The beauty of this form of sub floor ventilation is that it requires no electricity and works 24 hours a day.
Sub floor ventilation requirements uk.
Vent type l vent size l area per square mm.
Many traditional properties are built with a suspended wooden floor which sits above a void air space between the perimeter walls and ground if this space is not ventilated the air in it becomes stagnant and humid and the moisture within it begins to condense on the brickwork and flooring.
Ventilate the underfloor space by providing ventilation in two opposing external walls.
5 2 suspended ground floors.
Terracotta 230mm x 150mm 6 200vent in situ.
Suspended concrete floor this construction is similar to the timber floor above but uses either pre cast concrete planks or small pre cast concrete beams with concrete blocks laid between the.
The requirements 4 limitations on requirements 6 section 3.
The types of ventilation covered includes mechanical passive stack background and purge rapid.
General guidance 7 key terms 7 types of work covered by this approved document 9 exemptions9 notification of work covered by the ventilation requirements 9 historic and traditional buildings 10 material change of use 11 live work units 11 mixed use developments 11.
Squared nett ventilation per lineal metre on both external and internal walls.
This will include the cost of your new sub floor ventilation.
Air vents should be placed underneath to provide ventilation to the void and the air should be able to travel from one side of the building to the other.
Of the australian standards a s.
This is generally provided by ventilators on at least two opposite external walls with air bricks properly ducted in accordance with chapter 6 1 external masonry walls.
3600 specifies that the minimum requirement for sub floor ventilation should be one 1 ventilator of 8 400 mm.
Ensure ventilation has a free and unobstructed path to all areas by making provision for ventilation air to pass through sleeper walls and other sub floor obstructions.
This edition covers new dwellings new buildings other than dwellings and existing buildings.
