Teahouse floor construction
Now's the time to fix the floor. The first job being to lay the 4" x 2" softwood floor joists.
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Seven joists were used fixed by galvanised brackets made for the job
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Close-up of the joist mounting brackets
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The space between the joists were filled with 2" x 2" noggins
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Each 8" oak floor board is nailed down separately with cork strip
around the edge for expansion.
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Ready to start nailing down the boards
The continuing the story of the floorboards...
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The first floor nailed into place using hidden nails
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Done - phew!
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The oak floor as seen from the entrance