Also it is important to take time and prepare well before you start assembling.
Laying concrete floors internally.
Add about 10 to that number to account for any possible mistakes and warped boards.
Fortunately concrete floors can be covered with a variety of more attractive materials including vinyl tile which is simple to install.
A concrete floor should be sealed to protect against.
Tiles are relatively durable floor coverings that can last for years when laid on a perfectly flat substrate.
If a tile floor is laid on a subfloor.
How to level a concrete floor before tiling.
The steps in this guide on how to install vinyl plank flooring on concrete are quite easy to follow.
Multiply length times width of the room.
Concrete joists with lips on either side about halfway up are placed on the floor.
Beam and block floors.
If you have a vinyl floor you may be able to install your flooring directly on top of it.
Remove any carpet or other flooring.
In case you plan on pouring concrete in an area that is greater than 1 cubic meter you can easily rent a cement mixer and do your concrete pouring in batches of 1 cubic meter per.
Don t add too much water as you want the mix to be fairly stiff.
We suggest 1 part cement 2 1 2 parts sand and 4 parts aggregate.
The concrete slab needs to be made from a medium strength mix.
It is easy enough to lay a concrete floor.
Before laying the screed dampen the concrete floor using water and a bonding agent mixed in equal parts.
Start at the wall furthest away from the doorway and lay the concrete in strips across the room of no more than 600mm wide.
If you don t have all the tools or you want to be 100 sure you don t waste any material invite a friend over to help you.
Position two or three 38mm battens depending on the width of the room on the concrete running in the direction you are working.
Larger extensions often benefit from a suspended concrete floor almost all new builds are now built using this system as it is quicker you can walk on it sooner and it reduces any risk of damp coming up through the floor.
As you did when laying the concrete work across the floor area completing sections about 600mm at a time.