Separating Floor

FAST Floor System – Separating Floor

IWS have developed separating floors for both timber frame and the 1st practical engineered timber separating floor for masonry construction, the FAST Timber Floor. All IWS-Separating Floors available as standard fixed or top hung details through its several unique and innovative details the FAST® Timber Floor list below:

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Minimises cold bridging

Accommodates wide tolerances on-site

Integral ceiling structure

Uses sustainable building materials

Does not require masonry hangers or proprietary end details

Enables short lead times

Meets Part E (England and Wales) and Section 5 (Scotland) sound insulation requirements

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A Handful of benefits

Robustness

Robust masonry walls providing excellent structural and thermal performance, together with the speed, economy and efficiency of the FAST® Timber Floor

Practical Alternative

The FAST® Timber Floor is particularly suited to quick build masonry systems such as H+H’s Rå Build system, utilising Thin Layer masonry as a practical alternative to framed build systems

Costs Reduced

The use of a timber separating floor could significantly reduce costs in foundation due to reduced loading, when compared to alternative separating floor materials

More Insulation?

The addition of Knauf insulation to the inner leaf of blockwork will reduce the need for other insulation materials

Improved Acoustics

Icopal’s Monarfloor Wall Cap isolates the masonry wall from the separating floor joists, reducing the acoustic flanking sound transmission within the structure

Mechanically Fixed

The acoustic floor is mechanically fixed, thus reducing the issues of building directly off it