Floor joists and sheet flooring
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