You don't need to have any knowledge to understand that the floor in the bath is the most vulnerable place. Cold air from the street always goes down, where it turns into condensation. It begins to be absorbed into the structure of the floor, and the decay process starts.
This process is completely natural and irreversible. But there are ways by which it will turn out to extend the life of a wooden floor by several decades. These are the best practices that I'll cover in this article.
Rotting is just one problem. Harmful microorganisms reproduce well on the structure of the material. Some people prefer to varnish wood to avoid this problem. But this method does not always help. In some cases, on the contrary, it can be harmful. Moisture will still get inside the tree, but it will not be able to go back out because of the varnish.
Special impregnations can protect the boards. But in the bath, they alone will not be enough.
Time-tested method
After inspecting the bath, it became clear that rotting begins precisely from the boards. Correct flooring will help to avoid problems in the future. My grandfather was a carpenter, so I learned some useful tricks from him.
In short, it is necessary to process the boards so that moisture does not accumulate on them at all. In the bath, a large amount of water falls on the floor and remains there until it is absorbed into the structure of the material.
It is because of this that when laying the floor, it is necessary to make special slopes on both sides. Also, there should be a gap of 1 cm between the boards. Then water will drain under the material, and the risk of rotting will be minimized.
In this case, annual antiseptic treatments are not even needed, since the tree will not rot.
The most common way at the moment
Now the best way to protect the bath floor from decay is the Neomid 200 antiseptic. It comes in the form of a liquid bottle. When preparing the solution, you will get 20 liters of ready-made antiseptic.
But there were also some drawbacks. The main disadvantage is a pungent fetid odor. If you mix Neomid 200 with water, then it dulls a little, but still does not completely disappear. But due to the high effectiveness of the product, many simply do not pay attention to the smell. Plus, it will disappear over time. Unfortunately, the smell of wood will no longer appear in the bath.
After the first treatment, the color of the boards will become slightly darker. Manufacturers assure that the product is completely safe for people and does not contain any harmful substances. The composition contains a large number of substances that are used in the production of cosmetics and various medicines.
If you use Neomid every 2 years, then the floor of the bath will be completely protected from decay.
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