Construction Of Timber Floors

Put a strip of tape on the wall to mark each stud.

Construction of timber floors.

Floor cassettes are in open closed and insulated formats. It is commonplace in wooden buildings through the 19th century. Timber framing and post and beam construction are traditional methods of building with heavy timbers creating structures using squared off and carefully fitted and joined timbers with joints secured by large wooden pegs. We offer a range of timber floor frames and construction methods.

Ceiling joists are usually 2 by 6s or sometimes 2 by 4s if it is an older home. Build a raised wood floor. The osb or plywood must be staggered like stacking bricks to give it strength. In addition to loose joist floors we also offer a range of floor cassette and separating floor solutions.

Whether building a ground floor suspended timber floor or a first floor hollow floor we explain the different options and techniques that you can use in its construction. Step 1 go around the room with your stud finder and your roll of masking tape. It also assumes the room has been stripped of all floor coverings trim and other obstructions and that the floor you re building on top of is level. Some newer homes have manufactured i beam shaped joists.

A floor s framework is made up mostly of wooden joists that run parallel to one another at regular intervals. If the structural frame of load bearing timber is left exposed on the exterior of the building it may be. The final step in building a floor for a house is to sheet it with osb. Solutions include pre fitted insulation edge wrapped cassettes and pre formed service holes which ensure the building fabric performs and is easy to build.

Floor joists are typically 2 by 8s 2 by 10s or 2 by 12s.