Renovating a bathroom and we have stripped back to the concrete floor underneath.
Floor joists over concrete slab.
A concrete slab provides a firm stable base for pavers.
We chose to build our house using floor trusses.
Laying wooden joists on concrete floor.
Joists over concrete wall.
Floor joists over concrete slab.
Cure the moisture problem before you install the floor.
We had a similar concrete floor with radiant tubing and the wire mesh attached to spacers just floated over the top of the tubing.
The concrete was specified to reach 3 500 psi at 28 days with a water cementitious ratio of 0 45 and a max.
Building a framed wood floor over an existing concrete slab can provide the space needed for electric wiring heat venting plumbing drain lines and added insulation when remodeling a basement or garage space.
I just moved into an outdated 1959 ground flr maisonette with concrete floors.
It also adds a little cushion to the hard surface of the concrete.
And the first floor trusses are installed and so very pretty.
Floor joists are traditional wood joists.
The cement floor is approximately 2 feet above the ground and 3 thick.
In case you are curious about the different type of options when building a house here s a lay wo man s low down.
Moisture that comes up through the slab will ultimately find its way into your finished floor.
Been getting a lot of wonderful information around here lately.
We are putting new wooden joists down and a.
Floors with joist spacing s of 4 to 10 tend to have increased total concrete slab depths and greater mass to resist floor vibration.
The concrete seems to have been treated with a.
Built from traditional 2x12s.
The procedure for installing a floor structure over a slab with 2 by 6 joists can be.
It s a fairly simple project and the cost is reasonable 3 to 6 per sq.
Cover the patio with a thin layer of sand lay pavers over it and the results look like a standard paver patio.
5 vibration of steel joist concrete floor slabs discusses in detail methods for calculating vibration characteristics of cj series steel joists.
A wooden subfloor will not cure moisture problems.
However a wooden subfloor helps insulate the flooring from the cold concrete.
Ft but expect a weekend or two of hard labor.
Slump of 4 with shrinking reducing ad mix.
Hopefully you guys can help me with a project i have in the works or at least on the drawing board if you will.