Although timber ground floor construction used to be a popular method today it is not as common as the concrete alternatives.
Timber ground floor detail.
3 17 ground floor ins.
This can reduce wall widths by up to 150mm which adds a surprising amount to internal floor areas.
5 1 17 ground floor slab and concrete.
This chapter gives guidance on meeting the technical requirements for suspended ground floors including those constructed from.
These floor joists are raised above the subfloor on small supporting walls called tassel walls or sleeper walls.
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.
The ends of these timber joists are built into or suspended by joist hangers from the external walls of the property.
Below slab separating wall.
Wall ground floor junction scottish building standards.
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 floor as a requirement of the building regulations the structure should be protected against the growth of weeds and other plant life.
5 2 2 provision of information.
Ce 200 details of construction.
5 1 18 laying the ground bearing floor slab.
Government accredited details developed by bre for local government.
Ground floor hollow or timber floor.
Suspended timber ground floors consist of the finished timber floorboards being attached to floor joists which are suspended above the subfloor of the foundation.
Hollow floors also known as suspended or timber floors are simply timber joists suspended across and supported by load bearing walls under the floor.