What is floor and flooring details

Floor and Flooring

* Floors divide the building into different levels. The floor at plinth level is called the ground floor,

floors above it are upper floor and below it are basement floors.

* For constructing ground, the ground is rammed well, a layer of red earth or sand is placed over it

and compacted. A layer of brickbats and stones is provided upto the level 150 mm below the floor

finish. The layer is kept moist and compacted. A plain concrete course of 100 to 150 mm is

provided with 1 : 4 : 8 concrete using 40 mm down size aggregates. The materials used for floor

finish are : mud and muram, bricks, flag stones, cement mortar, terrazzo, mosaic, marble, tiles,

timber rubber or PVC.

* The following types of upper floors are used: Timber floor, steel joints and flagstones, Jack arch

floor, R.C.C. floor, reinforced brick slab, ribbed or hollow tiled floor and precast concrete floors.

R.C.C. floors may be a slab floor, beam and slab floor or flat slab.