a level. The solution is distributed across the required area and left for the day. At the expiration of the allotted time, beacons can be pulled out. And the rest of them cracks easily sealed with a spatula. To protect the surface from rust, removed all the steel profiles.
After this is the hardest part – waiting. After all the process of drying out the concrete screed lasts the whole month. Accordingly, further work should be suspended.
The choice of self-leveling floor ↑
Until the surface solidifies, free time can be used to advantage and choose the type of future sex. There are two types of liquid surfaces:
- Mineral;
- Polymer.
The second, in turn, are also divided into two subspecies:
- Epoxy. These floors can easily endure heavy loads;
- Epoxy urethane. This kind is installed in areas with high humidity levels.
For living rooms often use mineral screeds.
In addition, special attention should be paid to the choice of the mixture. They are also divided into several groups:
- The base group. Her compositions eliminate irregularities with differences up to 8 centimeters.
- Screeds middle group successfully eliminate irregularities up to 3 cm.
- The finish group is able to handle height differences up to 1 cm.
The stages of work ↑
When the screed is completely dry, apply top coat. It will provide uniformity and will hide all of the cracks formed.
Pasting of walls around the perimeter of the floor is the last step before pouring.
You can then proceed to the stage of pouring. Dilute the mixture should be only instructions. It is necessary to apply a layer of 5-7 mm. besides, the work needs efficiency, after 30-40 minutes the mixture thickens. Liquid distribution needs using special tool – squeegee. Also not suspended floor you can walk, but only in special shoes with spikes on the sole. Apply several layers. However, each of them should be treated with a spiked roller. This will remove all air bubbles. Complete drying occurs within 72 hours. After that, the surface is covered with a protective varnish.
To visualize how to pour liquid floor with your hands it is recommended to view this video.
Floor of liquid glass ↑
Liquid glass floor is used quite often. This material has the following advantages:
- Has antiseptic and water-repellent properties;
- Not electrified;
- In addition, glass is not amenable to combustion and the effects of various acids.
Make wet the floor in the garage or another room of liquid glass will not be difficult. This requires strips parallel to the wall to pour equal parts of liquid and spread on the surface. To do everything efficiently, there is a spatula used needle roller and squeegee with a long handle. Trowel mortar evenly distributed throughout the area. The cushion is also used for subsequent full alignment and removal of air bubbles.
It is worth considering that a floor coating with liquid glass is only possible on a flat and stable surface.
The coating layer should be from 3 to 5 mm.
After drying, you can apply a layer of varnish. This will provide a more presentable appearance and strengthen gender.
Walk on liquid floors can be a day later. But to exploit it fully, you can only five days. Turn on the system «warm floor» the liquid glass is possible only through the week.
A liquid rubber floor ↑
Floor liquid rubber is often used in the garage areas. But often you can find this coverage in other areas (sports and playgrounds and other non-residential space). Rubber floor manufactured from rubber crumb. It added different colors and a special polyurethane adhesive. It is applied on the prepared coating through a special spray gun.
Advantages of liquid rubber floor are:
- The coating is applied to almost any prepared surface (asphalt, concrete, ceramics, metal, etc.);
- In addition to flooring, liquid rubber can be coated and vertical design.
The life of this floor filling, at observance of all rules of operation does not exceed 10-15 years.
At the price of self-leveling floor is significantly superior to other rubber coating. However, it is quite kompensiruet ease of installation and high performance.
Independently apply a liquid rubber coating is not so difficult. Nevertheless, for many inaccessible. Because it requires special spray equipment.
The advantages of liquid rubber are the following factors:
- Practicality;
- Flexibility;
- The ability to seamlessly cover;
- Used cold;
- Drying out the minimum amount of time;
- Environmentally friendly material, which not has absolutely no harmful substances;
- Confident to cope with rapid changes in temperature.
Liquid decorative floor ↑
The main difference between this coating and conventional liquid flooring is applied to the bottom layer of all kinds of drawings and inscriptions. To install this type is required only on a perfectly flat surface. Because the thickness of the layer pattern is not more than 400 µm.
The installation of the floor takes place in several stages. When this is applied three layers of coverage:
- Main;
- Decorative;
- Finish
In addition to the original appearance, this coating is more durable than materials that have already become familiar to us (laminate, parquet, etc.).
There are two types of decorative flooring:
- Liquid vinyl, which is often used for kitchens and baths.
- Self-leveling 3d floors. This transparent polymer cast on a widescreen picture. This floor is rapidly gaining popularity as its use can make any room attractive and unique.
