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.
Triple joist timber floor plan.
Since the example house we are designing for is 12 feet wide we need to find in the floor joist span table a joist size and centering that can span 12 or wider.
See the image below for an example of joists spaced 16 on center 16 o c.
The will butt against the timber post not sit on top of it.
Framed or triple joists timber floors.
Double joist timber beam.
Single joist timber beam.
Timber floor composite floor 3.
So the house dimensions will now be 24 x 13.
T imber flooring basement or ground floor of timber.
The widest span in the floor joist span table in part 2 of this tutorial module showed that floor joists can span 17 2 if they are 2 x 12s spaced 12 o c.
Let s expand our house beyond that 17 2 span capability to 24 feet wide.
Single joist timber floors.
Basement ground floor of timber 1 auditorium dances and dramas.
Ce 200 details of construction.
Off of this are two triple joists each 150x150 at right angles from above forming an l shape with the timber post in the corner.
The floor joist spacing is the distance between the centers of any two installed joists.
The floor consists of wooden joists also called bridging joists spaced 30 to 40 cm apart and supported on end walls.