Installation Of Timber Suspended Ceiling:

• Grid system is formed with the help of wooden joists.

• Modular grid size 400x600mm
• Grid system is supported by hanger wire & wooden screws
• Each cell is filled with lightweight “wooden panels" which
simply drop into the grid.
Stairs and Stair case: A series of steps which provides
access from one floor to another is called a stair, and
the part of the building accommodating the stair is
known as Stair Case.
> A Stair may be constructed with steps either rising
continuously or with a break in the form of landing in
between.
> All the steps should be so designed and constructed
that up and down movement can be made with ease,
comfort, quickness and safety.
> The Stairs can be of any suitable material.
Parts of Stairs
Parts of Stairs
Parts of Stairs
Parts of Stairs
Parts of Stairs
Parts of Stairs
Parts of Stairs
Parts of Stairs
Parts of Stairs
Parts of Stairs
Parts of Stairs
Classification of Stairs
> Classification of stairs acc. to material used

> WOODEN STAIRS

> STONE STAIRS

> METAL STAIRS

> R.C.C. STAIRS

> BRICK STAIRS

Wooden Stairs: It consists of wooden members!

> It also consists of various members such as:

Strings or Stringers, Treads, Risers and Nosing.

> Treads and Risers are jointed by tongued and

grooved joints, which are further housed in or fixed to
the strings to form steps of a flight
> Nosing projection should be 15 mm and not more
than the thickness of the tread in any case

> The Scotia or other ornamental mouldings can be

provided under the projection of nosing
Timber Partitions
T imber flooring

SUPPORTED T YPE

• Basement or Ground floor of timber.

• Single Joist timber beam.
• Double Joist timber beam.
• Framed triple joist timber floor.
Basement / ground floor of timber 1
Auditorium – dances and dramas.
Filling of selected earth

wall
Bridging joists
Floor Boards
F.L.
D.P.C.

1.2 to 1.8m
G.L. Wall plates
Sleeper wall

10 to 15 mm Cement course
Precautions

• Soil below timber floor – covered with PCC 1:2:4 (100 to 150

mm thk).

• DPC – exterior wall + top of the sleeper wall.

• Well seasoned timber is used.

• Hollow space between bottom of concrete and floor level is

filled up with selected earth.

S i n g l e j o i s t t i m b e r f l o o rs 2

c Joist
Span (below 3m)

Strutting

a b

PLAN
D e ta i l a t c ’

Air space
Floor boards

Joist

Wall

Wall plate Ceiling

Section on ab

Joist
Wedges
Floor boards

300 – 400 mm

Herring bone strutting

D o u b l e j o i s t t i m b e r f l o o rs 3

1.8m to 2.4m
3.6 to 7.5m

300mm

Binders
Bridging joist
@ 300 mm c/c

PLAN
Methods of fixing binders with joists

Floor boards
Notched joint

Bridging Joist Bridging Joist

Cogged Binders
Joint
Fillet
D i s a d va n ta g e s

The weight of the floor is

thrown on the few points on
the wall.

Depth of the floor is increased by use

of binders and accordingly, the Bridging Joist

height of the room is decreased.

Binders
Fr a m e d o r t r i p l e j o i s t t i m b e r f l o o r s 4
Bridging joist

Binders
More than 7.5m

3m

Girders

PLAN
D e ta i l s o f f r a m e d t i m b e r f l o o r s

Floor boards
Bridging joists
Furring piece

Girders

Binder Binder

Ceiling
Tusk and tenon joint
Ceiling joist
 Single joist Double joist Triple joist
(framed)
3.6 to 7.5m More than 7.5m
Below 3 m

Bridging joist
Strutting
Joist

Bridging joist
1.8m to 2.4m
Binders

Girder

Binder
SOLID T YPE