The contractor shall provide suitable access to the site
for the vehicle, size as advised by ourselves, and provide
an appropriate stacking area.
The driver will satisfy himself before entering the site
that it is safe to do so and that the off-loading area is
suitable. The driver will not remove any ropes or straps
until the vehicle is stationary in the designated stacking
area.
Storage
The ground should be firm and level and wherever
possible, stacking should be on compacted hardcore
or concrete. They should be stacked with bearers 150mm – 250mm
from each end and in line with each other as vertically
as possible, to a maximum of chest height.
Similar length joists should be stacked together.
All joists should be stacked as near as possible to
their final fixed positions to avoid damage or other
hazards.
Joists should be inspected and any damage reported
immediately.
Maximum height
to chest
Access
The contractor shall provide suitable access to
the site for the vehicle, size as advised by ourselves,
and provide an appropriate stacking area.
The driver will satisfy himself before entering the
site that it is safe to do so and that the off-loading
area is suitable. The driver will not remove any
ropes or straps until the vehicle is stationary in
the designated stacking area.
Storage
The ground should be firm and level and wherever
possible, stacking should be on compacted hardcore
or concrete. They should be stacked with bearers 150mm – 250mm
from each end and in line with each other as vertically
as possible, to a maximum of chest height.
Similar length joists should be stacked together.
All joists should be stacked as near as possible to
their final fixed positions to avoid damage or other
hazards.
Joists should be inspected and any damage reported
immediately.
Delivery
The driver can only unload to the side of his lorry,
and cannot put the joists into place.
We allow 45 minutes delivery time on-site, with additional
time being charged at £45 per hour or part thereof.
The driver must have assistance on-site.
If the delivery is likely to exceed 45 minutes, please
inform us beforehand so arrangements can be made.
On-site handling
All joists should be lowered gently into place avoiding
any sudden impacts, which may cause damage.
Moving on-site should be one layer at a time, driven
with caution over rough or uneven ground being careful
not to bounce the joists. The mass per linear metre
for Stowell type C T joists is 36kg.
Where infill blocks are being temporarily stacked on
the floor, they should be on pallets, on sheet plywood
or similar material. They must not be placed at midspan
but as near to the bearing wall as possible and must
not exceed the design load of the floor – maximum
of half a pack per pallet approx 800kg, for example...
44 x 100mm dense blocks
42 x T300 blocks
56 x T215 blocks
44 x RD 440 blocks
44 x RD 215 blocks
Whilst the joists can support a greater load, the quality
of the product could be adversely affected.
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