Flooring

 Flooring


Three flooring framing systems are made of wood, steel, and concrete. 

The type of wood floor framing is Light framing or Heavy timber framing. The difference between the two is that the light frame needs multiple wood joists in order to carry the load, while the Heavy timber frames rely on the columns and beams to help it carry the load.


Wood floor framing

Something that architects need to know is that when it comes to steel framing, it relies on where the columns are placed that help support the steel beams, and then they pour concrete on them to hold them in place.

steel floor framing

For concrete floor framing, the way it is installed is that it is poured in place on the site, but one must keep in mind that, in doing this method, once it is poured, it is not easy to remove or to change, since concrete dries up once it is poured in the hole for the floor framing.


For the Interior floor finishes, they are divided into two categories: Hard surfaces and Soft surfaces. The types of materials in the Hard Surfaces category include brick, stone, and Ceramic tiles. For the Soft Surfaces category, these are carpet, wood, and Resilient flooring.



Comments

  1. Cara VeenstraOctober 3, 2025 at 7:05 AM

    Hi Irma! Good job on your blog this week. Your images were very helpful for the wood and steel floor framing systems. I also liked your last image showing many different types of flooring.

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  2. Gina ChristopherOctober 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM

    Hi Irma, I really enjoyed reading your post this week! I think you did a good job summarizing the material. I also enjoyed the photos you choose to display, especially the photo showing the most popular flooring materials. Great job!

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  3. Grace PekocOctober 4, 2025 at 8:10 AM

    Hi Irma, great job on your blog! I liked the way you understood the subsurface of the flooring and the picture of the structure of the building. I also liked the framing pictures! Good job!

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  4. Professor VanderNoordaaOctober 4, 2025 at 10:30 AM

    Irma,
    Nice Blog posting. You provided us with the basics of flooring from what we studied this week. I wish you would of gone into more depth on the types of flooring. I enjoyed the chart- but need more info for a full 50 points. 40/50 points.

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