Building A Raised Floor Over Concrete Slab

Raised floors are systems indicated for environments where there is a complex electrical and telecommunications infrastructure such as offices of enterprises.

Building a raised floor over concrete slab.

Butt the end of another sheet at the. Cut plywood panels by 2 foot by 8 foot or 4 foot by 4 foot sections. Score the back of the panels half of the thickness on a 12 inch by 12 inch grid. Materials include a minimum of 3 4 inch cd exposure 1 plywood subfloor panels 4 foot by 8 foot sheets.

Understand where you re applying it your first step is to understand where you will be applying raised access. Sills and sleepers on a concrete or masonry slab that is in direct contact with the ground unless separated from such slab by an impervious moisture barrier. Insulation and sheathing 1. Install r 9 fiberglass insulation between the floor joists with the paper backing facing upward.

Define the area of the concrete slab to be covered with the floor assembly and the direction you plan to run the. Place a sheet of plywood perpendicular to the floor joists. Cut filler pieces to. Start at one end and one corner of the floor.

The ends of wood girders entering exterior masonry or concrete walls having clearances of less than 1 2 inch 12 7 mm on tops sides and ends. Determine the floor height though we have stated the height ranges of each floor type you will need to narrow down. Measure the overall length of the new floor and cut a length of 2 by 4 pressure treated lumber to this dimension.