Lindapter Floorfast Fixings - The One Man Floor Fixing

The Lindapter construction systems have now been in operation for many years and supply quick and strong solutions to the building of steel structures. The typical Lindapter systems make the joints by a series of clamps instead of the original drill and bolt systems.

The Floorfast system is a similar type of construction that has been designed to enable steel floor plates to be fixed onto the steel beam structure by one man from above. Metal floors can be notoriously difficult to fix as the typical fixing system requires a good many holes to be drilled through the beam and this not only takes time it is difficult to do on site and if it is carried out in the factory then it is difficult to line the beams up in the correct position and in all probability the floor plates will have to be drilled on site. There can also be a question of the integrity of the beam with so many holes drilled in it. There is also the problem of fitting bolts onto the underside of the steel beam and this can be extremely difficult to get to in some cases.

The Lindapter M8 Type FF fixing is made of malleable iron and bright zinc plated for protection against the elements and to give a long lasting support. The fixing is a round disc made in the shape of a circular staircase with a countersunk screw that has a hexagon shaped socket which can be tightened by a hexagon T bar. The method of fixing is to place all the floor beams into position and secure them safely. The floor plates can be pre drilled or done on site and the countersunk screws are placed through the floor plate and the Floorfast fixing is screwed loosely onto the nuts, the plates are offered into position and the T bar is used to tighten the screw. As the screw is turned the Floorfast fixing turns the staircase or stepped web disc and the casting automatically locks under the flange of the beam. The fixing will deal with flanges that range in size from 3mm to 15 mm and can accommodate larger flanges by using suitable packing's.

The advantage of this system is that once the beams are in position the floor can be laid quickly and accurately by one man from above. The joints are very strong and the integrity of the joint is excellent. All the parts are long lasting and quite capable of standing any sensible load applied to them.