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Residential
Uses
Energy-efficient
Forms produce nominal values of R-30 and more
Strong
Engineered clear spans of 40 feet and more
Quiet
Reduces noise levels to a whisper
Secure
Designed to resist deadly weather conditions
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A liquid in-floor heating
system will be cast into this home's Lite-Deck floor. |
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This home features a
canterlevered (projecting) concrete deck and a customized perimeter on
the Lite-Deck floor. |
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This home's Lite-Deck
floor is being blocked out for the basement staircase. |
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Lite-Deck has been
engineered for a conventional, sloped roof which will be solid,
reinforced concrete. |
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Lite-Deck is the solid concrete alternate for
conventional floor and deck applications in homes, townhouses or
apartment buildings:
Lite-Deck can also be used in sloped or gabled roof
configurations to create open, vaulted room designs. Use it for
strong, insulated crawlspaces, too.
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Commercial
Uses
Energy-efficient
Forms produce nominal values of R-30 and more
Strong
Engineered clear spans of 40 feet and more
Quiet
Reduces noise levels to a whisper
Secure
Designed to resist deadly weather conditions
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Once concrete has been
placed, the light weight polystyrene forms stay in place to provide
high-efficiency insulation. |
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In some applications,
Lite-Deck is combined with engineered steel trusses for
cost-effectiveness. |
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The common joist design
can be easily modified at site to accommodate virtually all
reinforcing steel requirements. |
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Standard concrete is
being placed with a pump, vibrated and floated with a power float.
Placement can be done in controlled stages on large, commercial
roofs. |
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A wide variety of
synthetic waterproof and finishes systems are quickly applied to the
solid concrete cover. |
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SafeRooms
& Safe Buildings
Lite-Deck's solid, reinforced concrete joists and cover is recognized
by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to be an effective
"envelope of protection against deadly winds when used in combination
with reinforced concrete or masonry walls to construct a SafeRoom".
SafeRooms can be designed as:
(1) a portion of a below-grade basement, (2) an above-grade room within a
structure, (3) as a free standing shelter on a concrete pad.
**FEMA Publication No. 320
"Taking Shelter from the Storm," October 1998. For a
free copy of this publication, visit www.fema.gov.
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