PR 35046 

Modern floor construction made easi for housebuilders

Downward pressure on house prices, combined with ever-stricter regulatory requirements, is encouraging housebuilders to embrace value engineered and factory pre-fabricated building systems such as the easi-joist timber and metal composite floor joists offered by Wolf Systems.

Tried and tested, Wolf's easi-joists were at the forefront of product developments which facilitated the move towards adopting modern methods of construction, offering both economic and performance benefits compared to traditional timber joists; and even finding applications for the constructions of roofs, walls and floor cassette systems.

Sets of plot-specific easi-joists are manufactured using Wolf Systems' high strength, corrosion-protected connector plates to form the webs between engineered timber flanges. The latter present 72mm wide flanges which make the accurate fixing of flooring materials far simpler and quicker than of alternative systems. The construction of the joists obviates the age-old problem of squeaking floors.

The open design to the webs also presents service engineers with ample room to route plumbing, drainage and electrics. They will also accommodate the often bulky service ducts used to connect whole-house or heat recovery with mechanical ventilation systems that are being used to meet the Code for Sustainable Homes.

In the UK, housebuilders working on apartment projects or other designs for buildings of multiple occupation will be further attracted by the fact that easi-joists can be utilised as a Robust Detail for the construction of sound separating floors. Importantly, no insulation material has to be packed into the voids to meet the requirements of Part E of the Building Regulations.

Karl Foster of Wolf Systems comments: "Even in this difficult market the advantages of using metalweb joists are welcomed by many specifiers and construction professionals looking for improved performance with greater flexibility and ease of use. The increase in market share easi-joist has enjoyed over more traditional products demonstrates how innovation and development can ultimately provide a superior solution. So popular has easi-joist become, that we're now seeing the benefits being utilised in other construction applications such as roof and even wall construction."

For further information, please visitwww.wolfsystem.co.ukor call 02476 602303.

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Press release 35046 issued on behalf of Wolf Systems by Taylor Alden.  Tel: 020 8543 3866 Fax: 020 8543 2841 email:philippa@tayloralden.co.uk.