Timber Ground Floor Detail

This chapter gives guidance on meeting the technical requirements for suspended ground floors including those constructed from.

Timber ground floor detail.

Government accredited details developed by bre for local government. 3 16 ground floor timber separating wall. The ground should have a layer of concrete poured across and there should be a ventilated gap of at least 150mm between the underside of the timbers and the concrete to prevent moisture. 5 1 17 ground floor slab and concrete.

These floor joists are raised above the subfloor on small supporting walls called tassel walls or sleeper walls. Wall ground floor junction scottish building standards. Floor detail drawings includes jpeg dxf and dwg cad via download a selection of floor detail drawings including block and beam floors timber suspended floors solid ground floors and upgrade floor details. Ground floor hollow or timber floor.

A suspended timber floor is constructed as a timber platform of boards nailed across timber joists supported on sleeper walls and the external and internal load bearing walls surrounding them. Suspended timber ground floors consist of the finished timber floorboards being attached to floor joists which are suspended above the subfloor of the foundation. 5 1 18 laying the ground bearing floor slab. The ends of these timber joists are built into or suspended by joist hangers from the external walls of the property.

Although timber ground floor construction used to be a popular method today it is not as common as the concrete alternatives. Below slab separating wall. In terms of buildability timber frame tends to work best with simpler shaped structures and it really comes into its own when combined with lightweight wall claddings such as timber tiles or render on boarding. 5 2 2 provision of information.

Ce 200 details of construction. 3 17 ground floor ins.