When laying linoleum on a concrete foundation, it is necessary to take care of the layer of waterproofing. For this purpose, the floor is covered with a polyethylene film of 200 μm with an overlap of 20 cm and a 5 cm wall entrance.
If the floors are wooden , you need to remove all old paint from them using a construction hair dryer and trowel, equalize all the joints and crevices between the boards, eliminate all the differences over 1 mm. Then you can lay sheets of plywood or chipboard for a greater evenness of the coating and facilitate and accelerate the preparatory phase. A layer of waterproofing is not needed in this case. The laid boards can be additionally looped.
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In the case where linoleum is laid on top of an old similar coating, you also need to align all the irregularities and make sure that on the old coating there are no large irregularities - holes, torn pieces, lagging corners and joints, etc. It is desirable to glue all the joints of the old linoleum with adhesive tape.
To determine how much linoleum we need, we need to measure the room, taking into account all niches, hollows, paddles. In other words - measure the room to the maximum, and all excess linoleum then will simply be cut off.
How to put linoleum on the floor in the apartment with your own hands?
Put linoleum overlapping on the walls. Begin to level it off the wall without cavities and radiators - with the most even.
Crop excess linoleum you need with a construction knife and a metal ruler. Located exactly linoleum is cut off along the walls and in the corners, starting from the visual perception of the picture, as the walls may not be exactly even. It is important that the drawing is not moved to one side, but goes parallel to the walls.
Cut out the linoleum left to be fixed on the floor, for which you can use a double-sided adhesive tape or special glue. The second option is more reliable.
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At the end, when the linoleum is firmly adhered to the floor, it remains to screw around the perimeter of the room skirting. That's pretty easy, we learned how to put linoleum properly.
