Self-leveling bulk floor

Self-leveling flooring is a modern and worthy alternative to flooring such as linoleum, parquet, laminate or something else. This technology, which has made a splash in the market of finishing materials, makes it possible to mount durable and exceptionally reliable floors in the premises of any functional purpose.

The positive moments of using self-leveling floors

This material, based on a polymer, polyurethane or epoxy resin, has the following characteristics:

• excellent appearance, color stability and solidity;
• the service life can reach 40 years;
• resistance to the effects of water and chemicals;
• cleaning takes place only with the help of water and does not require the presence of special tools or devices;
• Excellent adhesion to the base of any material;
• high fire resistance and poor flammability;
• The polymer floor can be mounted by yourself, having spent a maximum of 1 day.

Like everything that exists on the Earth, a self-leveling self-leveling floor has its drawbacks, namely:

• thanks to its long life, this floor can quickly bore the owners or become morally obsolete. Dismantling, in this case, is not at all necessary, it is enough to pour a new mixture of self-leveling self-leveling floor onto the old covering;
• certain varieties of such material can acquire a yellow shade under the influence of ultraviolet;
• difficult dismantling;
• A long and painstaking preparation of the surface, which must be perfectly smooth and smooth;
• unnaturalness;
• The importance of having a certain and constant humidity in the process of laying the material on the floor. The absence of such can negatively affect the quality of the final result.

Which self-leveling floor is better?

It is simply impossible to answer this question with accuracy. First, you need to study the variety of this material and the features of its use. So, for example, depending on the composition, the floor can be:

• epoxy (based on epoxy resin);
• methyl methacrylate;
• polyurethane;
• cement-acrylic.

In fact, any of these technologies can be used for industrial and residential premises. But in practice, the advantage is always given to the polyurethane version, which has the greatest strength, elasticity, resistance to impact and abrasion, soundproofing and waterproofness. Also, any type of self-leveling floors has a high level of safety for human health. Based on the customer's needs, the technical parameters of the product can be tailored to meet the requirements, that is, the floor can have a specific degree of roughness, gloss, or haze. All these characteristics mean that the spectrum of application of self-leveling floors is practically unlimited, except for the color scale.

How long does the self-leveling flooring fluid dry?

This is also one of the most burning issues that worried the minds of the townsfolk. Polymer-based flooring can harden from one day to a week. This depends entirely on the structure of the mixture. Floors, the basis for the manufacture of which served as cement, will dry longer than all others. However, this option is the most budgetary and can serve as a basis for installing linoleum or parquet, or maybe an independent element of the room. To ensure that the drying process of the filling floor has passed correctly and ended on time, the following recommendations should be observed:

1. A couple of hours after the mixture was applied, it should be covered with a film.
2. Five hours after pouring the floor is covered with a protective polyurethane lacquer.
3. If the installation of a warm floor has been carried out simultaneously, the drying may take a couple of weeks.