In this session we will continue with the construction of a timber floor including:

• Positioning and installation of floor joists
• Nail laminating timber
• Support of straw bales on floor joists
• Straightening floor joists for flooring installation
• Sub-floor insulation
• Floors with gradient to a floor waste for wet areas such as bathrooms
• Installation of floor joists with large spans
• Fixing of sheet flooring including adhesive requirements
• Cutting sheet flooring
• Enclosure of the ends of floor joists in preparation for render
• Sub-floor enclosure (Opening below the bearers)
• Sub-floor ventilation and its ember protection
• Installation of decking
• Connection of decking floor joists to the external wall of the house in bushfire zones