Suspended Floor Building

There are various pros and cons to these types of floor some of which impact on the energy efficiency of the building and how you go about insulating them.
Suspended floor building. All you need to know. You can either have a concrete base or a suspended floor usually made out of timber. The size and depth of the crawl space below the suspended floor will vary and where there is bare earth under the building it may be advisable to apply a damp proof membrane on the ground to aid humidity control within the crawl space. Whether building a ground floor suspended timber floor or a first floor hollow floor we explain the different options and techniques that you can use in its construction.
The floor can be formed in various ways using timber joists precast concrete panels block and beam system or cast in situ with reinforced concrete. A suspended floor is a ground floor with a void underneath the structure. We explain how hollow or suspended floors are made and what the key building regulations that affect them are. This results in a cost savings in concrete of 25 50.