False Floor Over Slab

Cure the moisture problem before you install the floor.

False floor over slab.

It is too hard to attach securely and does not allow you to install insulation or a vapor barrier underneath. Moisture that comes up through the slab will ultimately find its way into your finished floor. The access floor solution consists of the panels fixed directly on pedestals thus creating voids between the substrate concrete slab and the floor. I am in a very cold area and i plan to insulate the office very well.

Plastic for vapor barrier between plywood and slab. The space in between the ground real floor and the raised floor is the plenum an area in which you could install electrical wiring fiber optic cables and ufad based hvac systems. I plan to put down builders plastic sheet then lay joists directly on the slab fill the gaps with fibreglass insulation then lay yellowtongue flooring over it. Instead you should install strips of wood on the slab as nailers 2x4 s.

A raised access floor also known as subfloors or false floors are floor panels that you would install in suspension over the actual floor or ground. False floor over slab. Through raised access flooring you can free up floor. False floors also known as floating floors are not permanently attached to the floor or walls.

I don t think it is a good idea to install raw plywood directly over a slab if avoidable. A wooden subfloor will not cure moisture problems. Yyyyeeeehaaawww we have just hit over 100 000 views on this vid. Fortunately a variety of flooring materials are water resistant enough to function well over a concrete slab.

Watch and download floor construction design ideas. The objects through these underfloor spaces are electrical conductors data cables piping and even air conditioning installations. Different and unique floor construction design ideas from paradise estate construction co. It also adds a little cushion to the hard surface of the concrete.

Lm from hot springs ar. How to install a false floor over a basement slab. So happy its been of use to soooo many folks out there. When a concrete slab absorbs moisture it can retain it for a surprisingly long time.

I am planning to build an office in one side of a double garage on a concrete slab. Installing the wrong kind of flooring over consistently damp concrete may encourage warping and wear over time.