Sleeper Floor Basement

1 rigid foam glued to concrete between sleepers both for insulation as well as keeping cold air from hitting the concrete avoiding mold.

Sleeper floor basement.

Headroom especially in a basement may be at a premium. Wood panels such as plywood or oriented strand board are common subfloor choices. To make low flooring framing that will conserve headroom lay pressure treated 2x4s sleepers flat and cover them with 3 4 inch tongue and groove osb underlayment or exterior plywood. Sleepers are long pieces of wood placed on the basement slab that support the subfloor.

Plywood fastened to the sleepers. Cure the moisture problem before you install the floor. Most basements have concrete floors which have the potential to draw moisture. Purchase 1 pound of 16d framing nails for every 20 square feet of floor.

1 pound of 1 1 2 inch deck screws. Moisture can cause floors to warp and provide a breeding ground for mold. 2x4 sleepers installed on center every 12 16 inches and fastened down with rigid foam insulation 1 1 2 inch thick placed between the sleepers. During a remodel or a garage conversion it s standard practice to level a sloping floor before installing new floor covering.

Protect your new basement flooring by using subfloor sleepers. Pressure treated 2x4 sleepers 16 oc and around the perimeter of the basement. A dricore system consider a basement with low moisture problems and an area of 675 square feet. The ceiling is 7 feet 4 inches high which is typical for basements in older homes.

3 4 subfloor screwed glued to sleepers. However because wood is a naturally porous substance that will absorb moisture when used as a basement subfloor these materials are often installed on mini joists known as sleepers which allow it to sit above a concrete pad. Glued and ramset into concrete. Subfloor panels offer much easier installation than the traditional technique of nailing down 2x4 sleepers over the concrete and covering them with plywood.

The intended finish flooring can be of any type. Panel systems are also thinner than a sleeper floor so they add less height to the floor assembly an important benefit in height challenged basement rooms.