Self -leveling bulk floors are a real breakthrough in the field of construction technologies, which allowed to expand the framework of design solutions and implement the most daring ideas. Today, the production technology of this coating involves the use of liquid polymer mixtures, due to which you can create a perfectly even base. In addition, it has many decorative decoration options. It is about what criteria to choose the best bulk floor will go in this article.
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Types of the basics for bulk floors
Before deciding which self -leveling floor is suitable for decorating your home, the key requirements that the coating should comply with. In other words, you have to answer a number of questions: in the room of which type you need to fill the floor, whether it will only have decorative value or special requirements are set for it, what physical and mechanical loads should withstand the coating, which base is already in the room for repair and which Does it require work in addition to filling the floor? Based on the answers, it will become much easier to choose the material. So, 90% of all bulk coatings are based on epoxy or polyurethane composition. Let us consider in more detail the features of each type.
Polyurethane base for the floor
This type of bulk floor, the price of which is somewhat superior to alternative material, allows you to create an even coating with the following indicators:
- wear resistance;
- strength in relation to chemical and mechanical damage;
- good reaction to temperature changes;
- resistance to deformation or vibrations.
A bulk floor can be bought on a polyurethane basis for filling in rooms where constant mobility or vibration of the base is observed, as well as rooms with aggressive abrasive loads.
Objects of use of coating:
- industrial refrigerator workshops, freezers, special storage facilities;
- objects of agricultural type (greenhouses, boxes for birds or animals, greenhouse structures);
- premises for food production (meat processing plants, oil plants, fish processing plants);
- warehouse areas, terminals, trading or exhibition halls;
- production workshops (machine tool, mechanical engineering or woodworking).
Epoxy -based bulk floor
In this group, bulk floors, photocular adorn many designer catalogs, perfectly withstand the effects of gross media: alkali, acids, salt, gasoline, oil, oil, etc. In comparison, these coatings are less elasticity and high fragility. However, epoxy floors have lower cost, highest strength and wear resistance to various kinds. In addition, such material is characterized by a more refined appearance, due to which you can create variable design solutions.
The presented bulk floors, reviews of which are not only experts, but also consumers, are great for operation in enterprises of the pharmaceutical and chemical industry, as well as medical facilities, retail space, storage facilities and warehouses.
Objects of use of coating:
- kindergartens, educational institutions, medical and household services;
- premises of the chemical, food and pharmaceutical industry;
- trade space, storage facilities, warehouse facilities and the "wet" workshop.
Classification of bulk coatings
In addition to the presented varieties of basement bases, there is also a classification of products according to the fundamental parameters. Let us consider in more detail the main aspects:
The composition of the material is distinguished:
- cement-acrylic;
- polyurethane;
- methyl methacrylate;
- epoxy.
Depending on the sphere of use of the floor, there are such variations:
- decorative;
- industrial;
- universal.
The technical parameters distinguish:
- quick -drying;
- self -leveling;
- thin -layer;
- highly filled;
- universal coatings.
Advantages and disadvantages of the material
Despite the availability and wide variability of bulk coatings, many consumers are in no hurry to contact this material. However, in order to determine the feasibility of filling the floor, you should navigate in key advantagesthat this type of product provides:
- the durability of the material;
- high coefficient of moisture resistance;
- impeccable smoothness of the surface;
- lack of joints, seams and gaps;
- practicality in operation;
- high chemical resistance;
- fire safety, since the material is difficult to have.
However, it is worth paying attention to a number of disadvantagesthat can affect the choice of products:
- troublesome and complexity in the fill;
- strict adherence to technology and laying rules;
- difficulties in dismantling the coating.
Factors when choosing bulk coating
The process of choosing a bulk base occurs depending on the operational characteristics, purpose, as well as technical subtleties of the coating. The type of the required bulk floor, material consumption, etc. will depend on this. At the same time, it is worth considering a number of the following factors:
- The state of the current base on which it is planned to fill the floor:
- the presence of defects - potholes, gaps, cracks, pollution, areas with reduced strength;
- floor base material;
- design features of the basis;
- the presence of communications;
- additional formations - adjacency to the walls, foundation, embedded seams;
- conditions for work - terms, humidity and base, temperature regimes, environmental requirements.
- Design parameters of operation:
- temperature loads on the coating - cooling at the flooring of the floor inside the room and street side, the possibility of heating when used, solar radiation;
- mechanical parameters - shock, static and dynamic loads;
- the action of chemical factors - concentration, intensity, frequency, volume, as well as type (solvents, oils, acids, fats, alkalis);
- special conditions are the texture and relief of the surface, the combustibility and elasticity, evenness, decorativeness of the coating.
Designer diversity
When choosing a flooring, you should navigate in key parameters and technical specifications of each of the possible types of bulk floors:
- The type of pouring “primer” or also called “diluting” is the easiest to work and cheap in cost. The main task for such a sex is to strengthen the outer layer of the base in order to eliminate the risk of destruction and dusting of the coating. In the process of filling, a special primer is applied to the base, which is completely colorless, and therefore designer variations do not exist. The scope of such sex is the design of warehouse space or production workshops. At the same time, the service life is about 3 years.
- Fields of the type “Sprinkle” are a flat pouring of the base with polymer material with the addition of quartz sand. This type of coating is the most durable among all analogues. In addition, it is distinguished by unlimited variability of the color scheme, since specialists in production can paint sand in any color from the RAL table at the request of the customer. The most significant advantage of such a sex is an anti -slip base, due to which filling is relevant for flooring in the bathroom, rooms with high requirements for the strength of the coating, as well as high humidity. The service life of an average of about 50 years.
- The flooring of the “Painting” type is a thin -layer fill, which is characterized by high strength and a wide decorative spectrum of design. Such floors are suitable for operation in rooms with low load. At the same time, the customer can choose not only color coloring, but also the type of floor of the floor - glossy, matte, etc. As a rule, the scope of use - these are a hundred, warehouse areas or production rooms. The main advantages of this coating are low cost and a wide variety of design solutions. The service life is about 15 years.
- Coating the Mono-Decor type is a type of floor base, which is similar to the “painting”, with the exception of the thickness of the layer and the filling method. This type of floor is great for the design of the premises for the entire time of its operation, since the service life exceeds 50 years. At the same time, manufacturers represent the choice of the buyer with a wide variability of color solutions and texture species. The only disadvantage is that when the liquid hits the coating becomes quite slippery, and therefore it is not recommended to fill it in the bathroom. As a rule, the Mono-Paul is used to arrange a residential premises, exhibition halls or offices.
- Fields of the Decor-Moar type are similar to the operational characteristics with Mono-Decor with the exception that more than 2 tones are used for the device. Design solutions allow you to fill the floors with different colors at the same time, make drawings or divorces, as well as smooth transitions between shades. However, such work can be carried out only by a qualified specialist to achieve a quality result. Such floors are suitable for use in office premises, residential apartments, as well as exhibition halls. The service life is also about 50 years.
- The floor covering "3D" is the most popular type of product, characterized by high decorative characteristics. The main feature is the application in the intermediate stage of filling the photo printing. This approach will allow you to bring individuality to the design of the design of the room, while the characteristics of the strength are quite high. The scope of application is residential premises. And the service life is an average of 35 years.
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