Floor Thickness Wood Construction

The building code requires 5 8.

Floor thickness wood construction.

Is 23 32 inch osb or plywood. 3 4 inch solid this is a 3 4 inch thick solid piece of hardwood floor and what you might typically think of for hardwood floors. Some newer homes have manufactured i beam shaped joists. The first approach to achieving a strong durable struc ture involving economical use of materials is to follow a basic modular plan for layout and attachment of framing members.

Floor joists are typically 2 by 8s 2 by 10s or 2 by 12s. There are two main types of subflooring plywood and oriented strand board or osb. Subflooring only adds 3 4 inch to the floor thickness. For retrofitting older construction 23 32 and 3 4 inch thick panels can be used over 24 inch on center joists.

For joist spans 16 inches or less nwfa recommends minimum panel thickness of 5 8 inch plywood or 23 32 inch osb. Usually manufactured in 4 by 8 foot sheets plywood panels and osb are acceptable subfloors for hardwood flooring as long as they are the proper thickness. Wood construction data 1. Details for conventional wood frame construction.

Because solid floors expand more when exposed to moisture than engineered floors you can only install them over a plywood subfloor at or above ground level. Laminate floors with a thickness of 12 mm to 15 mm feel more like hardwood floors than thinner laminates. Ceiling joists are usually 2 by 6s or sometimes 2 by 4s if it is an older home. The bulk of the floor s thickness comes from the joists which are the horizontal beams that carry the floor s weight.

Construction adhesive is used between the joists and the subfloor but it does not measurably add to the thickness of the floor. The heaviest rating is for 7 8 inch thick panels for which joists can be spaced 32. Keep in mind that for mechanically fastened floors osb doesn t hold fasteners as well as plywood so you need to use a thicker material to get the same holding power. It is an ideal building material for subfloors.

Joists in home construction are usually made with 2 by 10 or 2 by 12 lumber. Depending on if what the floor finish will be tile hardwood or carpet there are different recommendations for the actual thickness of the plywood you ll need. Such methods use a 4 foot design module which governs a 16 inch spacing of joists.