Floor Structures

356 topics in this forum

1. Fixing a rim joist / wall plate

   By wozza, May 6, 2020
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   • tonyshouse
   • May 7, 2020

2. Is 60 day floorboard a substitute for green bathroom chipboard?

   By epsilonGreedy, May 5, 2020
   • 4 replies
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   • Oz07
   • May 5, 2020

3. A variation on the floor glue/screw conundrum. 1 2

   By epsilonGreedy, May 4, 2020
   • 29 replies
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   • DaveH
   • May 5, 2020

4. Block and beam service ducts

   By DaveH, April 26, 2020
   • 4 replies
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   • Russell griffiths
   • April 29, 2020

5. Floor construction - refurb & extension

   By DavidBJ, April 25, 2020   

   • floor
   • concrete
   • (and 2 more)

     Tagged with:

     • floor
     • concrete
     • screed
     • slab
   • 5 replies
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   • DavidBJ
   • April 26, 2020

6. Bathtub support - is a metal plate required?

   By Bored Shopper, April 26, 2020   

   • floor structure
   • bathroom
   • (and 2 more)

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     • floor structure
     • bathroom
     • floor
     • joists
   • 1 reply
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   • nod
   • April 26, 2020

7. Posi joist direction help

   By Vijay, April 24, 2020
   • 7 replies
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   • Mr Punter
   • April 24, 2020

8. Insulation in layers for UFH?

   By JFDIY, April 21, 2020
   • 2 replies
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   • Russell griffiths
   • April 21, 2020

9. Concrete Sub-floor prep for ufh

   By JFDIY, February 25, 2020
   • 16 replies
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   • DaveH
   • April 18, 2020

10. UFH 1 2

    By Taff, March 4, 2020
    • 25 replies
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    • Taff
    • March 5, 2020

11. Fine-tuning floor gradient for wetroom

    By andyscotland, February 16, 2020
    • 7 replies
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    • andyscotland
    • February 20, 2020

12. Interpreting deflection numbers in a 1st floor joist design. 1 2

    By epsilonGreedy, February 14, 2020
    • 34 replies
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    • Visti
    • February 17, 2020

13. How to leave precast floor and membrane for follow on activities

    By MortarThePoint, February 16, 2020   

    • floors
    • beam&block
    • 3 replies
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    • bissoejosh
    • February 17, 2020

14. Garage floor - how much insulation?

    By dnb, February 13, 2020
    • 5 replies
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    • joe90
    • February 16, 2020

15. Drilling screws into lime floor slab help!

    By Snowbeetle, January 27, 2020   

    • lime
    • partition walls
    • (and 1 more)

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      • partition walls
      • screws
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    • Snowbeetle
    • February 4, 2020

16. Preferred floor membrane/DPC overlap width.

    By epsilonGreedy, January 14, 2020
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    • epsilonGreedy
    • January 14, 2020

17. Perimeter Insulation gaps?

    By wozza, December 11, 2019
    • 2 replies
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    • wozza
    • December 11, 2019

18. Staircase onto screed floor

    By JFDIY, November 13, 2019
    • 2 replies
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    • nod
    • November 13, 2019

19. Supporting the stairs where it lands

    By Roz, November 12, 2019
    • 7 replies
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    • Roz
    • November 13, 2019

20. Looking for suggestions on how best to support void behind joist hangers

    By Digmixfill, November 9, 2019
    • 11 replies
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    • ToughButterCup
    • November 12, 2019

21. To nog or not to nog...

    By gwebstech, November 10, 2019
    • 9 replies
    • 3.4k views
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    • joe90
    • November 11, 2019

22. Best way to hang posi joists into different materials 1 2

    By Vijay, March 6, 2019   

    • posi joist
    • joist hangers
    • 37 replies
    • 11k views
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    • Vijay
    • November 10, 2019

23. Herringbone Struts / Bracing

    By wozza, October 28, 2019
    • 4 replies
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    • wozza
    • October 31, 2019

24. Joist Hangers - Nailed or Screwed?

    By wozza, October 26, 2019
    • 15 replies
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    • Ed Davies
    • October 27, 2019

25. Web joist prices. All roughly the same or worth shopping around?

    By Digmixfill, September 29, 2019
    • 11 replies
    • 3.8k views
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    • Digmixfill
    • September 30, 2019