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News Release from: Metsec | Subject: Metsec infill walling
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 14 July 2006
Metsec infill walling lightens the load
Over 12,000m of Metsec infill walling has been used as a fast, efficient and lightweight way to enclose Berkeley Homes' Devonshire Court development of luxury apartments at Eastbourne.
Metsec's SFS site fix light gauge steel framing system provided the infill between the main concrete frame members to create 89 two and three bed, high specification apartments and penthouses on the site of a former swimming baths The two apartment blocks range between five and nine storeys high and feature bay windows to maximise space and views
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 31 Aug 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Speed figures in choice of Metsec infill walling
Speed of erection and flexibility were main reasons for Metsec's SFS site fix light gauge galvanised steel framing being specified as infill walling for curved buildings in South Shields.
Fast installation of Metsec infill walling
Metsec's SFS site fixed, light gauge, galvanised steel framing was chosen as infill walling for a new GBP23 million school in Coventry because of its fast and dry installation.
Erected in just 30 weeks by steelwork specialists BR Hodgson, SFS was specified as the quickest and cleanest way to achieve early dry envelope on the 64-week construction programme.
The 150mm steel stud and track sections were delivered in phases as cut to length components and screwed together on site.
The repeatability of the precision-engineered cold roll-formed sections enabled the fast installation of the infill walling and was an important factor in ensuring the accurate setting out and lining up of the complicated bay windows.
SFS' high strength to weight ratio was another factor in its choice as build method.
Providing a lightweight solution can help to minimise the thickness of the foundation slab required.
As well as providing high acoustic and thermal performance, the SFS infill walling gave lateral support for Devonshire Court's Sto render external finish.
The quality of the project's facades has been recognised with a special commendation for BR Hodgson in the prestigious annual Plaisterer's Trophy awarded by the Federation of Plastering and Drywall Contractors.".
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