Floor Box

Floor boxes are probably the most abused aspect of any building, during and after construction. During construction, water seeps into floor boxes. The water seen on site could contain setting chemicals, accelerators, and cement composites, in addition to sand/screed. This comes in contact with the base of floor boxes, and could trigger corrosion. Additionally, the boxes are subject to wheel loads, portable scaffolding, ladder loads and shovels. These are momentary loads that are seen in construction sites that impinge on floor boxes. Once construction is complete, the floor boxes are subjected to traffic on the finished floor. The intensity, frequency and nature of loading would depend on the location of installation and extent of traffic. The traffic could be human traffic, shopping carts, relocated photocopiers, fax machines, etc. Floor boxes should be rated to take such loads as well. The floor boxes are designed to accept such varying loads for a long time, so that they may last the life of the building. Hence it is imperative that the chosen product is manufactured from sturdy materials, and comes complete with defined load ratings. This will ensure that the end-user gets a product that is capable of taking loads suited to site requirements.