Floor is one of the main building constructions that bears the load during the operation of a building.
Floor structure
Base - the bottom layer on which subsequent coatings are applied. Depending on the type and purpose of the building, the base can be a floor slab, wooden beams, bricks, or soil.
Screed - a layer used to level the base or create a slope in the floor.
Intermediate layer - a connecting layer that binds the screed to the subsequent finishing layer. It may also include layers of soundproofing, insulation, or waterproofing.
Finish floor covering - the top decorative layer of the floor structure that is directly used.
What types of floor structures are there? See our section on floor structures.
Classification of floors
According to their location in the building structure:
- Floors on the slab
- Ground-level floors
- Basement floors
According to the floor covering material:
- Wooden floors (parquet, wooden planks, parquet boards, cork)
- Concrete floors
- Gypsum fiberboard floors
- Ceramic floors (tiles, mosaic)
- Synthetic material floors (carpet, linoleum, laminate, epoxy self-leveling coatings, plastic tiles, rubber cellular coatings)
- Ground floors (earth, clay, gravel)
- Stone floors (cobblestone, brick, natural stone tiles).
According to the floor covering construction:
- Solid (monolithic or seamless) - self-leveling floors, terrazzo floors, concrete, asphalt floors.
- Piecewise - made up of individual elements (parquet, tiles, laminate, natural stone tiles).
- Roll flooring - cork, linoleum.
According to the construction of the subfloor space:
- Hollow floors with a ventilated space between the base and the floor.
- Solid floors without a subfloor space.
