15: Garage Conversion Floor Joists

Jumat, 09 Desember 2016

Garage Conversion Floor Joists

Garage floors are often lower than the house floor and so adding a damp proof membrane dpm insulation and a new screed along with your final floor covering is a good way to bring the levels up to that of the rest of your house. The garage conversion requires the floor to be raised to match the house so first job is to build a suspended floor.

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Measure the height of your garage from the concrete floor to ceiling to determine what size joists to use in converting your floor.

Garage conversion floor joists. In the final post in this series on insulating a garage conversion we are looking at the best methods of insulating the floor to ensure that the cold concrete floor of a garage becomes the basis of a warm welcoming room. Partially raised floor with securing joists. Jun 13 2019 partially raised floor with securing joists.

The basic floor structure defined raises the garage floor level to match an 8 inch step from the residence floor elevation using 1 inch by 5 inch floor joists. The procedure can be adapted to any requirement by adapting the joist material size. Use celotex ga4000 or celotex xr4000 high performance thermal insulation in concrete slab floor applications to minimise insulation thickness and give the following benefits.

Allow space also for sub floor and flooring on top of the joists. Allow space also for sub floor and flooring on top of the joists. The existing garage floor is likely to be strong enough for general domestic use but may need to be upgraded to ensure it is adequate in terms of damp proofing and thermal insulation.

Floor insulation is always absent in a garage and including some in the conversion should be part of the project whenever its possible. Time to get building again.