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Weight of timber flooring per square metre.
This dead load is generally taken by architects and planners to be no more than 0 50 kilo newtons per square metre.
For plywood learn how to estimate the weight of plywood panels.
Multiply the maximum load per square metre by the total area of the floor.
This number tells you how much load your floor can support for each square metre of floor space.
Kn sq m the weight we place upon a floor by way of bathroom suites beds wardrobes etc is known as the imposed load.
The dead load on a floor is determined by the materials used in the floor s construction.
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A typical wood frame floor covered with carpet or vinyl flooring has a dead load of about 8 pounds per square foot.
Boral 19mm tongue and groove solid strip flooring is precision milled providing a wear layer that can be refinished many times over providing a lifetime of.
These calculations are to be used as a cost guide only.
55 to 80 per square metre for mid grade timber with some imperfections.
0 80 mm steel sheet.
The classic style of a traditional timber floor makes hardwood strip flooring virtually fashion proof.
50 per square metre for low grade timber with lots of knots and imperfections.
If there s wall board covered ceiling suspended from the underside of that floor the dead load increases to about 10 pounds per square foot.
Density of wood species.
There will also be additional costs for floor fitting services such as underlay which you can read more about below.
A polished timber floor will look as stylish in 20 years time as it does today.
For a 5m x 5m room installing an engineered wooden floor with a cost of 30 per square metre for the floor itself and 20 per square metre for installation would cost around 1 400 taking extras into account.
The cost of hardwood timber floorboards varies according to the species and grade of timber chosen.
Flooring cost per square metre per m 2.
If the example floor is 6 by 9 metres 20 by 30 feet the total area is 54 square metres 600 square feet.
The joists must be able to support this dead load without sagging.
100 to 150 per square metre for timber with the few or no defects.