Triple Joist Timber Floor

Affordable timber floor finish may last for up to 8 years.

Triple joist timber floor. Double and triple joist hangers are wider to accommodate either a thicker piece of lumber or two or three joists placed side by side. Single joist timber beam. Timber floor composite floor 3. Basement ground floor of timber 1 auditorium dances and dramas.

Double joist timber beam. Framed triple joist timber floor. This is the simplest type of timber floor used for residential buildings where spans are short or moderate say up to 4 m and loads are comparatively lighter. In these cases the joist hangers will be 4.

This sample table gives minimum floor joist sizes for joists spaced at 16 inches and 24 inches on center o c for 2 grade lumber with 10 pounds per square foot of dead load and 40 pounds of live load which is typical of normal residential construction. Framed or triple joists timber floors. Most floor joists consist of 2 by 6 inch lumber but they can use 2 by 8 or 2 by 10 as well which will require longer joist hangers. The cost of recoating a timber floor is more affordable.

Single joist timber floors. Ce 200 details of construction. T imber flooring basement or ground floor of timber. Double and triple joist hangers.

The floor consists of wooden joists also called bridging joists spaced 30 to 40 cm apart and supported on end walls. True floor joist span calculations can only be made by a structural engineer or contractor.