First Floor Concrete Floor Construction Detail

This video shows how they pour the concrete for the slab and beams.

First floor concrete floor construction detail.

Contents concrete floor slab construction process1. At 2 inches thick. Concrete floor slab construction process includes erection of formwork placement of reinforcement pouring compacting and finishing concrete and lastly removal of formwork and curing of concrete slab. Floor joists are typically 2 by 8s 2 by 10s or 2 by 12s.

Before the concrete can be poured in situ to create the suspended first floor concrete slab formwork and shuttering must be erected as follow. Resistance to passage of heat. Ceiling joists are usually 2 by 6s or sometimes 2 by 4s if it is an older home. In contrast a timber based floor is relatively low mass.

Timber floors were laid on battens and quilt material over the sub floor. Although timber ground floor construction used to be a popular method today it is not as common as the concrete alternatives. Pouring concrete slab on the first floor. Construct a temporary structure using struts beams and shuttering below the slab position.

Prepare and place reinforcement for slab3. Concrete weighs 25 lbs per sq. Assemble and erect formwork for slab2. Do concrete floors have to be on the ground floor only due to their weight or can you have one on a first floor.

A floor s framework is made up mostly of wooden joists that run parallel to one another at regular intervals. Some newer homes have manufactured i beam shaped joists. Concrete floors are high mass and will act like a giant storage heater staying warm for many hours without any heat source. Concrete in its nature is a very durable material providing a sound floor construction system.

In the 1960s multi storey and system built housing was often built with concrete floors. In timber kit houses floors between flats are made of timber but the common stair will be made of brick or concrete for fire protection. You can have a concrete floor on the first second or third floor if the sub floor will support the weight. An individual beam should provide up to one hour resistance depending on its size.

Check with a structure engineer for an analysis of your project. Adu students internship thank you. Pour compact and finishing concrete floor slab4. Underfloor heating in a timber floor therefore tends to heat up and cool down fairly rapidly more like a conventional radiator system.