Precast Floor Units
Benefits of hollowcore plank slab floors.
Precast floor units. Rapid installation our teams can fit up to 300 square meters of hollowcore in a day subject to site conditions. In addition to this range we also manufacture a 100mm deep precast concrete floor slab. Installation of hollowcore flooring units from milbank concrete products on behalf of tec construction ltd for carebase ltd. Lattice girders for precast concrete elements.
A composite hollowcore floor combines precast hollowcore units with a structural concrete topping resulting in enhanced structural performance and lateral load distribution. Precast flooring federation part of british precast. As well as presenting architectural finishes full use can be made of the physical properties of the precast units as diaphragms to stiffen the structure such floor units also form insulating and heat retaining components of the structure. 5 in situ a.
A family run business with over 60 years experience we offer an extensive range of precast concrete flooring solutions including beam and block poly flooring thermabeam flooring hollowcore flooring stairs and landings to the industrial commercial and domestic markets. Precast concrete floors provide our customers with a quick form of flooring construction enabling the principal contractor to progress in most cases to the next level of construction within a day of the precast concrete hollowcore flooring units being installed saving time and money. The precast concrete floor unit is used to span between supporting steel. The method also results.
In the middle of the 60s the lattice girder was used for precast products which was the starting point for the industrial production of precast elements on a broad basis. Precast concrete floor units are widely used in all types of building. Fp mccann is one of the uk s leading manufacturers of high quality precast concrete floors. Precast concrete screedless floors are designed and manufactured as finished precast units that do not require a structural topping or finishing screed on site.
Columns and main beams are cast in situ incorporating the precast floor elements. Fp mccann manufactures precast concrete hollowcore flooring units. Our precast hollowcore floor unit offers the ideal structural section reducing deadweight whilst also providing maximum structural efficiency within the hollowcore slab depth. These units are a prestressed concrete slab normally 1200mm wide part widths are also available if required and a current depth range of 150mm to 450mm.
The production units were very simple at that time consisting mostly of fixed beds in open areas and in basic production.