First Floor Timber Floor Construction

Solutions for first floors include traditional softwood joists timber i joists or open metal web joists.

First floor timber floor construction.

Floor cassettes are in open closed and insulated formats. These can be classed as either suspended or solid. 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. Solutions include pre fitted insulation edge wrapped cassettes and pre formed service holes which ensure the building fabric performs and is easy to build.

First deflection in the joists causes movement in the floor under load. We explain how hollow or suspended floors are made and what the key building regulations that affect them are. The method and type of fixings used to secure the floor deck to the top of the joists also needs to be considered. Squeaks arise in timber floors from a combination of factors.

Second there could be inappropriate strutting or blocking allowing the joists to finely twist. We offer a range of timber floor frames and construction methods. Solid floors are a lot more substantial and require the ground to be made up in layers of ground sub base sand compacted hard core damp proof membrane insulation and concrete. The latter options are more expensive but provide considerable benefits.

Unlike softwood joists timber i joists do not warp over time providing a quiet floor while open metal web joists can provide an easy means of installing services. Floor construction concrete or timber floor.