During the construction of houses, as a rule, a floor of wood is applied, but over time the floorboards wear out, and then the floor is required to repair or complete replacement. Agree, this can be complete, and, and not the most pleasant surprise. But, despite this, this type of work can be done independently. This will not take too much time, and even a person without experience can cope with it. The main thing is to follow the recommendations.
We start repairs
First, conduct an inspection of the floor and find the reason for which repair is required. If the lags have become dilapidated, and the boards are still in a decent state, then only the lags are replaced here, and the cost of repairs will be much lower. But in the event that the floorboards are already completely rotten, then they need to be changed to new. Using a tool for pulling out nails, it is necessary to remove the old floor, in the case of using old floorboards, it is better to lay a rather thin bar for the tool so that dents do not appear on the boards. After this type of repair, there can be a lot of garbage and the help of specialists will be required to carry out a general cleaning of the premises.
After the floorboards and lags are dismantled, it is required to inspect the opened surface and, if it is crackled and has become uneven, this suggests that a concrete screed is required. If the lags are in better condition, then you can simply move them, and put new ones in place or you can make the alternation of new and old lags. If the old floorboards are installed, then they will need to be turned over and driven.
When is it better to start flooring?
The best time for repair is August month, since at this time the boards and lumber are in almost dry state, and when using not dried boards, gaps may subsequently form. It is better to overcome the old floor from the boards at the end of the heating season. After new lags are laid, the floor must be checked for evenness. If irregularities are found, then the lags are subject to replacement or you can simply knock out their sagging wedges. It is better to fix the wedges for greater reliability with nails.
Now you can proceed to the flooring of the floorboards. This requires the indentation from the wall a couple of centimeters, as this distance will be needed in order to compensate for various deformations, such as, for example, temperature.
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