Replacing Floor Joists With Concrete Slab

Then use pry bars and your reciprocating saw to pry and cut the floor joist away from the subfloor.

Replacing floor joists with concrete slab.

Install it flat on the slab surface with the outside edge aligned against the side wall or the edge of the floor line. These will be the end sill plates that support the ends of the floor joists. Replace a timber floor with a concrete slab just put the joists back on the jarrah sill looks pretty dry and solid. A few points ground floor slabs are only suitable for load bearing ground not suitable for shrinkable clay soils and or nearby trees lay hardcore blinding dpm concrete insulation pipes screed ditra mat tiles.

Remove floor joists aluminum tape bottom sides of stud wall s sill fill the voids with mortar in block s big long lag bolts go back to 3 step your dry block areas crawlspace gravel fill up slab. This will create a weak spot. Start by cutting out a small 1 2 in 2 5 5 1 cm section of the floor joist with a reciprocating saw. These will be the end sill plates that support the ends of the floor joists.

A few dynabolts would be ok but it is not going anywhere. Pry the floor joist from the subfloor with the back of your hammer. Do it piecemeal room by room. Install it flat on the slab surface with the outside edge aligned against the side wall or the edge of the floor line.

Secure each length to the slab with concrete nails spaced approximately 32 inches apart and 8 to 12 inches from each end. Iggy apr 2 16 at 8 31. Im sure removing a suspended floor and replacing with a slab would work fine. Begin with dry wedge in shim on block s between every other joist.