How To Frame A Floor In A Garage

When converting a garage space into a living area installing a framed wood floor offers an opportunity to add insulation from the cold concrete slab access for electrical circuits to any interior walls being planned and effectively provides a level floor platform over a standard garage floor that can be sloped 4 to 5 inches from front to back.

How to frame a floor in a garage.

Build a frame for your garage floor. The inside portion of the garage will be dug out to 6 inches deep. Use 2x6 boards to frame in the interior slab. Your frame will keep in the cement fix and delimit the area of your floor.

The garage conversion requires the floor to be raised to match the house so first job is to build a suspended floor. Engineered post frame buildings for any use are designed to last not only your lifetime but many lifetimes to follow so they are a great permanent investment. A floor s framework is made up mostly of wooden joists that run parallel to one another at regular intervals. Use the 2x10 boards around the perimeter using the corner stakes to help keep the level of the lines.

Even out the garage floor by removing any debris and evening out any irregularities in the surface using a. Garage floor parking surfaces must be made from approved noncombustible and nonabsorbent materials. If you plan to park a car in your garage you ll want a sloped floor so the water snow tracked in can run back out. Frtw fire retardant treated wood might meet with the approval.

Even if you want a flat floor for a shop space the area near the overhead door should be sloped down so rainwater doesn t run back into the building. Use four simple wooden boards pushed against the walls of the garage and secured either by weights or nailed together. Extremely long spans staircases or interior walls typically require additional support which can complicate your framing. Place theses 6 inches from the outside boards.

Your sketch should depict the floor s basic shape and layout complete with any additional features like alcoves nooks and staircases. To successfully frame your garage you need to decide where all your openings are going to be windows and doors and plan for the sheathing on the outside and any interior covering drywall plywood you plan to use. Draw up a basic floor framing plan. Time to get building again.

I framed my garage in 24 on center stud spacing but the same approach applies to 16 on center construction. Floor joists are typically 2 by 8s 2 by 10s or 2 by 12s. Before you begin cutting or measuring grab a pencil and paper and sketch an outline of your floor.