Triple Joist Timber Floor

Double joist timber beam.

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. Basement ground floor of timber 1 auditorium dances and dramas. Affordable timber floor finish may last for up to 8 years. The floor consists of wooden joists also called bridging joists spaced 30 to 40 cm apart and supported on end walls.

There are a lot of styles colours and species of timber flooring available. In these cases the joist hangers will be 4. Ce 200 details of construction. True floor joist span calculations can only be made by a structural engineer or contractor.

Single joist timber floors. T imber flooring basement or ground floor of timber. 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. Timber floor composite floor 3.

Framed or triple joists timber floors. Single joist timber beam. Double and triple joist hangers are wider to accommodate either a thicker piece of lumber or two or three joists placed side by side. Framed triple joist timber floor.

The cost of recoating a timber floor is more affordable. Double and triple joist hangers.