When beams are used to support the second floor of a home they may be left exposed at the bottom so they remain visible on the ceiling of the bottom floor.
Rackham house floor beams.
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The rackham housefloors ltd 175mm deep standard 175mm deep wide and 225mm deep pre stressed concrete floor beams are available for a variety of flooring applications from domestic extensions to light industrial use when used in conjunction with a suitable infill block and can be used as a singular type or combined to optimise floor layouts and cost efficiencies.
Rackham housefloors provide a free design service.
Because this is an entirely dry process in that no mortar or adhesive is required as soon as the flooring is laid it provides an instant working platform ready for follow on trades.
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Originally conceived to supply 175mm deep concrete floor beams rackhams production has grown at a phenomenal rate since its inception and now supplies most national developers regional and local housebuilders groundworkers builders merchants and self builders with a wide range of floor beams and ancillary products.
The floor structure is brushed over with a 4 1 dry mix of sharp sand and cement to fill the gaps consolidating both the beams and blocks into a solid structure.
Deliveries are made from our 3 manufacturing sites in gloucestershire lincolnshire west yorkshire.
Joist hardware the installation of floor joists or beams generally occurs during the building of a house s original structure.
From drawings and specifications provided by the customer rackham s estimating team will prepare a fully dimensioned beam layout drawing as illustrated below.
Full details of suitable finishes are available on request.
Screed should be a minimum of 50mm thick and in domestic garage floors the concrete topping should be reinforced with a98 steel mesh.