Section 4
Floor
Boards over battens over a void. A hall floor is expected to deflect a few millimetres and to give that movement back, and the detail underneath decides whether it does.
4 entries
Sprung boards, and the joint that makes them spring.- 4.1A floor that givesBoards laid on battens over a void so the surface deflects a few millimetres. What that saves and how it is built.
- 4.2The sleeper jointThe detail underneath that decides how much it springs.
- 4.3Dead spotsWhere a sprung floor stops springing, and how they are found.
- 4.4Finish and gripA surface that must not be slippery and must not be sticky.
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