Parquet laying by own hands

Parquet belongs to one of the most beautiful floor coverings . It is this quality that compensates for the constant support of the owners of the required microclimate, which includes, first of all, humidity and temperature. Laying parquet with their own hands can be carried out by the deck, herringbone, squares or braided net, which look equally original. Mount the parquet should be at a temperature of not less than 18 ° C.

Step-by-step instruction for laying piece parquet with your own hands

  1. We check the evenness of the base under the parquet floor. Differences in the screed made should not exceed 2 mm per 2 m of the floor.
  2. Using a vacuum cleaner, we clean the surface of dirt.
  3. Before laying, we put a special primer on the screed.
  4. Under the parquet lay the plywood on a special glue, cutting it into square sheets. When laying, observe a small offset. If necessary, saw the sheets into pieces.
  5. In the plywood we drill holes into which we insert dowels and screws.
  6. We fix the plywood on the base and clean it of debris and dust.
  7. We check how exactly we laid out the base, and at the same time its height. If necessary, we grind the plywood and always vacuum it.
  8. Preparing the parquet, the slats should ideally match each other.
  9. We make a marking of the floor and install a beacon snake diagonally or along a wall of two rows of a parquet board. Or we begin installation from the central square when buying an art parquet. To do this, draw the thread along the height of the die.
  10. We prepare the glue for the parquet, observing the tincture of the adhesive mass.
  11. Lay the parquet on the glue, start working from a distant wall. To do this, we need a little drown in the glue bar, and then fit it to the stacked product. To prevent displacement, we fix it with special nails. Between the wall and the floor, we leave a gap.
  12. Leave the mounted floor for three days, during which all moisture is displaced from the glue.
  13. Grind the parquet with a special equipment or a grinding machine.
  14. We process the gaps between the planks putty.
  15. Grind the putty and clean the floor.
  16. We apply a special primer on the floor.
  17. After a day, we cover the floor with varnish according to the instructions for use.