Minimum Service Void Under First Floor Slab

BarneyMc

I'm going to be making a drop for a MHRV duct down through an upstairs walk in wardrobe into a sitting room. This will mean the service void under the concrete slab in this room will not need to accommodate a duct (horizontally).

Is there any practical way of creating a service void under the concrete slab other than the baton and counter baton method that uses up approximately 100mm of space?

sydthebeat

BarneyMc wrote: »

I'm going to be making a drop for a MHRV duct down through an upstairs walk in wardrobe into a sitting room. This will mean the service void under the concrete slab in this room will not need to accommodate a duct (horizontally).

Is there any practical way of creating a service void under the concrete slab other than the baton and counter baton method that uses up approximately 100mm of space?

metal rails systems?

if its a small area look for second hand

BarneyMc

sydthebeat wrote: »

metal rails systems?

if its a small area look for second hand

Thanks for this. What should I be searching for to find info on this? Can you please PM me something specific if possible or manufacturer details? Thank you!

sydthebeat

BarneyMc wrote: »

Thanks for this. What should I be searching for to find info on this? Can you please PM me something specific if possible or manufacturer details? Thank you!

you could do a search for a member here, mfceiling , and ask him

fclauson

sydthebeat wrote: »

you could do a search for a member here, mfceiling , and ask him

you would do no better than search for mfceiling and ask him

mfceiling

Hi Barney,

The void you would be looking for can easily be created with a "suspended metal framed ceiling" system. If you PM me your email address I can send you some photos to give you a better idea....(apologies for not posting them here, but I'm on the wife's iPad and I've photos saved on my own computers hard drive).

fclauson

mfceiling wrote: »

Hi Barney,

The void you would be looking for can easily be created with a "suspended metal framed ceiling" system. If you PM me your email address I can send you some photos to give you a better idea....(apologies for not posting them here, but I'm on the wife's iPad and I've photos saved on my own computers hard drive).

This is what I did and it worked really well - makes it easy to run in cables, ducts etc - and if your need additional cables then they can be "fished" across with ease (well fairly ease)

blacktea

mfceiling wrote: »

Hi Barney,

The void you would be looking for can easily be created with a "suspended metal framed ceiling" system. If you PM me your email address I can send you some photos to give you a better idea....(apologies for not posting them here, but I'm on the wife's iPad and I've photos saved on my own computers hard drive).

hi mfceiling, id be most grateful if you could pm also when you get a chance. Many thanks, bt