Hello. We are at the stage of installing the inter-floor structure and are considering how to mount the wooden beams against the walls they rest on. It is a 1.5-story house and is being built in aerated concrete (sipporex, ytong). The idea is that the last row of blocks before the inter-floor structure will be U-blocks filled with reinforcement and concrete. The wooden beams rest on these U-blocks, and then the wall of regular blocks will continue. I have tried to illustrate this in the attached image. In the image, you can see our initial idea, which was that the beams rest freely on the U-blocks and that a notch is made in the incoming blocks. We have been informed by the designer that the structure will be sufficiently rigid when the particle boards are glued and nailed down. But now we have received suggestions from other sources that the wooden beams should be fixed in some way to prevent unwanted movements, such as with column shoes or L-profiles. Does anyone have experience with this, pros and cons? Feel free to also write if you have protected the wooden beams from moisture in any way.
Appreciate all advice!
Explanation of the image: yellow=blocks, green=wooden beam, red=concrete, purple=reinforcement, blue=cellpaper/insulation on the outside
Appreciate all advice!
Explanation of the image: yellow=blocks, green=wooden beam, red=concrete, purple=reinforcement, blue=cellpaper/insulation on the outside
