Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Concrete Slab vs Timber sub floor? 5May 07, 2008 1:47 pm mmm....donuts Homer Simpson 1956- Links: Site Costs Ready Reckoner | H1 Addiction Medical Advice | Château TDL: The Backyard Re: Concrete Slab vs Timber sub floor? 7May 07, 2008 2:13 pm mmm....donuts Homer Simpson 1956- Links: Site Costs Ready Reckoner | H1 Addiction Medical Advice | Château TDL: The Backyard Re: Concrete Slab vs Timber sub floor? 11May 07, 2008 10:14 pm mmm....donuts Homer Simpson 1956- Links: Site Costs Ready Reckoner | H1 Addiction Medical Advice | Château TDL: The Backyard Re: Concrete Slab vs Timber sub floor? 17May 08, 2008 9:53 am mmm....donuts Homer Simpson 1956- Links: Site Costs Ready Reckoner | H1 Addiction Medical Advice | Château TDL: The Backyard Re: Concrete Slab vs Timber sub floor? 20Jan 29, 2009 12:45 pm Slab by far and away the better option - I agree wholheartedly with the drumming comment as well - timber is noisy
Don't forget you could go with a suspended concrete slab suported with piers if you want to get access to pipe underneath it - good for storage of large items like ladders as well. By the way, yep its exy!! As for termites - this one is the no brainer of all no brainers - if you specify a "treated" softwood frame it will not be eaten by termites and never requires inspection. By the way, yep it costs more but have you ever priced pest control or considered the cost of patching a house that's had termites and the resale consequences.....very ugly. As a rough guide you can add about one third the cost of your frame if you want it treated. JB Building Standards; Getting It Right! 1. optional, you can but normally just use the earth from the main switch board 2. should be enough but the distance determines voltage drop - sparky should work it… 1 29431 Engineering timber is certainly a less fuss option, times cheaper to supply and install and better withstands humidity. 1 16758 The concreter will take and reuse. In my case I bought structural LVLs and scraped them back and used them as joists. 1 5846 |