Building A Wooden Floor
Square the sill plate layout on the foundation.
Building a wooden floor. Residential building codes typically specify slightly wider lumber for the sill plate typically either 2 in 5 1 cm x 6 in 15 cm or 2 in 5 1 cm x 2 in 5 1 cm boards. The following instructions refer to different terms like band boards rim joists floor joists and skids. How to build a shed floor step by step guide step 1.
If you are unsure of what those terms are please have a look a my shed floors page. Level the floor with a rake and then compress the dirt with a tamp to create a solid surface. Some people will say that you can build the frame with 2 x 4 lumber but i prefer to use.
Put a strip of tape on the wall to mark. This image shows the chalk lines measured in 3 1 2 for the. Starting at the inside corner of the room lay your first piece of 2 x 8 next to the wall lying on its face.
Wood floor over concrete than over a wood subfloor. Wood planks to the plywood. The floor is framed with treated lumber and has joists just like your house.
How to build a wood floor over a dirt floor step 1. Build the outer frame. Because the sill plate will be in direct contact with the concrete foundation it s recommended that you go with pressure treated wood.
Go around the room with your stud finder and your roll of masking tape. Another part of our video history of the house build. Cut drill and attach the sill plates.