Timber Bearer And Joist Flooring System

Strip and sheet flooring can be gun nailed or screw fixed to the steel joists in conjunction with appropriate adhesives.

Timber bearer and joist flooring system.

The tolerance on lengths supplied is 10mm for c joists and bearers. The other common sub floor system is stump supported. Stump supported floors usually consist of a sub floor of horizontal bearers beams used in flooring are called bearers that support joists a smaller closer spaced beam on which the flooring material rests. The system is strong and lightweight.

Our joists give you more options for designing economical floor joist layouts. Get your timber floor bearers and joists repaired by floor experts. Spantec systems are designers and manufacturers of boxspan steel flooring systems. All stramit c joist and bearers are available custom cut to suit the installation requirements.

We make joists bearers rafters verandah beams plus piers and bracing. The dimensional stability of tji joists help them resist warping twisting and shrinking that can lead to squeaky floors. Dindas joists are strong light weight easy to install and available in a wide range of sizes. Another method of installation is utilizing existing timber joists and bearers.

A bearer is either made from timber or steel fixed to piers sitting on the ground while floor joists are laid across the bearers creating a load bearing secure frame for the floor structure. If required timber battens can be fixed to the tops of joists for hand nailing of decking or decorative flooring. Flooring such as particleboard fibrous cement decking or t g timber flooring are fixed on top of the joists. Stump supported bearer and joist.

Built on site floors consist of bearers joists and flooring which are delivered to site and constructed by a carpenter. Cutting steel framing members. Flooring lengths can be supplied to any nominated length as long as it falls within the joist and bearer span range. Bearers are the timber that attaches directly to the brick piers in the ground and the joists attach across the top of the bearers.

Trus joist tji joists are a key part of making a high performance floor. A bearers and joist floor system consists of a number of elements such as. Details are included in the installation guide. Concrete footings brick piers timber bearers and joists.

The most common timber floor systems consist of closely spaced joists supported by beams or walls and covered with strip floorboards or sheet material such as particleboard or plywood.