A place where you can have a good time with the whole family, invite friends, this is a terrace. Timely creation of a site on how to properly lay the floor of the terrace, will help owners of houses to avoid typical mistakes during construction, save time and finances.
The floor of the terrace is traditionally laid from wood, stone or tiles. It should harmoniously combine with the architectural style of the building in size and materials.
For a brick or stone house, it is advisable to use tiles or stone, a wooden terrace is suitable for a house from a bar.
The material intended for its gender imposes increased requirements. He must withstand temperature changes, frost, humidity and not lose his aesthetic properties over the years.
Very popular material for arrangement – wood. A wooden floor gives a feeling of comfort and heat. Modern methods of chemical processing of wood make it possible to use almost any breed, retain wood from moisture, fungus, pests for many years. For the floor of the terrace, specially processed soft wood of cedar, spruce, pine trees is perfect. Often the wood of larch is used, it is durable, moisture resistant, but does not serve long in conditions of excessively dry air and with direct contact with the soil. Therefore, when laying a wooden floor from any type of wood, it is necessary to prepare a floor from bars, which will protect a tree from excessive moisture.
If the rapidly vested buildings made of stone or bricks are built, tiles, stone or cobblestone can serve as a material for the floor. The tile should be frost -resistant, durable and nonsense. To avoid drawdowns and cracks, for such a floor you need a foundation or concrete base. It is laid on a special construction solution.
The cobblestone or stone for the floor is laid on the same principle as the garden path. Stone floor, unlike wooden, cold. But after the rain it does not slip.
A more economical option for the floor of the terrace is asphalt or concrete. Such a floor also looks good when proper. When choosing material for the terrace, it is necessary to take into account the overall view of the building. The terrace should fit into the overall architectural style. Each material for the floor of the terrace, whether it is wood, stone or tile, with proper styling and proper care will last a long time and will look good.
