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Floors construction
1. To carry loads imposed on them. 2. To prevent dampness rising from the ground into the building. 3. To provide a degree of thermal insulation. 4. To prevent growth of vegetable matter in the building. 5. To provide a suitable wearing surface.
Basically there are two types of ground floors:solid floors and suspended floors.
Sand and Cement screed Sand and Cement screed DPC 150mm minimum above Ground level
50 mm min Insulation
Ground level
Hardcore
Timber floors
Suspended timber floor joists are supported by the walls which transfer the load from the floor, through the wall to the foundations. The traditional method of providing a flooring surface on top of these joists was sawn timber boards which had square edges. These boards were butted together and nailed down unto the top of the joist. The quality of the flooring boards was improved by the addition of tongue and grooved joints. Supporting wall Square edge flooring 150mm wide and 20mm thick.
Floor joist
Supporting wall
Plywood sheeting
Pre-stressed T beam concrete floors were one of the first methods of creating suspended concrete floors. The beams were set in position in such a way that a 450mm concrete block fitted neatly between the beams. The load of the floor was transferred to the foundations by the beams.