Wooden floors or tatami mats first? Why?

Tatami mat is a popular home component in interior decoration, and many people like to make tatami mats on balconies, bay windows or small bedrooms. In fact, there is a mistake in the understanding of the tatami mat in China, which is originally a straw mat made of rush grass common in Japan, and our definition of tatami is basically a platform or ondol, and the mat on top is called a tatami mat. Everyone called it that, so over time, this kind of platform was called tatami mat in China.

Tatami is a very typical piece of furniture that perfectly integrates many functions, integrating a couch for relaxation and rest and super storage capacity, and the space utilization ability is first-class. However, many people will be entangled when installing tatami mats, whether to lay floor or floor tiles under the tatami mats? Below, in response to this question, we will briefly analyze it.

Do I need to lay floors or tiles under tatami mats? Personally, I recommend that under the tatami mats, try to lay the floor or floor tiles. Here's why.

Tatami mats are basically made of solid wood frame + solid wood board or solid wood frame + composite board, and because its storage method is to open and store the upper part, the objects are stacked inside, and the items stored in the tatami are not very convenient, so most people will place the objects that are not often used in the tatami mat, which is rarely opened, and the internal ventilation conditions are very poor.

In addition, the tatami mat is placed on the ground, and the moisture-proof of the cement base floor is relatively poor. For all these reasons, it is necessary to consider and take certain measures to prevent moisture from the internal storage space of tatami mats. There is a construction step in laying the floor on the cement floor base is to lay a moisture-proof film, sprinkle desiccant or activated carbon to carry out moisture-proof treatment, and the floor has a certain blocking ability to moisture, so the floor can be very effective in reducing the internal moisture of the tatami mat caused by mildew, decay and deformation.

Some people think that if there are no floor tiles or floors under the tatami mats, it can reduce the decoration cost because the amount of floor tiles or floors is less. The amount of floor or floor tiles is indeed less, but if the tatami mat is placed directly on the cement floor, the ground also needs to be self-leveling for leveling, in addition, if the tatami mat is made directly on the cement floor, the bottom must be used for the base plate, and after the floor or floor tiles are laid, the tatami can omit the bottom plate. Therefore, if the tatami mat is not paved with floor or floor tiles, it is necessary to use the same area of the board to make and install the tatami mat bottom plate, which is much higher than the floor or floor tiles.

Lay the floor first. Because if there is a demolition plan in the future, the floor can be guaranteed to be unified, and there is no need to renovate the floor.

Make tatami mats first, if you make tatami mats later, there is a risk of damaging the wooden floor, but if you do it first, it will not affect the tatami mats.

Wooden floors are laid first. Because it is a process to make tatami mats after laying the floor. Otherwise, you won't be able to lay the floor with tatami mats.