Decking Sheets
As a steel company, we offer a crucial component for construction projects i.e. decking sheets, especially in composite steel deck systems. Our decking sheets are manufactured from high-quality steel, ensuring strength, durability, and reliability.
Decking sheets are profiled steel sheets used as a structural element in composite steel deck systems for building floors and roofs. They are often referred to as floor decking or roof decking.
Decking sheets are typically made from galvanized steel or other corrosion-resistant materials and they feature a profiled design with ribs or embossments that enhance their structural strength and stiffness while minimizing weight.
Types of decking sheets
- Floor Decking Sheets: They are utilized in parking structures, warehouses, multi-story buildings, and industrial facilities as a structural formwork for concrete floors.
- Roof Decking Sheets: Used as a substrate for roofing materials such as insulation, waterproofing membranes, and roofing panels.
Decking sheets simplify construction by acting as a formwork and a structural element, hence eliminating the need for extra support systems. They have less dead loads on the building frame since they are lighter than conventional concrete slabs, even if they have the same structural strength. They can be swiftly erected, which lowers labour costs and speeds up building schedules which makes it cost effective.
In composite steel deck systems, decking sheets are frequently utilized in conjunction with concrete to create a composite floor or roof structure.
After pouring concrete over the decking sheets, a reinforced concrete slab is formed, which combines with the steel sheets to offer structural stability and resistance to loads.
Decking sheets come in a range of profiles, such as ribbed, re-entrant, and trapezoidal, each of which has a unique set of benefits regarding span possibilities, weight bearing ability, and visual appeal. To guarantee correct installation and weatherproofing, they could include extras like edge trim, closing strips, and fasteners.
Decking sheets are appropriate for projects involving both new construction and remodeling or retrofitting all based on client needs and requirements.
In conclusion, decking sheets are essential to composite steel deck systems because they give building floors and roofs structural support, load distribution, and stability. They are a popular option for many construction applications due to their lightweight, robust, and also have fire-resistant qualities, which helps create effective and affordable building solutions.