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In Starting from the Bottom: Subflooring Design and Moisture Intrusion Mitigation, you'll learn ...
- Choices and decisions made at each step of the design process that impact the performance of flooring systems
- Variables outside of our control that can contribute to foundational and floor assembly failure
- Typical combinations of systems and materials that can act to trap moisture, allowing organic growth to occur
- Recommended design considerations to strengthen the long-term performance of foundation to floor assemblies, starting from the bottom up
Overview
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Credit: 3 PDH
Length: 56 pages
When a floor collapses or when mold appears on it, we can be sure of one thing. Such problems likely began when poor choices were made selecting materials, from the level of the grade to the level of the finished floor. Like the problems they spawn, choices made in proper or improper floor design, begin at the bottom and work their way upward.
This course takes a systematic look at decisions made in choosing specific components of construction, from the ground to the top of the first finished floor. Those choices need to be sound and dependable, because the top of that floor is the base upon which the rest of the enclosure will rest.
This design process includes; an analysis of water attacking the structure, why specific foundation options are selected, what framing members will support the floor, how vapor drive will be controlled, what insulation will be installed to isolate climates, the subflooring that will be the primary barrier between the inside atmosphere and any space below, and the underlayment and finish flooring that will be placed above.
If we do our job well as designers, that last component will be the only part of everything chosen that ever needs further attention or consideration from our clients.
Specific Knowledge or Skill Obtained
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Building science principles relevant to floor system design and moisture intrusion issues that affect indoor air quality, as well as structural integrity
- System components in a high-performance floor assembly, such as grade, crawl space, vapor retarder, framing systems, insulation, subfloor, underlayment, and finish flooring
- How the changing codes and evolving building materials are impacting and influencing sub-flooring system design
- The principles behind the vapor drive in operation below floors, and how to anticipate and prevent the movement of moisture into flooring components
- The rationale for fastener types chosen and implemented to combine flooring assembly components
Certificate of Completion
You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 28 questions. PDH credits are not awarded until the course is completed and quiz is passed.
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Preview a portion of this course before purchasing it.
Credit: 3 PDH
Length: 56 pages
