Timber Frame Floor Detail

An average timber frame house uses approximately 5 6 cubic metres more wood than a traditional masonry house which also has roof and floors in wood thereby saving up to 12 tonnes of co2.

Timber frame floor detail.

Underfloor heating thickness robust detail solid timber joist. 4 09 suspended ground floor slab. The frame is wrapped on the outside with a waterproof barrier which is then wrapped by the external wall elements which can be either built up out of the ground brick or stone or hung off the timber frame walls as would happen with timber cladding or tiles. Insulation below slab.

The windows and doorframes must be sealed to the timber frame with the appropriate installation of the dpms to protect the timber frame from penetrating moisture see figure a 8 10. Timber frame junction details purpose. Reinforced concrete and steel frame. Window and door heads must have cavity trays and dpcs.

When using robust details walls and floors in flats details from the same construction group should be selected. Refer to the relevant combination table to ensure compatibility. Ce 200 details of construction. 2 16 ground floor timber separating wall.

Timber deck on resilient battens. And according to wood knowledge wales if all houses in the uk built since 1945 had been timber frame over 300 million tonnes of co2 would have been saved. Timber frame walls and floors. 346mm e ft 5 metal web joist.

423 5mm e ft 8 engineered i joist. Click here for floor wall combinations. Government accredited details developed by bre for local government. The accredited construction details document which comprises of this section and five other parts is produced to assist designers verifiers and site operatives in the.

Gu22 9ll timber frame standard details september 09 building 1 grosvenor court hipley street old woking surrey tel. Wall ground floor junction scottish building standards. 44 0 1483 770863. 44 0 1483 769518 fax.