Sleeper Floor Construction

This stops any build up of condensation and is assisted by building in airbricks through the external walls.

Sleeper floor construction. One way that builders have designed to mitigate the spread of rot involves laying extra pieces of wood called sleepers. Sleepers help homeowners build decks with less effort and in tight spaces that don t allow for deep digging. This method only measures the thickness of the floor covering. Repeat the process across the entire floor to level all remaining sleeper joists.

Then install advantech 3 4 over the sleepers and carpet on that. The internal load bearing walls are called sleeper walls and are very often built with gaps in between the bricks to allow a free flow of air under the floor. Then install a moisture barrier and place pt 2x4 studs flat every 16 with rigid foam insulation in between them. Install maple flooring parallel with main playing court by nailing or stapling approximately 12 o c.

Install plywood over sleepers at 90 degree angle to direction of finished flooring 1 4 spacing all edges and breaking joints 4. Building a deck from wood requires special considerations due to the effect that moisture has on the material. Set out the sleepers along the perimeter of the room and in their approximate locations across the rest of the floor cutting them to length as necessary. However i ve been reading thru the 2006 irc and i can t find anything specific to this idea.

Either line them up directly over the joists that lie beneath the subfloor or run them perpendicular to the joists. Attach with nails or staples 12 o c. Snap chalklines to help you position the sleepers. Or as specified by the flooring manufacturer.

Slide the shim under the sleepers until the air bubble is in the center of the level. Measure and cut the sleepers as you would for a concrete floor but position the sleepers in one of two ways. Starting with a 1 4 inch gap along the walls mark the sheet with a felt marker at 16 inch intervals. Apply a 1 4 inch bead of construction adhesive around the perimeter of a wood shim and turn the glue side toward the floor.

Once the crete is set i d build my walls roof single floor. By placing your straight edge along the wall you can insert it between the floor covering and wall sliding it down until it touches the subfloor.