Steel frames walling

We Provide a Comprehensive Range of wall Components, Covering Everything from load barrier walls to internal and external walls. From modular wall frames targeted mega building stores like home dippo to walls fascinated for facade and external walls. The UK Light Steel Frame Association (lsf-association.co.uk) introduces LSF flooring as below:

LSF WALLING

Light steel frame components can be used as a direct replacement for structural walls as either fully load-bearing structures with external facades or as secondary components in load-bearing frames. These frames are formed from galvanised steel plate up to 4mm gauge as studs at a maximum of 600mm centres.

LSF walls can also be used in volumetric modular construction as either primary components to form the box structure or as walls within a bed-stead type frame.

All wall types are lined internally to provide fire and acoustic performance and externally to accommodate facades and provide racking as required. LSF manufacturers and lining board providers have fully tested loadbearing walls to BS EN 1365-1.

Walls forming full load-bearing structures Load-bearing structures are designed and installed to relevant codes and standards, to create full structures to which facades are then applied. LSF

frames and components are combined to form external, separating and internal walls. Lift shafts and stairwell walls can also be formed along with those required to form shafts and risers.

Infill and Oversail Walls

Walls are used to replace a blockwork skin in steel or concrete frame host structures. This results in reduced load on the primary frame, whilst being robust enough to accommodate the external cladding. For infill walls components are typically fixed between the host structure main frame, whereas in oversail the components are fixed on the outside face of the frame.

Components are supplied to form a structural stud facade system commonly used in two main methods – Infill and Oversail. C-shaped studs and U-shaped tracks are designed on a project specific basis to form the inner leaf of an external facade.

Both systems are constructed on-site and as load-bearing structures are designed and installed to relevant codes and standards. Sections are supplied to site as individual components and fully assembled in-situ. Components can be supplied in final required lengths or standard lengths cut to suit on-site.

Infill

Components are typically supported at the slab edge between the host structure formed in either hot-rolled steel or concrete. This allows insulation and external finishes to be installed outside the main structural frame. The system is suitable for both low and high-rise construction. It should be noted that deflection allowance is required at each floor level.

Oversail

Components are fitted outside the line of the structural frame using support cleats at each floor level with connections designed to allow slab deflection. It is particularly suited to situations where cladding materials are sensitive to differing movement of the main frame.

It should be noted that adequate base support must be provided to accommodate vertical loading.

Facades to LSF walls

LSF walls used in the applications noted can accommodate the following cladding types:

• Brickslip systems

• Insulated render

• Metal rainscreen cladding

• Terracotta rainscreen cladding

• Timber rainscreen cladding

Why Choose Light Steel Frames?

Sustainability

Made from recyclable materials, LSF walls help reduce your carbon footprint, ensuring an eco-friendly building without sacrificing quality.

Speed of Construction

Using pre-manufactured components allows for quicker assembly on-site, saving time and letting you deliver projects ahead of schedule.

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