Now it's time to do the flooring in the newly built house. Or maybe you just decided to change the floor to a more modern and beautiful one? In any case, laying wooden floors is a very important matter. For this, first of all, careful preparation of the base is necessary.
May require application of self leveling compound or waterproofing deck. Everything must be done so that the floor is absolutely even. After that, you can start covering the subfloor with sheets of plywood or fiberboard. The skirting around the perimeter should only be laid after the subflooring is completed, so as not to damage it. To process the coating, you will need paint for wooden floors. The further life of the floor depends on how well it is applied.
Before you buy floor paint, it is advisable to know its characteristics. In this case, you should take into account the type of wood on which you will apply it. For example, for load-bearing structures, coniferous trees are usually taken. If interior decoration is carried out, valuable wood species are suitable. Select floor paints according to themcompatibility with the previous coating. You can use a protective glaze, clear varnish or apply a coating that has impregnating characteristics.
Paint designed for flooring may contain a pigment that is able to bring out the structure of wood given to it by nature. Such paint for wooden floors will have good vapor permeability. This will help remove excess moisture from the wood. In addition, the substances that make up the paint act as a protective filter against ultraviolet rays, increase the resistance of the floor to abrasion. Despite this, after three years it will still be necessary to re-treat the wooden surface with paint without removing the previous layer.
Dispersion acrylic coating has recently earned great popularity. The solvent of this paint is water, and the binder is acrylics or copolymers. The floor covered with such paint becomes resistant to water, discoloration, and the influence of various adverse factors. In addition, this coating is breathable.
If you want to use opaque enamels to cover the surface of a wooden floor, then it is worth noting that they have become much less common today, as they are toxic and fire hazardous.
Acrylic wood floor paints and varnishes are familiar to consumers for their low cost and ability to retain water repellency. After coating the surface with paint, a protective layer is formed on it.film 0.1 mm thick. Such paint dries quickly, not having time to penetrate deep into the tree. In this regard, the protective film is short-lived.
Today, oil paint for wood floors is almost not used, as many new, progressive paints of various types have appeared. Its low price is not a criterion for choosing the best paint product, and its service life is short, so the operating costs will be several times higher as a result.
