Parquetry floors
Parquetry involves patterns and designs made from pieces of wood, and can help to give a classy, ornate look to your floor.
Parquet flooring is...
Ground level concrete slab subfloor
Solid concrete slab floors are extremely durable, require very little maintenance and offer excellent insulation.
Different types of slabs will suit different soil types and...
Universal beams (I or H beams)
Universal beams are 'I' or 'H' shaped metal beams designed to provide added strength to a subfloor.
Universal beams offer added strength as a result...
Particleboard flooring
Particleboard sheet flooring is used to cover large expanses of floor quickly and cheaply, providing a base for other flooring finishes.
A worker busy installing...
Screw piers (or screw piles)
Screw piers offer a quick, strong and very effective way to install stumps for a house, and can be installed almost anywhere.
Screw piers can...
Steel frame subfloors
Steel can be used as an alternative to wood to create a sturdy beam and joist subfloor frame.
Steel framed floors provide extra strength and...
Beam and joist subfloor
These sub-floors are strong but lightweight, and are employed in houses with stumps, and as upper-floors in multi-storey building.
Composition of a beam and joist...
Suspended slab subfloor
Suspended slab can be used either for the upper-floors in a multi-storey building, or as a solid base on hilly or uneven terrain.
Suspended slab...
Types of subfloor
There are quite a few elements that go into holding up your lovely ceramic bathroom tiles or your polished parquet flooring. Read all about...
Tiles
Tiles feature in almost every home, and are particularly common in bathrooms and kitchens. Tiles are a strong design feature.
What are tiles?
Tiles are a...