You can have concrete floors on the second floor. Concrete is typically poured into a thin layer over an existing surface on the second floor to reduce the weight exerted on supporting structures. Keep reading to learn more about using concrete flooring on the second floor.

After understanding the characteristics of a good concrete slab, you can start making a concrete slab for your building's second floor. Here are the steps to make a second-floor concrete slab:

2006年6月28日 · I lived in a 70's-era fourplex that had a concrete covered second floor. The floor had 10# masquerading as 15# felt on the plywood deck, and used a double bottom plate to make up for the difference in height.

2015年11月24日 · Thankfully, the answer is “Yes!” concrete floors can be installed on the second floor of a house. They are great for upstairs bathrooms or if you simply want to continue the style of your first story up to the second story.

The document provides details of the materials required for the construction of a 2nd floor slab. It specifies a bar size of 10mm, slab thickness of 125mm, and spacing of main bars at 600mm. It then calculates the required quantities of cement, sand, gravel, reinforcement bars, and tie wire based on the total area of 63.65 square meters.

2021年5月11日 · Whether you’re constructing a new building or adding a second floor to an existing structure, knowing how to pour concrete correctly is essential. In this article, we will guide you through the entire process of pouring concrete on the second floor, ensuring you achieve a level and sturdy surface that meets your design needs.

A concrete second floor for a residential home will be around 0.2 – 0.4 meters thick (somewhere around a foot). The thickness of an upper floor is determined by the ceiling design of your first floor, the structural members supporting the floor, and, lastly, the design of your structural system.

Concrete floor slab construction process includes erection of formwork, placement of reinforcement, pouring, compacting and finishing concrete and lastly removal of formwork and curing of concrete slab.

2022年3月6日 · A 2 story house can require different thicknesses of concrete to be placed on the ground floor depending on its size and architectural design. It is not the height of the building that determines the thickness of the concrete floor slab; rather, the material, the engineering, the load operating on it, and the span, as well as the requirement ...

2012年12月20日 · The second floor is 5.5" thick reinforced concrete. The building is around 40 years old. No drawings exist so we had the reinforcing located in the slab, then certain areas chipped out to reveal the rebar. The rebar is #3 @ 10" east to west and #5 @ 12" north to south.