Solid Ground Floor Construction

Heat rises as denser colder air falls and pushes the warmer air up and is more likely to escape through the roof.

Solid ground floor construction. Concrete ground floors consist of the following components in order. For small domestic building concrete without reinforcement might be enough but for large loads like heavy equipment or machinery reinforced concrete slab is needed. The identification of the component parts regarding their functions to ensure an effective ground floor construction will be discussed. Ground floors there are two main types of ground floors.

If the floor is a ground floor provide resistance to. But there s a risk with solid slabs. Well compacted building rubble or loose stone based material. Heat loss thermal insulation there are three general types of ground floor construction.

Solid ground floors 1. The foundation the footing course the hardcore filling and the concrete slab. This form of floor construction is now standard in modern buildings. So this isn t ideal on soils prone to seasonal movement like shrinkable clay with trees in the vicinity.

The ground floor construction as a section will involve the annotated illustration of the component parts namely. In a solid or ground bearing because it is continuously supported by the ground across its whole area concrete floor the choice of insulation position relative to the concrete slab is commonly linked to the building s heating system. Solid floors tend to require little maintenance and are less prone to movement. Hardcore blinding dp membrane site concrete insulation a floor finish 3.

A solid ground floor consists of a layer of concrete which in the case of a domestic building will be the surface layer brought up to ground floor level with hardcore filling under it. Finally basement and solid ground floors stability are based on properties of concrete under them. Whereas foundations are normally dug down at least a metre to anchor the building into solid ground floor slabs sit on the cleared oversite less than half a metre deep. They are often built up from the following components.

At ground floor level solid floors of compacted earth predominated throughout the world until relatively recently and they remain common in many poorer countries particularly in rural areas. At their most basic they are readily eroded and become dusty. A typical way of constructing a solid floor would be to provide a base of hardcore with sand blinding with a layer of concrete over that. Suitable filling material to make the required level and create a solid base.

And the earth below the ground floor will be warmer in winter than the external air so why does the floor need a better u value than the walls.