How to make a floor on a balcony?

What floor to make on the balcony , first of all, depends on the appointment of the balcony. If this part of the apartment is intended for rest, it will be more comfortable and cozy, of course, with a warm floor, for example, wooden.

How to make a wooden floor on the balcony?

Before starting work we prepare necessary materials and tools: hacksaw, insulating material, insulation, timber, board, screws, dowels, corners from metal, level. Everything that has to do with wood is impregnated to protect against pests and dampness by the recommended means. And, only after that we proceed to flooring.

1. First we are engaged in preparatory works for cleaning the balcony from debris, dust or remains of the former coating.
2. We perform the necessary measurements.
3. Make warm floors on the balcony will help insulating material, which is laid on a clean and dry surface.
4. Accordingly, the size of the balcony, cut the bar. From it we make a frame around the perimeter of the balcony.
5. We connect the details of the frame using the level, screws and corners.
6. We fix the frame with dowels to the concrete base of the balcony.
7. The resulting lag slicing is laid parallel to each other every 50 cm.
8. We warm the future floor, in advance prepared insulation.
9. We lay the logs with a vapor barrier material.
10. We lay a wooden board across the lag. We try to closely match it to each other in the size of the balcony. As fasteners we use self-tapping screws.

How to make a warm water floor on the balcony?

1. We achieve an even surface of the balcony with the help of a screed.
2. We lay the waterproofing material on the screed.
3. We construct a material with thermal insulation properties.
4. We stack pipes from metalloplastika in the form of a snake.
5. We connect to the water pipe and test the system.
6. Fill the pipes with a concrete screed, using a reinforcing mesh, as a reinforcing element.
7. We wait for the drying of the screed to lay a floor covering on it.