Basics in Building Construction

Building Components And Types

Lesson 20 : Ground Floors

Materials For Floor Construction

Materials used for construction of ground floor base are:

1. Cement concrete
2. Lime concrete
3. Stones
4. Bricks
5. Wooden blocks (for wooden flooring only)

The lowest layer, just above ground surface is that of compacted earth fill. The second layer may either of lean cement concrete or lime concrete or sometimes broken brick bats or stones rammed properly. The third course may be either of cement concrete or bricks or stones arranged and packed properly. The third layer of cement concrete is more common since it gives proper rigidity to the floor base. Over the third layer of floor base, floor finish or flooring is laid.