Recently, customers have asked us how to install the PVC floor. In fact, it is necessary to make preparations before the installation of the PVC floor. This article aims to introduce the construction preparations for the installation of the PVC floor.
When laying PVC floors, self-leveling is usually done first to ensure the flatness and flexibility of the foundation. In order to save time and effort, many people will have such questions: whether it is possible to not do self-leveling when laying PVC floors, and what will happen if self-leveling is not performed before laying PVC floors.
Before understanding the reasons for laying PVC floor to be self-leveling, let's first understand, what is self-leveling? The so-called "self-leveling" is a solvent-free, self-leveling, thick-build epoxy floor coating with dense particles. It can flow along the ground according to the unevenness of the ground and automatically level the ground. It is used in ground construction.
When laying PVC floor, we often encounter some foundation problems, such as: foundation cracks, foundation sand return phenomenon, uneven foundation, uneven ground, wet ground, etc., which not only affect the performance of PVC floor, but also affect PVC floor. service life. If you want to lay a beautiful PVC floor, you must first solve the ground problem.
What we often use is cement self-leveling, pretreatment of the ground, and grinding off the protruding areas. Therefore, in order to avoid problems such as bulging of the PVC floor and achieve a normal service life, it must be done before laying the plastic floor. Cement self-leveling! Don't try to save trouble and money, but omit this key step, so as not to cause greater losses!
Of course, some people think that their floor is very flat, and there is no need to do self-leveling, and there is no need for an extra process.
What kind of ground quality does not need to be self-leveling?
❶The floor itself is made of PVC flooring. If the flatness of this kind of floor itself meets the requirements, there is no need to do it again, unless the ground condition is very bad.
❷For very flat floor tiles or vitrified tiles, the gap between the floor tiles is small, there is no difference in height, no missing corners, no serious wear, and there are only square marks. Such a floor does not need to be self-leveling.
❸The previous floor has been epoxy self-leveling, so it cannot be directly self-leveling. Because if you want to carry out self-leveling construction, there will be layering problems. Therefore, before the direct construction of the PVC floor, the surface of the floor should be roughened and degreased, and then the PVC floor should be laid.
In general, it is better to do self-leveling before laying the PVC floor, which is also to better play the performance of the PVC floor and prolong its service life.
Three-point products and seven-point construction are the same for PVC floors. The application of self-leveling plays a very important role in the construction of PVC floors. Laying self-leveling can better ensure the quality of floor laying. Skip this step.
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