The garage conversion requires the floor to be raised to match the house so first job is to build a suspended floor.
How to install a suspended concrete floor.
A suspended floor is a ground floor with a void underneath the structure.
In this video we show you how to pour your basic 16 x 12 concrete slab.
Block and beam 81 m.
Only 6 8 concrete topping required.
Concrete floors are high mass and will act like a giant storage heater staying warm for many hours without any heat.
Larger extensions often benefit from a suspended concrete floor almost all new builds are now built using this system as it is quicker you can walk on it sooner and it reduces any risk of damp coming up through the floor.
Suspended timber 58 m.
We go over all the necessary steps for your concrete slab to come out perfect.
They are normally pre fabricated offsite and transported by truck.
Time to get building again.
Most self builders now fit underfloor heating into their homes.
The floor can be formed in various ways using timber joists precast concrete panels block and beam system or cast in situ with reinforced concrete.
This results in a cost savings in concrete of 25 50.
Just how well this works depends to a great extent on the floor construction.
Concrete joists with lips on either side about halfway up are placed on the floor.
Using a composite steel and concrete design the floor slab can be thinner than conventional residential suspended slab systems.
Beam and block floors.
Practical activity for illawarra carpentry students to complete formwork to suspended slabs beams and columns.