“DO”
• Grout shear keys before floor is loaded and before joints fill with debris.
• Ensure grout has reached required strength before loading of floor.
• Use C35/10 concrete when grouting.
• Sufficiently wet shear keys before placing grout.
• Prop spans exceeding 3.0m at mid span before grouting.
• Prop all floors loaded with blocks.
• Prop all cantilevered slabs at extreme free edge.
• Allow one cubic metre of grout for every 75 sq. metres of flooring.
• Cork and scrim joints to reduce risk of cracking.
• Read attached information regarding your particular job.

Slabs must be grouted before work proceeds.

“DO NOT”

• Do not exceed loadings as indicated on your customer drawings
• Do not leave floor ungrouted.
• Do not grout with anything other than specified mix.
• Do not leave out any specified steel.
• Do not load floor before grout has cured.
• Do not load unpropped floors when span exceeds 3.0 metres.
• Do not remove props before loading removed.
• Do not use impact tools when fixing to or creating openings in slabs.
• Do not plaster direct until floor above has been completed.

Slabs must remain propped until grout has cured and all construction loads have been removed.
WRITTEN APPROVAL MUST BE OBTAINED FROM OUR TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT
IN THE CASE OF ANY DEVIATION FROM THE ABOVE.
 
 

 

 

 

 


 


 
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