TIMBER FLOORING
T ypes of floors
1. 2.
Timber floor Composite floor
T imber flooring
• Basement or Ground floor of timber.
• Single Joist timber beam.
• Double Joist timber beam.
• Framed triple joist timber floor.
Basement / ground floor of timber 1
Auditorium – dances and dramas.
Filling of selected earth
wall
Bridging joists
Floor Boards
F.L.
D.P.C.
1.2 to 1.8m
G.L. Wall plates
Sleeper wall
10 to 15 mm Cement course
Precautions
• Soil below timber floor – covered with PCC [Link] (100 to 150
mm thk).
• DPC – exterior wall + top of the sleeper wall.
• Well seasoned timber is used.
• Hollow space between bottom of concrete and floor level is
filled up with selected earth.
S i n g l e j o i s t t i m b e r f l o o rs 2
c Joist
Span (below 3m)
Strutting
a b
PLAN
D e ta i l a t c ’
Air space
Floor boards
Joist
Wall
Wall plate Ceiling
Section on ab
Joist
Wedges
Floor boards
300 – 400 mm
Herring bone strutting
D o u b l e j o i s t t i m b e r f l o o rs 3
1.8m to 2.4m
3.6 to 7.5m
300mm
Binders
Bridging joist
@ 300 mm c/c
PLAN
Methods of fixing binders with joists
Floor boards
Notched joint
Bridging Joist Bridging Joist
Cogged Binders
Joint
Fillet
D i s a d va n ta g e s
The weight of the floor is
thrown on the few points on
the wall.
Depth of the floor is increased by use
of binders and accordingly, the Bridging Joist
height of the room is decreased.
Binders
Fr a m e d o r t r i p l e j o i s t t i m b e r f l o o r s 4
Bridging joist
Binders
More than 7.5m
3m
Girders
PLAN
D e ta i l s o f f r a m e d t i m b e r f l o o r s
Floor boards
Bridging joists
Furring piece
Girders
Binder Binder
Ceiling
Tusk and tenon joint
Ceiling joist
Single joist Double joist Triple joist
(framed)
3.6 to 7.5m More than 7.5m
Below 3 m
Bridging joist
Strutting
Joist
Bridging joist
1.8m to 2.4m
Binders
Girder
Binder
Floor boards :
Pugging:
• @ top of the bridging joist
• In order to make timber floor sound proof.
• Width : 100 – 200mm
• Pugging plaster – mixture of chopped
• Thk : 20 – 40mm
straw & mortar.
• When subjected to heavy
• Insulated boards are supported on fillets.
traffic - thk: 60- 80mm
Floor ceiling :
Bridging joists
• Underside of the floor, improve
appearance.
Fillets • Plaster boards, asbestos cement sheets.
Insulating boards
• Rest on the bridging joists / binders.
Source : BORDERS UNDERFLOOR HEATING
Timber flooring Types of flooring
• Strip flooring
• Basement or Ground floor of timber • Wood block flooring
• Parquet flooring
• Plank flooring
1. Single Joist timber beam.
2. Double Joist timber beam.
Strip flooring
3. Framed triple joist timber floor.
• They are narrow and thin strips of timber
• jointed by tongue and groove joints
• Normal strips 6 to 10 cm in with and 2 to 2.5 cm in
thickness are used
Wood block flooring
• This consist of short but thicker wood blocks which are laid
in suitable designs over a concrete base
• This block are properly joined together with the grains
Precautions exposed
• Size varying from 20*8cm to 30*8cm thickness 2 to 4 cm
are used
• Soil below timber floor – covered with PCC [Link] (100
to 150 mm thk). Parquet flooring
• This is similar to block flooring except thin blocks are
• DPC – exterior wall + top of the sleeper wall.
supported on sub-floors
• Well seasoned timber is used. • The blocks are laid by means of hot glue in desired
• Hollow space between bottom of concrete and pattern and then nailed with panel pins
• Popular in this days
floor level is filled up with selected earth.
Plank flooring
• In this type of flooring wider planks are used
• Jointed by tongue and grooves
• Normally Width
Basement / ground floor of timber 1
Auditorium – dances and dramas.
Filling of selected earth
wall
Bridging joists
Floor Boards
F.L.
D.P.C.
1.2 to 1.8m
G.L. Wall plates
Sleeper wall
10 to 15 mm Cement course
S i n g l e j o i s t t i m b e r f l o o rs 2
c Joist
Span (below 3m)
Strutting
a b
PLAN
D e ta i l a t c ’
Air space
Floor boards
Joist
Wall
Wall plate Ceiling
Section on ab
Joist
Wedges
Floor boards
300 – 400 mm
Herring bone strutting
Methods of fixing binders with joists
Floor boards
Notched joint
Bridging Joist Bridging Joist
Cogged Binders
Joint
Fillet
D i s a d va n ta g e s
The weight of the floor is
thrown on the few points on
the wall.
Depth of the floor is increased by use
of binders and accordingly, the Bridging Joist
height of the room is decreased.
Binders
Fr a m e d o r t r i p l e j o i s t t i m b e r f l o o r s 4
Bridging joist
Binders
More than 7.5m
3m
Girders
PLAN
D e ta i l s o f f r a m e d t i m b e r f l o o r s
Floor boards
Bridging joists
Furring piece
Girders
Binder Binder
Ceiling
Tusk and tenon joint
Ceiling joist
Single joist Double joist Triple joist
(framed)
3.6 to 7.5m More than 7.5m
Below 3 m
Bridging joist
Strutting
Joist
Bridging joist
1.8m to 2.4m
Binders
Girder
Binder
Floor boards :
Pugging:
• @ top of the bridging joist
• In order to make timber floor sound proof.
• Width : 100 – 200mm
• Pugging plaster – mixture of chopped
• Thk : 20 – 40mm
straw & mortar.
• When subjected to heavy
• Insulated boards are supported on fillets.
traffic - thk: 60- 80mm
Floor ceiling :
Bridging joists
• Underside of the floor, improve
appearance.
Fillets • Plaster boards, asbestos cement sheets.
Insulating boards
• Rest on the bridging joists / binders.
Source : BORDERS UNDERFLOOR HEATING
