Despite the versatility of wood, as a flooring, it is quite whimsical. After some time, the tree loses its original properties and begins to crack, creak and simply wear out. In this case, high -quality floor repairs or a full -fledged replacement of the material are required. After some work, the surface will receive a new life and will again delight its owners.

Grinding work to update the surface

Quite often it turns out that the floor does not creak, but it looks just terrible. This unequivocally indicates that the surface was equipped with high quality, but over time it was simply worn out. In this case, the old wooden floor is best sanded. This is a fairly simple process that needs only strong male hands and special installations. A wood grinding machine will help easily and quickly carry out the entire amount of work. The main thing is to correctly calculate its power, this factor depends on the size of the processed area.

The grinding installation has a special drum seasoned by sandpaper. During the first processing, coarse -grained emery should be used. After this process is performed, the floor surface will lose significant bulges and other serious drawbacks. The next stage of grinding follows, for which the sandpaper of medium grain is used. Well, the last stage implies the use of fine -grained emery, which can save the floor surface even from the slightest defects. Old wooden coatings have many cracks and chips, so they should be treated with dry plaster.

Inaccessible places of the room must be sanded with special installations that have provided forms.

Most of the actions related to grinding can also be carried out with your own hands using the only sand material. Of course, it will take much more time, but this is the best option when the processing of the entire room is not required, and the significant bulges and other gender defects occupy a minimum of the surface.

Polishing and wrapping the floor surface

After we have leveled the old wooden floor, we should proceed to the process of imperial - this will allow you to turn an unsightly and damaged coating into a completely new one. It is important to say right away that the entire process should be taken away no more than 4 hours, even in the case of a large room.

Before waging, it is necessary to thoroughly sprinkle the floor and treat it with a damp cloth. For the reason that the wood absorbs moisture perfectly, you need to cover the surface with a porcelain. We will have a turpentine (60%) and bee wax (40%) as a material for vulgarization. Other coating options can be used, but there is no particular difference in them. The solution is made in enameled dishes, and all this is applied with a brush. It is important that the brush is as high quality and during the process of applying the solution not a single hair is on the floor. Before the work itself, it is necessary that the mixture cools down. Grind the floor with a composition evenly and slowly. Already during this process it will be seen how the surface acquires a pleasant dark shade. After this event, you need to allow the coating. The mixture should carefully penetrate all pores.

If you want the floor to literally shine, you should grind the surface before driving. This process is carried out using a conventional grinding machine, but unlike past procedures, smooth sandpaper is used here. During work, only a small pressure of the drum must be used.

Flooring

At the very beginning, it is important to know that not every wood is suitable for one or another type of varnish coating. It is also important to understand that the more people are constantly in the room, the more hardy the composition is necessary. Quite often, varnish products are used in offices, which for many years will not lose its initial properties.

If you have a desire to give wood a natural shade, you should definitely use the tinted varnish. Most other types of material simply “cauterize” the tree.

Acid hardeners positively affect the properties of coatings in the event that you need a universal material. Such varnish can be treated with floors in industrial premises, as well as in offices.

There are also parquet varnishes. They significantly emphasize the unique texture of wood, and also make the floor a little slippery. It is such requirements that are presented to the classical parquet.

The first layer of coating must be applied with a special spatula with S-shaped movements. Next, already in U-shaped movements, apply the second layer of varnish with an ordinary brush. In this matter, it is worth using a high -quality brush that would not lose hair in its path. If during the process you need to leave a little, you should dip the brush into a tank with varnish. If necessary, if the tool is hardened, you can soak it in the solvent. The varnish can dry in different ways, it all depends on its brand. However, throughout the day, movements should be avoided on the measured floor. It is also necessary to ensure full ventilation of the room.

Specifics of removing the creaking of a wooden floor

There are many reasons for the floor creak, but most often the source of unpleasant sound is the friction of the boards. In this case, the restoration of a wooden floor can be a really complex process.

If there is a need to find out the cause of the creak, you can score the wedges into the gaps. They will help to push the boards and find sources of unpleasant noise. If it turned out that the cause of the creak is really the friction of the boards, it is necessary to align the floor elements with your own hand and fasten with screws. To do this, you will need to drill a couple of holes in each board and fix them. Also, for additional reliability, you can make holes at a slight angle. This will help to prevent enough noise and guarantee its absence in the future. Shurups must be used with a hidden head. After the process, it will be necessary to put up with these places.

The presence of cracks

Cracks may be another serious reason for the creaking of the floor. Often this happens in cases where humidity often changes in the room. The cracks themselves are quite small, but they create a very unpleasant noise. To correct the situation, it is necessary to fill the space of cracks with wood sawdust and small strips. In some cases, people make a choice in favor of a special pasta, which consists of paint on 1/4, and 3/4 of sawdust. It is especially good when the floor needs to be painted. Then, for starters, cracks are sealed with the above method, and a little later, the general surface painting is performed. However, after the first action, it is necessary to make sure that all the gaps are very high -quality.

Alignment of the floor with cycle and putty

Many find it difficult to start repairing wooden floors. This is especially true when the floor was significantly deformed. Definitely, classical grinding is not possible here.

The floor cycles have a lot in common with grinding, however, in this case, a special cycle installation is used. Thanks to its cutting details, the cycling tool easily copes with most of the irregularities of the wood surface. It is worth noting that here, as in the case using a grinding machine, it is necessary to use various cutting tools that will help make the surface almost perfectly smooth.

To continue the alignment of the old wooden floor, it is necessary to apply the putty technology. In the beginning, you should install special slats. Already between the rails themselves, it will be necessary to apply a thick mixture made on the basis of PVA glue, where Tirsa is also added. In order for the composition to suit the process of laying putty as much as possible, it is necessary to give the Tirse moisturizing. For the optimal result, several layers should be made, each of which is applied only after the previous one dries.

After filling all the openings between the slats with a mixture of glue and fireboxes, you need to pour the entire area of \u200b\u200bthe floor with mastic. The coating layer should be small. If necessary, you can align the surface. For such actions, spatulas or large brushes are used.

Other aspects of the repair of a wooden floor

Before starting updating the old wooden floor, it is necessary to analyze the possible sources of the creak and other negative features of the coating. Quite often, you can find the staggering floor boards. Unlike the creak, such a nuisance can at any moment adversely affect the physical condition of a person (bruises, stretching). To save the floor from staggering elements, it is enough to replace the nails with screws. Surely many know that before the boards were attached with nails, which will certainly make themselves felt. Under load, they begin to bend. A small space is created between the woody elements of the floor, which makes them creak and stagger.

However, it is worthwhile to understand that often it is simply impossible to repair the old wooden floor. The cause may be rotten wood, which must be updated. In this case, it will be more logical to replace the entire gender.