First Floor Timber Floor Construction

The method and type of fixings used to secure the floor deck to the top of the joists also needs to be considered.

First floor timber floor 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. Floor construction concrete or timber floor. These can be classed as either suspended or solid. The latter options are more expensive but provide considerable benefits.

Second there could be inappropriate strutting or blocking allowing the joists to finely twist. There are 2 types of floor construction used in construction today. Solutions for first floors include traditional softwood joists timber i joists or open metal web joists. Squeaks arise in timber floors from a combination of factors.

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 cassettes are in open closed and insulated formats. We explain how hollow or suspended floors are made and what the key building regulations that affect them are. First deflection in the joists causes movement in the floor under load.

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. We offer a range of timber floor frames and construction methods.