Framing A Floor Over Concrete

Cork is easy on the feet which makes it ideal for kitchen areas.

Framing a floor over concrete.

Move the sole plate drill the floor suck out the dust and tap the shield into place. We covered the floor with home depot s hdx 6 mil black plastic sheet and then laid wire re mesh sheet also from home depot over top of the plastic. Cork flooring install cork flooring over concrete as long as the floor is level and clean. Treated plywood to the concrete with concrete screws spaced every 16 in.

Those who have some carpentry experience and. Define the area of the concrete slab to be covered with the floor assembly and the direction you plan to run the. How to install floor joists over concrete slab step 1. To frame a floor start by measuring the area and designing your floor framing layout.

Alternatively screw rows of treated 1x4s to the concrete 16 in. Replace the sole plate and drive lag screws with washers into the shields. Drill holes through the wood sole plate with a wood bit and mark the floor. As a result the material for the subfloor will acclimate to the temperature and moisture content of the room expanding or contracting before the installation rather than after.

Cork has been used as flooring for centuries and was popularized by the architect frank lloyd wright in his pennsylvania homes. Lay 6 mil polyethylene sheeting over the concrete to minimize moisture migration from the concrete up into the wood flooring. Stack three 2x4 blocks on the concrete floor at each stud location and measure the stud length for each stud along the wall by measuring from the string line down to the top of the blocks 1 block for the sill plate and 2 blocks for the top plate cut the studs to length making sure to keep them in their proper order. It is best to lay the flooring plastic side down directly onto the cement floor.

Then cut your lumber to size according to your measurements. Plywood sheathing provides a substrate for flooring. Measure the overall length of the new floor and cut a length of 2 by 4 pressure treated lumber to this dimension.