Have you wondered how floors sustain the weights of humans and furniture? You cannot simply start laying concrete and tiles on the ground. It will make your whole structure crumble in no time. Planning of building frames and the follow-up construction work is done way before you get the finished state of your floors. The floor frames give stability to your floor making it strong enough to be at the same level from the ground as it was constructed. CFS Software, if used, assures you of precision in floor frame building calculations. The floor frame's stability is hence assured to reach your home.
Here is everything you need to know about floor framing:
Floor Framing Structure
The floor frames have three structural designs to choose from:
● Solid Lumber: The floor frame is made from a single piece of wood. It is devoid of any designs, or additional attachments.
● I - Joist: A piece of wood is covered with broad frames on both the length of a wood piece. Two pieces of wood or veneer are used for each length.
● Open Web Trusses: A hollow rectangle is made of wood. This space is then used to place three wooden blocks that make an M - shape. The blocks are fastened together with the help of small metal squares. CFS design uses metal in place of wood.
Floor Framing Materials
You have balloon, and platform framing in case you want to have wood as the frame base. The platform framing uses smaller pieces of wood than balloon framing. Making the platform floors cheap and less prone to fires. The skeletal framing is used for steel frames floors. The skeleton framing works well for a building having more than one floor. Here, fewer studs in comparison to wood floor frames are used. Thus making it cheaper than wood floor frame construction. The use of steel makes the floors more durable in comparison to wooden frames.
Conclusion
CFS Floor framing design eases your burden of calculating the spaces in the metal frames used for building the floor structure. You are hence assured of getting construction work done ahead of time. Since the intricate and detailed work of planning is done by CFS Software. When are you getting the steel floors made with the help of CFS?
Most construction professionals leverages Steel Smart® Structural Design Suite with the structural design software tools meant for the quick and error-free design and detailing of light steel framing (LSF) connectors and studs. Reach us today for more solutions
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