When renovating rooms with timber floors it is often possible to replace the timber with a concrete slab for added thermal mass and quietness underfoot.
Concrete second floor slab details.
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The top steel reinforcement is important.
Properties of the surface are determined by the mixture proportions and the quality of the concreting and jointing operations.
Steel reinforced slabs typically between 100 and 500 mm thick are most often used to construct floors and ceilings while thinner mud slabs may be used for exterior paving see below in many domestic and industrial buildings a thick concrete slab supported on.
The quality of a concrete floor or slab is highly dependent on achieving a hard and durable surface that is flat relatively free of cracks and at the proper grade and elevation.
How to create the 2nd floor layout and concrete slab.
The slab is constructed on well compacted granular fill crushed stone or marl.
With the addition of glazes or polish your concrete floor can fit your minimalist personality or your classic traditional style.
These slabs can be suspended on the original subfloor walls and footings or if the old floor is close to the ground they can be an infill slab on fill.
However with proper planning and access to quality materials your second story can be fitted with a modern polished concrete floor.
The suspended reinforced concrete slab is tied into the external capping beam at floor level.
In january the second concrete floor slab was poured for the majority of the house footprint.
I have 3 x 6 x 16ft treated wood beams 3ft on center between the columns front to back for a clear span of approx 15 ft.
Pouring a concrete floor especially on the second story is no job for a newbie.
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Above the 3 x 6 beams is nailed in place tongue and grove 3 4 planking which will be a.
Electrical layout for ground floor lighting and second floor outlet.
Alternative floor slab detail.
How to create the 2nd floor layout and concrete slab.
A concrete slab is a common structural element of modern buildings consisting of a flat horizontal surface made of cast concrete.
Using the same construction as the first floor slab the insitu concrete floor is poured over expol 100mm thick eps polystyrene insulation which is laid on top of a continuous layer of polythene.