First Floor Timber Floor Construction

In addition to loose joist floors we also offer a range of floor cassette and separating floor solutions.

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. The method and type of fixings used to secure the floor deck to the top of the joists also needs to be considered. Floor cassettes are in open closed and insulated formats. 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.

The latter options are more expensive but provide considerable benefits. Solutions for first floors include traditional softwood joists timber i joists or open metal web joists. 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.

Floor construction concrete or timber floor. Building and understanding a suspended or hollow timber floor. We offer a range of timber floor frames and construction methods. 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.

Second there could be inappropriate strutting or blocking allowing the joists to finely twist. We explain how hollow or suspended floors are made and what the key building regulations that affect them are.