House repair is not a simple task, this will require not only knowledge, but also skills. If you plan to make repairs without special skills and knowledge, then prepare for the fact that after a short time the repair will have to be redone. To avoid this, first stock up on sufficient knowledge of knowledge, and only then proceed to the practical implementation of your plans.
The commission of such work as putting linoleum under the laminate can cause someone surprising, and possibly laughter. In fact, such a repair serves to achieve many goals. Firstly, it is an increase in the level of sound insulation, which is important if you have noisy neighbors, and you live in a panel house. Secondly, such floors are very warm.
If you live on the ground floor, then by laying linoleum under the laminate you will save your money, avoiding the installation of warm floors.
Suppose you have already decided that you want to put linoleum under the laminate. In order to qualitatively make such repairs, you need to know some important rules.
Linoleum should not be soft and old. This is a cherry deflection of a laminate. Deflection and unevenness are not allowed.
Before laying, be sure to check that the floors are clean and dry, and the linoleum is evenly attached to the floor. Do not lay the laminate immediately after the purchase, let it stand in the room for two to three days.
Before laying, control the quality of the laminate, the color of its boards. Factory marriage, unfortunately, is not uncommon. Linoleum should be covered with something, use a cork or foamed substrate, the height of the material should be at least 2-3mm.
You can achieve enhanced waterproofing using specialized composite materials. These are rolled materials that consist of layers of dense polyethylene, with layers of polystyrene located between them.
Some repairmen use a layer of ordinary polyethylene as a substrate, but this is not a necessity with modern quality of building materials. The main task for which the substrate is used is the depreciation of the laminate, without it, cracks can go through the floor after a short time, so you should not save on the quality of the substrate.
After compliance with all the above requirements, make the floor repair according to ordinary technology.
Lining linoleum under the laminate is not only a highly effective means of heat and sound insulation of the sexes, but also significant saving time and means. After all, the opening of linoleum, followed by alignment of the sexes is not a simple job.