With the onset of autumn, preparations for winter begin. Many people stock up on food and insulate their homes. Therefore, one of the most pressing issues at this time of the year is how to insulate the loggia with your own hands.
Before starting preparatory work, it is necessary to determine the state in which this object should be (and to what extent it should be insulated). For the initial data, we take a typical room with installed windows. Since the glazing process can be distinguished into a separate category, and its implementation should be entrusted to those specialists who were involved in the manufacture of these windows. We will insulate in such a way as to get the maximum effect without installing radiators.
To insulate the loggia, you first need to find all the holes leading to the street and seal them with mounting foam. If they are too large, then you can additionally use a special sealant that will help eliminate all existing voids.
After that, it is necessary to insulate the walls that border the street. Here it is best to use lining. Since this material can be classified as inexpensive and at the same timethere is just a huge number of options for its implementation. When the lining will be done, then, in order to insulate the loggia, it is necessary to put a heater in the space between the wall and the lining. Usually mineral wool is suitable for this, but some craftsmen put egg cages in a second layer to preserve heat and better sound insulation. They are made in such a way that they retain both sound and heat very well, while such material is also fireproof.
Having insulated the walls, many are wondering how to insulate the floor on the loggia, since it is from there that the cold often comes. For this, the extension method is usually used. Small slats are nailed to the concrete base over the entire area (at a distance of about twenty centimeters from each other). And they do it in such a way that a wooden lattice is obtained. Further, to insulate the loggia, mineral wool is laid in the resulting cells, and then the entire floor is covered with chipboard sheets, which are tightly screwed to the rails.
The resulting wooden floor is recommended to be treated with moisture-proof impregnation, which will eliminate unpleasant consequences in the future. After that, the entire floor can be covered with linoleum or carpet. Note that in order to insulate the loggia with high quality, you should not save on material.
For greater reliability and heat preservation, the ceiling of the loggia is also recommended to be sewn up with clapboard. When installing it, you can immediately organize lighting, which, thanks to the properties of the selected material, can be installed in any area of the ceiling. For moreaesthetics clapboard sew up and the second wall, which is adjacent to the apartment (but this is at the discretion of the owner).
Such a loggia can withstand fairly low temperatures, while maintaining its own heat, and when radiators (or other heaters) are installed, it turns into a real warm room.
