A floor is a horizontal constructional element, and in a building, which is a load-bearing, and also a separating function. It carries what is present on the floor, like furniture, equipment, human and walls. It separates areas within the same building, it separates inside and outside through a roof deck, and separates the houses as a house separating floor.
The precast industry thinks the engineered heart pine flooring to floor elements they produce, the company meant the floor screeds they make and the upholsterer thinks of his carpet.
There are different types of floors with their specific requirements can be distinguished:
- ground floor, insulate against cold and damp;
- a floor, the sound insulation and fire protection;
- roof floor, insulate against heat and cold, waterproof, whether or not walk able;
- basement floor, waterproof;
- house separating floor sound insulation and fire protection, the requirements are heavier than a floor in the same house;
To each of the above-mentioned floor types are therefore specific requirements, and which gives a different composition of the floor construction for each type of floor. The scope also plays a role; a factory floor will have to comply with other requirements than a residential floor.