Simple Building Solutions
21222 Alameda Del Monte
P. O. 1399
Wildomar, CA 92595
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Overview:
SteelCrete is a thin (typically 1˝ to 2˝” thick) wall backed by metal framing. This is generally described as Thinshell where the physical bond is determined by the embedment means, and the proven chemical bond is described as composite. SteelCrete offers superior quality with on or offsite precast and cast-in-place floors, walls and roofs and markets materials, technology transfer and professional technical assistance without royalties and license fees. This is the original of the Hi-Tech Tilt system.
SteelCrete is also available in a far superior second generation snap clip strip connector by the inventor of the surface applied, screwed-on MetalStudCrete aka MetalCrete strip. Use genuine SteelCrete technology for greater profits and to stand out from the competition, much of which originates from this original inventor. SteelCrete requires a lesser skill set with much reduced labor and strict quality control requirements.
SteelCrete products can provide the building’s enclosure faster, better and cheaper than all its counterparts, using load-bearing walls or in the non-load bearing cladding application. Virtually any floor or roof system is easily integrated into the SteelCrete system. Precasting may be done in plant, on site for tilt-up/tilt-wall construction or cast-in-place. Once these light panels are installed, all other work is done conventionally as with any metal framed building in terms of electrical, plumbing, air conditioning, doors-windows and other fenestration, insulation and drywall or other finish. The exterior concrete “tilt-up” finish may be left unfinished, sealed or can receive any stain or coating applied to conventional concrete walls.
Architectural aesthetics and good structural engineering are Thinshell attributes resembling the old “Erector Set” mentality.
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Proprietary SBS Solutions
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This is the second generation SteelCrete light gauge framing member with proprietary tabbed punchouts that act as the embedment in thinshell concrete panels. This method is faster, less expensive, and yet stronger than its industry counterparts but does not require ICBO approval, evaluation report or testing. The product is poured face-down, and may be precast or sitecast or cast in place. The top flange acts as a stop, and the remaining, protruding part of the member is the embedded stud or joist for walls, floors and roofs. Insulation is conventionally installed in the stud bays.
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The original U.S. patented 6” o/c tabbed system invented by SteelCrete which Hi-Tech Tilt is based upon.
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A patent pending improvement on the above 1st generation system with 4” o/c tabs for greater strength.
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This is the newest light gauge framing member with a proprietary “strip” for the strongest connection ever devised between metal and concrete for insertion in conventional studs. A portable punch press may be rented, leased or purchased by the precaster or contractor for on-site use to punch the slot receptacles for the strip which is then shipped on pallets, inserted from the back of the flange and snapped into place without screws or any other required attachment. U.S. & Mexican patents with other foreign patents pending.
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Primary Frame Systems offers a proprietary steel tube frame for residential and commercial buildings that are modular and pre-engineered. This frame system has been fully engineered for forces that exceed well beyond conventional wood or other light gauge steel framing and is designed specifically for your location.
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Big Wall, Mexico City
SteelCrete concrete panels are 1.5 to 2 inches thick while conventional tiltup is 6 to 8 inches thick. In the case of SteelCrete, although the concrete is a fraction of the thickness, it takes the same loads and more because the metal framing takes the tension the conventional rebar takes in standard tilt-up. In other words, the metal frame takes the place of the rebar while also comprising a conventional framing element behind the thin concrete wall. But when joined in the composite union and bond, the concrete and the metal framing far exceeds its capabilities alone. The metal takes the tension and the thin concrete takes the compression. Metal is not good in compression and concrete is not good in tension. But the two of them together in this bond, makes each of them take on a whole different life with very different characteristics, surpassing all expectations of each of these materials by themselves.
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60’ x 55’ SteelCrete Wall, Laredo TX.
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SteelCrete Projects
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Residential
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Watts Tower View Homes, Los Angeles CA. These SteelCrete thinshell houses are based on the same technology as the famous landmark Watts Towers behind them. Concrete bonded to, and composite with, steel rebar.
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National historic architectural landmark Irving Gill “Raymond House”, first concrete tilt-up house adjacent to latest residential tilt-up SteelCrete house, Long Beach CA.
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AC Auto body shop, Lemon Grove CA.
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McMahon Steel, San Diego CA.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Last Update: 2009-11-17
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