Query about my ground floor.

[UrbanGreen]

My bungalow was built in 1958. Apart from the kitchen and bathroom the floors are suspended timber. Why should the bathroom and kitchen be different?

 

[ree]

OP,
I think the idea was that kitchens & bathrooms with their plumbing etc. were more prone to leaking.

 

[Jurassicspark]

The reason why most kitchens and bathroom floors are solid is because those places have high levels of moisture.
A bathroom with a wooden floor can be a pain in the @ss sometimes. I've seen some joists rot, due to the spillage of water while people taking a bath.

 

[UrbanGreen]

Appreciate the answers but I’d have preferred one or the other. Working around the solid slabs can be a nuisance. The guy resiting my boiler punched a hole into my loft to accommodate the additional pipework. He boxed over the pipework so I could not see the hole. The bathroom fitters did similar; huge hole into the loft but hidden by false ceiling. Did this mixing of floor type last long? I assume most modern builds are solid floor.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

I assume most modern builds are solid floor.

The build style, largely depends upon the local soil conditions.