Recovery of steel-concrete flooring

Floor Recovery

View of an old ceiling made from NP section steel beams and interposed bricks: the beauty of this kind of ceiling certainly makes restoration worthwhile. The intrados was not normally plastered.

View of an existing ceiling made from NP section steel beams and interposed bricks; the bricks were arranged so as to enhance the appearance of the ceiling.

View of a ceiling made from metal beams and bricks: these rather unattractive ceilings were often concealed with false ceilings.

Fitting the connectors to the extrados of I-beams with a powder actuated tool.

Fitting the connectors to the extrados of I-beams with a powder actuated tool. For safety reasons, the structure must be shored before starting work.

Fitting the connectors on the extrados of I-beams with a powder actuated tool. For safety reasons, the structure must be shored before starting work.

Detail of anchoring the concrete slab to the masonry by inserting steel bars into the wall at an angle of 45°.
This is important when upgrading buildings to seismic standards.

Fitting a perimeter string-course. This is particularly important when building floors are in seismic areas.
 

Connectors fixed to a special type of floor featuring an "air chamber" structure made from a double layer of bricks.