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FORTACRETE® Brand Structural Floor System

Carpet & Pad System Details Configurations
Acoustical Performance:



STC IIC
56 65

System Description:

Carpet and carpet pad applied over FORTACRETE® Structural Panels fastened to cold- formed steel joists, 16 gauge minimum, with corrosion resistant self-tapping flat head screws, spaced 6" o.c. at the perimeter and 12" o.c. in the field of the panel. Glass fiber insulation, 3 1⁄2" thick minimum, friction fit and supported by RC-1 Channels spaced 12"o.c. maximum, fastened to the bottom of the joist. One layer of 5⁄8" SHEETROCK Brand FIRECODE C-Core, fastened 8"o.c., end joints staggered and all joints finished.