How to insulate the apartment? Two ways of warming

Each of us thinks about warming your home. To do this, it is necessary to make a set of measures, in particular to warm: windows and window space, door and doorway, walls, floor, ceiling and make a revision of the heating system. In detail about these processes our article will tell.

Content:

• Thermal insulation
  
• Budget insulation
  
• Thermal insulation

Thermal insulation

Quite often in TV programs for repairs, talk about the need for insulation of apartments. This process is correct and necessary - it will not be superfluous, but if you are comfortable with the temperature of the apartment and it is comfortable in winter cold, then it is not advisable to produce unnecessary waste.

And here's when you make repairs in an apartment, then it's very desirable to tackle the issue of warming, in order to kill two birds with one stone at a minimum, while spending a minimum of funds.

Budget insulation

Often we face the task of quickly and without much expense to produce insulation of the apartment. This is especially true for a significant cooling, when there is no heating or turned off, but also to prevent budget insulation of the apartment is also not a hindrance. How to produce it - find out next.

The biggest heat loss occurs in the window area. This can be both the windows themselves and the cracks due to the installation seams. Therefore, you need to check the entire window area, establish the reasons for getting into the apartment of cold air and neutralize them.

Plastic windows

Plastic windows need seasonal adjustment, they have two modes: summer and winter. The windows are moved to summer mode in April, winter mode - in October. The translation of the window mode consists in turning the fittings of the fittings on the leaf: for the winter, the latch is turned so that it tightens against the window, for the summer it is weakened. Along with this, the flap is aligned along the perimeter of the transom, in order to exclude blowing.

Wooden windows

Owners of old wooden windows will have to do more work, because the old windows are the source of cold in the apartment. Check if there is a blow from under the glazing beads, if blowing - gently pull the glazing beads, apply a thin layer of silicone around the perimeter of the junction of the glass and frame, and then nail the glazing beads back. Then, around the perimeter of the edges of the transom, glue the sealer, only necessarily rubber, and not foam rubber, since the latter will be of little use, it immediately loses its shape and does not condense the slit. Rubber seal well holds the shape for a long enough period of time.

Window space

When the question with the windows themselves is solved - go to the window space. Slots can be in the mounting seam( around the perimeter of the window), and also very often under the windowsill. If the window space is blown by a plastic window, then you need to remove the slopes( if any) and walk around the perimeter of the window with a layer of mounting foam. In case the side part of the slab with the window is plastered, and there are cracks in the joint with the window - it is necessary to seal them and apply a new layer of the finishing mixture.

Be sure to inspect the space at the windowsill, very often it is in this area that the plastic windows most often blow. In some cases, even have to remove the window sill due to poor sealing of the bottom seam between the window and the stove. The joint of the window sill and the plastic window is silicone. If there are cracks under the window sill, they are blown out with mounting foam, and then they are plastered with plaster.

On the outside, in the presence of gaps between the window and the plate - blow out their mounting foam. If the gap is insignificant - just apply a layer of cement or plaster mixture to the outer slopes, thereby increasing the slope and the crevices of the slit.

Drain area

Drain is a metal hood that is located outside. Sometimes unscrupulous installers do not apply an additional layer of mounting foam between the drain and the joint of the window with the stove, as a result of which a window is blown at this point. To do this, unscrew the screws on which the sink is fixed, and apply a layer of mounting foam to the joint of the window and slab. Then replace the drain plug and secure it.

Entrance door

The front door is the second source of cold in the apartment. The easiest way to solve this problem is to make the insulation. On how to properly insulate the door of journalists Vse-sekrety.ru were told in one of the last articles. We will not stop at the actual process, you will learn about it from a separately dedicated article.

If you have a metal door, use a seal when blowing it. The sealant is glued along the perimeter of the door leaf. As in the case of windows, use a rubber seal.

If there is a non-sewn door, it must be sewn. The easiest way: as a heater, use foam, and as a decorative decorative material - a laminated sheet of fiberboard or a special technotape.

Thermal insulation

If you decide to prepare more thoroughly for the winter cold, then let's consider a number of tips on this issue.

Heating

An integral part of the insulation of the apartment is its high-quality heating. If you are connected to a central heating system, we recommend replacing old radiators, bimetallic or cast iron ones. If possible, replace the riser( which receives the coolant), be sure to do this, since the metal pipes are highly clogged, which leads to a decrease in the coolant's patency, and this also negatively affects its temperature.

If the central heating does not suit you, then install a heating boiler, the installation process of which we described several articles earlier.

Walls

In order to maximize the insulation of the apartment - the walls are warmed. We also have a separate article about wall warming, which we recommend to read if necessary. What kind of insulation walls to choose: internal or external - decide by circumstances. The internal kind of insulation will allow to keep heat inside the room and will not give it to the wall, but will take away part of the useful area. The appearance of the insulation will not allow the external cold temperature to affect the wall temperature, especially its freezing and destruction due to moisture.

Paul

The easiest way to get rid of the cold floor is the carpet flooring, so the floor will not be cold and it will not be cold to walk on.

The insulation of the floor is made in rare cases, mainly the inhabitants of the ground floor. Nevertheless, in an apartment of any number of storeys, the insulated floor is the guarantee of comfort. On the first floor you can build up the floor: lags are installed, waterproofing is applied, in the niches between them a heater is laid, sheets of plywood or OSB slabs are placed on top of the structure. Then the floor covering is laid.

You can also use the technology "warm floor" and lay the heating elements under the flooring. Thanks to the warm floor on it will not only comfortably walk, but also it will contribute to the heating of the apartment.

Ceiling

The ceiling is insulated much less often. Most often this procedure is carried out by tenants of the last floor, in other cases, the insulation of the ceiling is impractical.

Many people use insulation or suspended ceilings for insulation. The air layer between the ceiling plate and the construction will have a positive effect on the temperature in the apartment. In those houses where the ceiling is the roof of the house( that is, when there is no technological floor), then it is appropriate to lay the heater in the niche of the shelves.

We wish effective insulation and comfort in an apartment in the winter.