Floor Structures

304 topics in this forum

1. Replacing first level joists in tight area

   By Paulie80, November 4
   • 2 replies
   • 169 views
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   • saveasteading
   • November 5

2. Deflection design for posi joist floor

   By SBMS, October 31
   • 11 replies
   • 1.4k views
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   • saveasteading
   • November 1

3. Floor bounce - PosiJoist Floor Vibration checks 1 2 3 4 9

   By readiescards, January 5, 2018   

   • deflection
   • 200 replies
   • 38.3k views
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   • Stephen Aitch
   • October 29

4. Floor weight capacity

   By bradders3109, October 2
   • 4 replies
   • 274 views
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   • bradders3109
   • October 2

5. Replacing a herringbone struct to make space

   By Sparrowhawk, August 23
   • 4 replies
   • 326 views
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   • Sparrowhawk
   • August 23

6. Thoughts about suspended floor

   By JustAnotherDave, August 20
   • 2 replies
   • 193 views
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   • JustAnotherDave
   • August 20

7. Your thoughts please

   By Nic, August 8
   • 5 replies
   • 424 views
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   • IanR
   • August 8

8. Minimum Posi Joist Sizing for services

   By SBMS, August 6
   • 6 replies
   • 325 views
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   • torre
   • August 6

9. Removing UFH

   By Warrentdo, July 29
   • 2 replies
   • 226 views
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   • Dave Jones
   • July 29

10. Polished concrete or microcement installers in Scotland

    By AnnaKH, July 25
    • 0 replies
    • 134 views
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    • AnnaKH
    • July 25

11. Levelling Step Between Original Slab and Beam & Block Floor

    By Dean Mc, July 8
    • 4 replies
    • 292 views
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    • Dean Mc
    • July 8

12. replacing existing floor with new slab - minimum excavation

    By Bemak, June 13
    • 0 replies
    • 269 views
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    • Bemak
    • June 13

13. Should I dwang my joists?

    By ToughButterCup, March 9, 2018   

    • air tightness
    • airtight
    • (and 3 more)

      Tagged with:

      • air tightness
      • airtight
      • dwang
      • joist
      • joists
    • 18 replies
    • 7.6k views
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    • SteamyTea
    • May 31

14. Hardwood - newfangled light acrylic tincts

    By Garald, May 10
    • 4 replies
    • 422 views
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    • Gone West
    • May 10

15. Understanding steps for polished concrete floor

    By flanagaj, September 20, 2023
    • 5 replies
    • 1.1k views
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    • nod
    • May 6

16. Should we go with kingspan or it pumped?

    By CalvinHobbes, April 4
    • 20 replies
    • 1.8k views
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    • Mikey
    • April 30

17. Replace suspended with insulation and screed on raft foundation base.

    By Del-inquent, April 17
    • 10 replies
    • 741 views
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    • Del-inquent
    • April 18

18. Screed, Floating Floor or other suggestions?

    By JLAB, April 15   

    • screed
    • plywood
    • (and 2 more)

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      • screed
      • plywood
      • flooring
      • finished floor level
    • 3 replies
    • 567 views
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    • Nickfromwales
    • April 15

19. How to screed up to floorboards

    By JLAB, March 20
    • 0 replies
    • 495 views
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    • JLAB
    • March 20

20. Levelling old joists - battens

    By OwenF, March 19
    • 9 replies
    • 859 views
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    • Shelterstone
    • March 20

21. Internal block walls on reinforced slab?

    By flanagaj, March 12
    • 0 replies
    • 416 views
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    • flanagaj
    • March 12

22. An idea for insulation under an old uninsulated block and beam floor

    By Carol W, December 8, 2023
    • 10 replies
    • 1.1k views
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    • MaxEmery
    • February 29

23. Reinforcing a 1st floor timber floor by adding additional joists

    By TimL, February 7   

    • floor joists
    • joist hangers
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • floor joists
      • joist hangers
      • reinforce
    • 13 replies
    • 3.4k views
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    • TimL
    • February 11

24. Any help with a noisy fixing clip on GypCeiling system

    By nmh, January 3
    • 1 reply
    • 761 views
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    • jack
    • January 3

25. Creak from Pozi joist in hanger

    By crispy_wafer, December 5, 2023
    • 3 replies
    • 861 views
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    • crispy_wafer
    • December 30, 2023