How to make a waterproofing floor

If you are thinking about how to properly waterproof the floor, then obviously you are doing repair work in your home. This question requires a responsible approach, a certain amount of experience and skills. First, you need to decide where the insulation is needed, how it is carried out, and what materials are used.

Rooms requiring waterproofing

Pool in the house

This measure is necessary in all rooms characterized by high humidity, which negatively affects the floor surface. This list includes rooms with a swimming pool, bath complexes and the like.

But often waterproofing is required in ordinary residential apartments located on the first floor, in a wooden house, in the bathroom, toilet, kitchen, hallway and storage rooms. Otherwise, soon the coating will be covered with fungal plaque and mold. Moreover, using insulation, you protect your neighbors from the bottom, if there are any.

Existing types of waterproofing

Plastering waterproofing

Types of waterproofing Among the most commonly used types of waterproofing, the following can be noted:

1. Painting, which is divided into bitumen, polymer and based on a special plaster mixture;
2. Impregnating;
3. Injection;
4. pasting;
5. Pouring.

Paint type

Paint waterproofing

By the very name of this It becomes clear to the species that it implies the coloring of surfaces with the help of special solutions. The durability and reliability of the work will depend on the quality of the solution.

Application Earlier it was said that the paint waterproofing has three subspecies:

• It is used on a bitumen basis for a long time time and is characterized by ease of use. However, it is not without flaws, the most significant of which is considered to be a short operational period of not more than 6 years;
• Paint insulation based on polymer varnishes is a modern, high-quality and durable method of protection. In addition, it may include bitumen. This kind of quite resistant to the effects of chemical and mechanical nature;
• Plastering. It includes the following components: cement and special fillers that allow it to be applied on uneven coatings. Thus, you can easily fill the voids, you can not worry about the safety and reliability of the insulation layer.

Paint waterproofing is the most popular among all existing types, and this is due to its ease of use. The second most popular surface treatment method is impregnating insulation, which has similar properties.

Impregnating waterproofing of the floor

Impregnating type

It is characterized by increased resistance to impacts mechanical nature and high degree of moisture protection. In the process of arranging the impregnating waterproofing, special polymer and polymer-bitumen solutions penetrate into the surface.

The surface covered by the impregnating insulation must be sufficiently porous, for this reason, the solution is often used on a concrete base and very rarely cover wooden surfaces with it.

Pasting type of waterproofing

Pasting waterproofing of the floor

pasting waterproofing is laying several layers of special bitumen, polymer or polymer-bitumen sheets to the surface. For this method, a pre-alignment plane is a prerequisite. And the sheets themselves are applied using high-temperature processing. The result is a high-strength coating, but to achieve this result, you must have certain skills and special tools.

Injection molding

This method is durable and resistant. The application of this coating implies both cold and hot. As a result of the application of polymer mastic, a continuous waterproofing coating is obtained.

Filling insulation

Filling

The filling method competes with the casting method because it is different increased reliability in terms of protection from moisture. Backfill waterproofing is applied by alternating moisture-proof and loose layers.

Basic rules

Basics for applying

No matter which method you choose the floor covering from high humidity, you need to make a number of measures that contribute to the durability of the work performed: It is worth making the choice of method, based on the characteristics of the room, that is, the expected humidity, the level of exposure to chemicals and the degree of physical activity;

These are the basic rules that will help make the hydro-protective layer as strong and reliable as possible.

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