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    The document discusses different types of timber floor finishes that can be used, including strip flooring, wood block flooring, parquet flooring, and plank flooring. It also describes different timber floor structures like single joist, double joist, and frame triple joist floors. Single joist floors have disadvantages like less strength and need for thicker planks compared to double or triple joist floors which provide more strength and allow use of thinner planks.

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    BMC – IV

    Ar.Steffy Thomas
    S5-BMC – IV
    (Calicut university – 2017 scheme)
    MES College of Architecture
    Timber Floor Finishes
    • Finishes which are in timber form
    • Laid on a suitable prepared base
    Types of timber flooring
    • Strip flooring
    - they are narrow and thin strips of timber
    - Joined by tongue and groove joint
    - Normal strips 6- 10 cm in width and 2- 2.5 cm in thickness
    • Wood block flooring
    - short but thicker wood blocks
    - joined together with grains exposed
    - size varying from 20 cm to 30 cm thickness
    • Parquet flooring
    - thin blocks supported on sub floors
    - laid by means of hot glue in desired pattern
    • Plank flooring
    - wider planks are used
    - joined by tongue and grooves
    Timber flooring
    • Single joist timber beam
    • double joist timber beam
    • Frame triple joist timber beam

    Single joist timber floors


    Single joist timber floors

    7
    Double joist timber floors

    8
    Double joist timber floors

    Disadvantages

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    Frame triple joist timber floor

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