Warm floors are popular designs that can significantly increase the comfort of life in any home. It is the water system that can be installed only in a private house, and all the work can also be implemented on its own, if you know exactly what the sequence of stages, what materials and elements should be acquired, and also with which underwater stones and nuances you can encounter.
An important and significant stage in the creation of the water floor is the competent arrangement of the screed, for which only high -quality and reliable materials should be used, and it is also important to know what thickness the layer should have.
What is the purpose of the screed?
The design of the warm floor is considered quite complicated, so all the elements must be laid in accordance with the safety rules and competent instructions. The concrete screed, which is created after laying the main elements of the system, provides the following functions:
reliable and strong installation and fixation of each constructive element in the heating system;
It turns out a coating that will be an effective, even and suitable basis for laying any flooring.
When creating a concrete layer, it is important to ensure that no elements of the heating warm floor are shifted, and the surface turned out to be perfectly even and smooth, strong and stable before numerous influences.
The thickness of the created screed can be different, since it is first necessary to make the load calculations so that the layer is strong and durable. The reliability of the screed depends on which brand and quality concrete and other materials were used to create a concrete solution.
Types of ties for water floor
You can create a high -quality, reliable and suitable coating in different ways, which include:
the use of concrete solution with which the base is filled;
use of sand-cement composition;
Laying a half -dry screed.
Each variety has its own positive and negative characteristics, and is also created by special technology in accordance with certain rules and recommendations.
If a concrete screed is created, then for its arrangement you need to purchase cement, the brand of which will be higher than M300. In addition to cement, you need the optimal amount of water and sand, and grains of sand should have a large fraction. In this case, you can provide good and reliable adhesion of various components of the mixture. A good solution is the addition of plasticizers to a mixture that gives the screed of increased strength.
If a sand-cement solution is formed, then there is no special difference with the first option, it is only important to add a plasticizer, and the resulting mixture should be optimal consistency. Additionally, the solution should have a good indicator of plasticity.
The semi -dry mixture is created quite often, since its use has certain advantages over similar compositions. This is due to the fact that porous materials that increase the soundproofing parameters of the floor are added. During the formation of the mixture, you do not need to use water. After laying it, a small amount of solution is filled. The screed dries very quickly, and with the right approach to this process, you can ensure the high quality of the resulting screed.
Correct water screed
It is important to know in what sequence of actions this task is being implemented. Before the work itself, you need to remember that special deformation seams should be laid, which will ensure the stability of the screed before various negative impacts. As a rule, these seams pass along all walls of the room, after which they are filled with a special damper tape.
The screed that will be above the elements of the heating system should not be thinner than 5 mm, since in other case the design will not be durable and reliable. Also, you should not create a too thick layer that will not provide an effective floor heating.
The process of creating the screed is divided into the following stages:
The base of the floor is thoroughly cleaned;
A waterproofing film is overlapped on it;
A thermal insulation layer is laid on the film, for which mineral wool or sheets of foam is usually used;
A special heat -reflecting film is placed on top;
Water heating pipes are mounted on it, which should be specially designed to create a warm floor system, so they have a small diameter;
A metal reinforcing mesh is laid on top;
Lighthouses are mounted, which will act as a guideline for competent filling of concrete solution;
A solution for filling is prepared, which should be homogeneous, without unnecessary interspersed and with a suitable consistency;
Pouring is carried out smoothly and efficiently, so that the thickness of the screed around the entire perimeter is the same;
The solution is aligned using the usual rule, for which you need to focus on the previously established beacons;
competent catering for screed, which for several days is watered with water so that it does not form cracks.
Thus, the creation of a high -quality, reliable and optimal screed, which will be located above the underfloor system, is considered a simple and affordable process that can be carried out by each. The result is a durable structure with which there will be no problems during operation.