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Floor/ Ceiling structure type.

LowOdour · 2010-04-01 07:57:38

Can anyone give me advantages and disadvantages of the following floor structures; Hollowcore,Timber joists and beam/block. We had planned to go for hollowcore, but was chatting to a guy last night who said you could get the same affect using timber joists (e.g sound reduction, fire proofing etc) for a lot less. With…

01-04-2010 8:57am

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Can anyone give me advantages and disadvantages of the following floor structures; Hollowcore,Timber joists and beam/block.

We had planned to go for hollowcore, but was chatting to a guy last night who said you could get the same affect using timber joists (e.g sound reduction, fire proofing etc) for a lot less.

With hollowcore, I know you need to take into the cost of the concrete floor and the suspended ceiling.

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