Sleeper Floor Construction

Install maple flooring parallel with main playing court by nailing or stapling approximately 12 o c.

Sleeper floor construction.

This method only measures the thickness of the floor covering. Repeat the process across the entire floor to level all remaining sleeper joists. Avoid a sleeper layout where the boards are parallel to the joists but run between them because this configuration lacks structural support. Attach with nails or staples 12 o c.

Then install advantech 3 4 over the sleepers and carpet on that. Building a deck from wood requires special considerations due to the effect that moisture has on the material. By placing your straight edge along the wall you can insert it between the floor covering and wall sliding it down until it touches the subfloor. One way that builders have designed to mitigate the spread of rot involves laying extra pieces of wood called sleepers.

Often closets or pantries do not have a baseboard molding. Once the crete is set i d build my walls roof single floor. The internal load bearing walls are called sleeper walls and are very often built with gaps in between the bricks to allow a free flow of air under the floor. Apply a 1 4 inch bead of construction adhesive around the perimeter of a wood shim and turn the glue side toward the floor.

Slide the shim under the sleepers until the air bubble is in the center of the level. Set out the sleepers along the perimeter of the room and in their approximate locations across the rest of the floor cutting them to length as necessary. Install plywood over sleepers at 90 degree angle to direction of finished flooring 1 4 spacing all edges and breaking joints 4. Either line them up directly over the joists that lie beneath the subfloor or run them perpendicular to the joists.

However i ve been reading thru the 2006 irc and i can t find anything specific to this idea. This stops any build up of condensation and is assisted by building in airbricks through the external walls. Or as specified by the flooring manufacturer. Sleepers help homeowners build decks with less effort and in tight spaces that don t allow for deep digging.

In a closet or pantry. Starting with a 1 4 inch gap along the walls mark the sheet with a felt marker at 16 inch intervals.