 FLOORS AND CEILINGS
IBP's engineered grid system assures easy installation of
glass paver floors and ceilings. The lightweight structural aluminum grid, which is
assembled on site, can span up to 7'6" without additional reinforcement. In the
pedestrian bridge application pictured below, the floor also serves as a large skylight.
Durability and beauty make IBP grids and glass pavers a logical choice for floors and
ceilings.
The IBP grid system for floors was developed to provide an
alternative method for installing glass paver units. This system eliminates the problems
associated with conventional glass paver installations. Before the IBP system was
available, glass paver units were set in grout within heavy and cumbersome prefabricated
floor panels. The inflexibility of the typical concrete paver system can result in cracked
or broken pavers. To prevent this problem, the IBP aluminum grid system utilizes a
neoprene boot which encases the sides and bottom edges of each glass paver unit. The boot
creates a cushion between the glass and the aluminum. A silicone sealant is applied to a
narrow channel around each paver unit. The completed IBP floor system is beautiful and
cost effective. Additionally, the IBP system circumvents the limitations of prefabricated
concrete floor panes.
Wm. Graves, Inc. Architects
J. Wise Smith Associates, Inc.
Wm. Graves, Inc. Architects
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| Install perimeter members into
containment opening |
Install one spanning member at each
end |
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| Insert glass block paver units into
rubber boots. Alternatively install one glass block paver unit. Then one spacer member
simultaneously workingin from each corner toward mid-span, leaving out the centermost
paver unit. |
Repeat steps 2 and 3 simultaneously
working from each end towards the center leaving out the centermost spanning member
corresponding spacer members and glass block paver units. |
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| Install last spanning member and
corresponding spacer members. |
Install remaining glass block paver
units and seal |
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