Fixing Yellow Tongue Flooring To Steel Joists

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Fixing yellow tongue flooring to steel joists. Part 3 how to lay chipboard flooring tongue and groove chipboard flooring is a common building material. Wing design opens up the hole when drilling into timber. Part 3 out of 3. Regarding my concerns about the yellow tongue and thank you for taking the time to reply we ve decided on a different solution.

But it s usually best to run the sister joist over the entire span. To watch more videos and follow the build you can follow me on inst. 14 x 65mm twin thread self drilling wood screw steel 19 22 25 no. Buildex dec king is a stainless steel self drilling decking screw for fastening timber decking boards 12mm 22mm thick to steel joists between 1 2mm and 2 4mm thick and hrs 1 5mm to 3 0mm thick.

The maximum joist centres for 19mm yellow tongue is 450mrn. The top surface of joists must be level to allow structaflor sheets to lie flat and level when installed. When the sagging joists are level apply a generous bead of construction adhesive to the existing joist. Securely fix floor joists to bearers.

Then attach the sister joist using three 16d common nails driven every 16 in. After installing our joist and bearers we started laying the yellow tongue sub flooring. Then use your caulking gun to put construction adhesive on top of the joists. Be generous with this using.

10 x 50 mm twin thread self drilling wood screw 25 no. 9 or 10 x 45mm countersunk self imbedding head self drilling fixing to steel timber i beam joists note. We ve recently inherited some 2nd hand heavy thick ply from 3 shipping containers used to delivery three 18 ton gas engines so will attach this as a temporary floor where the yellow tongue will be later used. The max mum centres for 22mrn red.

Joist material flooring thickness mm screw type size timber 19 22 no. Driving 16d common nails in old hard wood is difficult. No need to pre drill or counter sink. Learn how quick it is to install yourself.

It is particularly suited to platform construction where the floor is laid prior to erection of walls as well as fitted floor construction. Structaflor gp is structural grade particleboard sheet flooring for use in residential commercial buildings. Ki n dried or stabilized.