Single joist timber beam.
Triple joist timber floor.
The floor consists of wooden joists also called bridging joists spaced 30 to 40 cm apart and supported on end walls.
Double joist timber beam.
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.
True floor joist span calculations can only be made by a structural engineer or contractor.
The cost of recoating a timber floor is more affordable.
Affordable timber floor finish may last for up to 8 years.
T ypes of floors 1.
Timber is natural hard wearing and when maintained and kept clean it avoids carrying dust and allergens which promote asthma and other respiratory.
T imber flooring basement or ground floor of timber.
In these cases the joist hangers will be 4.
Single joist timber floors.
Ce 200 details of construction.
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.
Double and triple joist hangers are wider to accommodate either a thicker piece of lumber or two or three joists placed side by side.
There are a lot of styles colours and species of timber flooring available.
Framed or triple joists timber floors.
Timber floor composite floor 3.
Framed triple joist timber floor.