Balcony and Deck Structural Design Considerations

Monday, February 05 2018 by Midwest Iron

Deflection and live loads play a part in how occupants feel while on a balcony. Balcony and deck structure design need several considerations for the ultimate design. These considerations become crucial when balconies of a multifamily property take on how a building looks and feels in the end. You have the design and the color

Published in Aluminum Balconies, balcony system, Bolt On Balcony

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How To Design a Wood Cantilever Balcony System

Wednesday, January 31 2018 by Midwest Iron

Traditionally, if you wanted a balcony on your architectural design, the balcony system became a wood cantilever balcony design. Today, new methods and substrates open up options to consider a wood cantilever balcony system, or something like an aluminum bolt-on balcony system.

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Published in Aluminum Balconies, balcony safety, balcony system

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PythonX CNC Machine Adds Speed to Steel Fabrication

Thursday, December 14 2017 by Midwest Iron

Commercial construction demands fast timelines and accuracy for steel fabrication. The idea of increasing speed leads Midwest Stairs & Iron to add the PythonX CNC machine to its group of talented individuals and steel fabrication services. This robotic CNC machine will expand steel fabrication services to help structural steel companies outsource their tapped capacity and

Published in metal fabrication, miscellaneous metal, PythonX, steel stair

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How To Add Functional Design to a Parking Structure

Tuesday, October 17 2017 by Midwest Iron

Good parking structure design, with the addition of custom perforated metal panels, is fast becoming the norm for new and existing parking structures. The design of parking facilities used to purely be about operational function, which left the urban landscape with many eye-sore concrete structures. Today, the architectural style of parking structures takes into consideration