Floor Decking: the metal platform that supports concrete slabs for constructing floor systems. Composite metal deck creates a mechanical bond with the concrete. Alternatively, form deck provides an economical support for structural concrete in floor construction. Purchase your floor decking products and accessories from Keystar, the largest deck supplier in the upper Midwest.
How Does Floor Deck Work?
Manufactured with rolled-in mechanical embossments–or bumps–in the webs, composite metal floor decking creates a secure attachment between the metal and the concrete. This composite action allows the floor decking to work as the tensile reinforcement for positive bending in the slab. The reinforcement reduces or eliminates the need for rebar, resulting in lower material and labor costs.
Unlike form deck, composite deck contains the mechanical embossments in the webs to ensure the bonding of the steel and concrete. Therefore, a portion of the slab can be assumed to act compositely with the decking. As a result, this composite creates a larger and stronger platform than would be provided by the concrete alone. Improved load carry capability results from the use of composite metal floor decking. Without the need for other means of reinforcement in the concrete, composite floor deck solves major construction issues.
Another alternative for floor deck is form deck. It serves as an economical form to support concrete slabs in steel floor construction. Additionally, form decking may eliminate the need for expensive temporary shoring, making form deck some of the most economical, easy to install metal floor systems available for construction.
What are the Applications for Metal Floor Decking?
Use this deck over open web joists, light gauge framing, structural steel, or masonry walls. Designed so that shoring is typically not required, metal floor decking delivers the assurance you need for easy installation.
Produced for use in low-rise, high-rise, and manufacturing sectors of the nonresidential market, floor deck serves an important and cost-efficient purpose. The unique engineering of metal floor deck acts as a working platform before and during concrete placement.
Where can I Purchase Metal Floor Deck?
Keystar stocks a variety of composite metal floor decking products (1.5”, 2”, 3”) and metal form deck (0.6”, 1.0”, 1.5”). As a metal deck supplier, we provide a wide variety of gauges and lengths in stock and ready for pick up or shipping. Additionally, Keystar will cut the decks to specifications. Contact Keystar at in**@ke***************.com or 651.256.0008