We are back again in with our monthly FAQ series! For the first one of the year, we will be addressing your most asked questions about floor trough grating.
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Grating is an essential part of any floor trough as it allows access for foot & vehicular traffic. Most importantly grating prevents large debris from entering into the trough potentially causing a catastrophic clog in the drain. Grating comes in all shapes, sizes & types which can lead to some confusion during the selection process – we will touch upon this later in the article. Don’t worry; IMC is here to clear the air.
In this article, we’ll give 5 of the most common questions asked about floor trough grating & give our answers to guide you. Let’s start with question #1.
1. Stainless Steel vs. Fiberglass Grating – Which One is Better?
This is the most common question, but we wrote an in-depth article on this comparison here. But, we will give a brief rundown below:
Stainless Steel Grating
Fiberglass Grating
Ultimately, the choice of which material to use will be up to you. However, the question of application and maintenance/upfront costs may sway your decision. Either way, IMC provides both types of grating for all our manufactured floor troughs.
2. I’m Looking into Stainless Steel Grating – What is the Difference Between Them? Which One is Right for Me?
IMC manufactures 4 main types of stainless steel grating, each with their own unique properties:
– Model #SG is the standard subway grating. It’s the most basic grating that IMC manufactures & has 1″ spacing in between the bars. Useful for most normal applications.
– Model #SGAS is IMC’s anti-slip surface grating. The bars are machine serrated to provide the anti-slip property. Useful for wet areas that see heavy foot traffic.
– Model #SGAS-ATS provides anti-splash properties thanks to the slanted 90° bars. Primarily used in areas with heavy, gushing liquids to prevent slip & fall accidents.
– Model #SQ is also custom serrated to provide an anti-slip surface, but the difference is that there is banding on all 4 sides to form a closed grid appearance.
Here’s a visual look at all 4 stainless steel grating types:
The choice of which one to pick will depend on your application. If you are in an area with large amounts of water & foot traffic, having your grating equipped with an anti-slip property is a smart decision. If you are in an area with light water flow, standard grating should be sufficient.
3. My Facility Must Meet ADA Compliance, Which Grating is Best?
Both IMC stainless & fiberglass grating is available to meet ADA compliance. Standard grating has 1″ spacing in between bars. However, ADA compliant grating has ½” spacing in between bars so vehicles such as wheelchairs do not snag.
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IMC manufactures SG-ADA & SQ-ADA for stainless steel grating. For fiberglass, IMC manufactures PFG-ADA (colored blue, rather than the standard gray) & CH-ADA. Pointing back to question 1, the type of grating you choose depends on your preference & application. Here is a quick look at our ADA compliant grating:
4. I Need a Custom Shape (& Size), is it Possible?
Yes, IMC grating can be shaped in nearly any design with custom sizes as well. It should be noted that standard grating is sized up to 20″ long sections, so multiple pieces of grating will be needed if you have a larger sized trough. Typically, IMC grating can exceed 10′ long & 30″ wide (in sections) if you need to cover a wide area. Here is an example of some custom sized grating manufactured by IMC:
5. What About Perforated & Louvered Grating?
IMC also manufactures specialty perforated & louvered stainless steel grating. Perforated grating is banded & constructed of several ½” square holes for aggressive drainage areas. Louvered grating is made up of several die-formed slots for more uniform drainage.
Both are available for all floor troughs in our catalog. Contact us to learn more if these two types of grating will work for you. Here’s a look at the two grating types:
Grating & floor troughs go hand in hand. Having the right combo of trough & grating is vital for keeping the ground safe & sanitary for everyone. To learn more about IMC’s grating offerings, click here.
Most supplying steel gratings are produced according to the drawing. There are design and technical departments in our company, the specialist in these departments have many years of development experience.
From the perspective of production mode, press-locked steel grating is more beautiful. Press-locked steel grating is produced without welding. Therefore, compared with welded steel grating, its corrosion resistance is relatively strong. But from the perspective of price and practicality, welded steel grating is better.
Yes, we can. There are three anti-skid serration types of welded steel grating and press-locked steel grating. You can learn about the specific situation of anti-skid serration in the two product details page.
If choose our company, each customer can enjoy a certain discount. And each customer will be assigned a manager who is responsible for working with the business.
We provide both welded steel gratings and press-locked steel gratings. Plain and serrated surfaces are available for all steel gratings. In addition, we have flat bar and I bar for bearing bars
For more information about our steel gratings, please refer to welded steel gratings and press-locked steel gratings.
For regular steel gratings, the area is equal to the length multiplied by the width, including the area of holes and notches; For irregular shape steel gratings, the area is the area of the steel grating before cutting instead of the area of irregular shape steel grating.
You'd better provide us with your structure drawings and detailed parameters. In this way, we can provide you with better services. Based on the information provided, we will recommend a steel grating that is perfect for your application, greatly saving your time and money.
Our prices are not fixed. The price of steel grating is subject to the size, type, length, width, surface finish and shape of the cross bar. You can tell us your requirements so that we can quote you as soon as possible.
We have a variety of raw materials for steel gratings, including carbon steel, stainless steel and aluminum. Each material has its own advantages. Carbon steel gratings are good for areas with high-traffic floor areas; stainless steel gratings are suitable for areas with high temperature and certain corrosive environments; Characterized by lightweight and corrosion-resistant, aluminum gratings are suitable for situations where strength to weight ratio is important, such as wastewater treatment plants.
It is an internationally accepted coding method for steel gratings. Of which, W stands for welded steel grating. 19 represents the spacing between bearing bars is 1-3/16 "on center while 4 means the spacing between cross bars is 4" on center.