{"id":41,"date":"2012-02-02T18:12:24","date_gmt":"2012-02-02T18:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ohioservicesupply.com\/techtalk\/?p=41"},"modified":"2012-02-02T18:18:44","modified_gmt":"2012-02-02T18:18:44","slug":"hilti-anchors-tools-ceiling-grid-post-tension-concrete-installation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ohioservicesupply.com\/techtalk\/hilti-anchors\/hilti-anchors-tools-ceiling-grid-post-tension-concrete-installation.html","title":{"rendered":"Hilti Anchors &#038; Tools Simplify Ceiling Grid Installation In Post-Tension Concrete"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohioservicesupply.com\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cleveland-Clinc-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-45\" title=\"Ceiling Grid Installation Post-Tension Concrete\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ohioservicesupply.com\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cleveland-Clinc-1-300x220.png\" alt=\"Ceiling Grid Installation Post-Tension Concrete\" width=\"300\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ohioservicesupply.com\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cleveland-Clinc-1-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ohioservicesupply.com\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cleveland-Clinc-1.png 522w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Anchoring grids to concrete ceilings is sometimes easier said than done.\u00a0 Concrete slabs are sometimes strengthened using a process called post tensioning, a method that uses embedded high strength steel cables to reinforce the concrete.\u00a0 Although this construction technique produces concrete sections with excellent structural integrity, locating post-tension cables (and rebar or conduit for that matter) in concrete presents a challenge. Making contact with post-tension tendons when drilling holes can cause catastrophic failure of overhead concrete panels.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>We recently installed a ceiling grid for a simulation lab at the Cleveland Clinic.<!--more--><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohioservicesupply.com\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cleveland-Clinic-31.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-50\" title=\"Hilti Anchors Ceiling Grid Installation\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ohioservicesupply.com\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cleveland-Clinic-31-300x218.png\" alt=\"Hilti Anchors Ceiling Grid Installation\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ohioservicesupply.com\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cleveland-Clinic-31-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ohioservicesupply.com\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cleveland-Clinic-31.png 496w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 The specs for this new training area called for an exposed ceiling grid to support overhead medical equipment.\u00a0 Because the ceiling was constructed using post-tension concrete slabs, locating the cables was neccessary prior to installing the ceiling grid.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Our installers used a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohioservicesupply.com\/measuring-systems\/PS-30-Ferrodetector.php\">Hilti PS 30 Ferrodetector<\/a> to locate the cables and rebar in the concrete.\u00a0 We then used <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohioservicesupply.com\/mechanical-anchoring\/KB-TZ-Kwik-Bolt-TZ-Expansion-Anchor.php\">Hilti KB-TZ Anchors<\/a> to secure the Unistrut to the concrete.\u00a0 The 18&#8242; x 20&#8242; grid was constructed from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unistrutohio.com\/unistrut-channel-sections-one-and-five-eights-inch.html\">Unistrut P10001<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unistrutohio.com\/unistrut-channel-sections-one-and-five-eights-inch.html\">P1028<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unistrutohio.com\/unistrut-channel-sections-one-and-five-eights-inch.html\">P1036<\/a>.\u00a0 For a finishing touch, the grid was painted white to give the room a clean, contemporary look and feel.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This seemingly simple project presented &#8220;hidden challenges&#8221; that weren&#8217;t visible to the eye.\u00a0 Ohio Service Supply&#8217;s winning combination of quality Unistrut and Hilti products and our team of highly skilled design engineers and installers ensured the success of this installation.\u00a0 Does your project require a ceiling grid, or do you have more questions about securing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohioservicesupply.com\/mechanical-anchoring\/index.php\">Hilti anchors<\/a> in post-tension concrete?\u00a0 We welcome your challenge.\u00a0 Contact Ohio Service Supply to discuss your project or to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohioservicesupply.com\/contact.php\">request a quote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anchoring grids to concrete ceilings is sometimes easier said than done.\u00a0 Concrete slabs are sometimes strengthened using a process called post tensioning, a method that uses embedded high strength steel cables to reinforce the concrete.\u00a0 Although this construction technique produces concrete sections with excellent structural integrity, locating post-tension cables (and rebar or conduit for that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[28,27],"class_list":["post-41","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hilti-anchors","tag-hilti-kb-tz-anchors","tag-hilti-ps-30-ferrodetector"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ohioservicesupply.com\/techtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ohioservicesupply.com\/techtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ohioservicesupply.com\/techtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ohioservicesupply.com\/techtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ohioservicesupply.com\/techtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.ohioservicesupply.com\/techtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49,"href":"https:\/\/www.ohioservicesupply.com\/techtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41\/revisions\/49"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ohioservicesupply.com\/techtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ohioservicesupply.com\/techtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ohioservicesupply.com\/techtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}