Repair yourself: how to put linoleum properly

Everyone at least once in his life thought about how to make repairs in the apartment. Of course, one can turn to professionals and simply pay for their work and materials, but it is much more pleasant to tell with pride that all they have seen is done by themselves. In order to realize your dream, you need to know some nuances that will be useful in the future.

Strange as it may seem, the floor covering, its appearance and quality of laying plays an important role in creating a home cosiness. The main criteria for choosing here often become practicality and cheapness, so the first question is how to properly put linoleum. Indeed, it is simply impossible to find a better option for the same money. Moreover, you can save yourself and put linoleum on your own. The price for the work costs, as a rule, much higher in comparison with labor costs (in different regions the cost may vary, but on average the linoleum laying by specialists will cost you 200 rubles per square meter or more).

In total there are several ways of laying: without gluing, gluing with glue and double-sided scotch. Each of them has a number of advantages and disadvantages. For example, the first method is the fastest, but there is a possibility of rapid wear of the material and the appearance of waves. Glue helps to get rid of these drawbacks, but there is a problem with the laborious removal of the coating. Therefore, if there is no full confidence in how to properly lay linoleum, or vice versa, there is a desire to update the interior in a year, it is better to use a variant with scotch tape.

Order of work

The work should begin with measuring the length and width of the room. Always need to add about 10 centimeters on each side. This is necessary so that you can adjust your own miscalculations, since correctly put the linoleum on the first try is not all. All protrusions and depressions must also be taken into account.

If the surface of the floor is uneven, then first remove all the defects found. This is done with a special construction mix. Before beginning the installation, make sure that the floor is dry and clean. Then the roll is rolled out and cut. When time allows, linoleum is left to lie down for 24 hours.

The convenience of using double-sided tape is also that it can be glued along the perimeter of the entire surface of the floor, leaving the upper protective layer, and after its removal immediately put linoleum on it. Applying glue, this will not work, it will need to be applied gradually. This method will also require more time and accuracy.

Laying linoleum on plywood

It is necessary to tell and how to put linoleum on plywood. This method practically does not differ from what was described above, but it has a number of advantages. Since it is only possible to put linoleum properly on a flat surface, and nobody has any desire to get dirty with building mixtures, plywood is ideal for leveling. In addition, it is a wonderful heat and noise insulating material.

The fineness of the process for laying the plywood itself is only two. First, first you need to lay a cellophane film on the floor or prepare lags from the bars. And secondly, you can not use a single piece of plywood for the entire room, it is better to divide it into 2-4 strips. This will avoid creaking and deformation of the floor.