Concrete Screw - Speed of Installation.
In this article (and video), we demonstrate how adopting concrete screw, you can expect to see a huge reduction in your labour costs due to the time savings these brilliantly, efficient fixings can produce.
You can use four main types of fixing for installing facade system brackets back to concrete substrates.
Concrete screws, through bolts and resin anchors can be used for double or fixed point brackets. Frame fixings can also be considered for single or sliding point brackets.
All these fixing methods will get the job done and each have their own advantages and disadvantages, however, for the purpose of this post, we are concentrating on the time you can save if you adopted concrete screws as your go-to option.
We have compared the installation times using each of these four types of fixings and have shown that using concrete screws are the most time efficient method.
Concrete Screw: 8 Seconds
Frame Fixer: 51 Seconds
Through Bolt: 60 Seconds
Resin Bolt: 74 Seconds (Note: Curing time is dependent on site conditions and must be added)
This takes into account the length of time you need to drill, clean, drive in and tighten each fixing method. As you can see from the table below, it's incredible just how much time you can save using a concrete screw over the other methods. Quite a dramatic difference isn’t there? And that’s just one fixing!
On a typical 2000 square metre project, if you adopted concrete screws, just imagine how this would equate to a significant reduction in labour compared with other options.
Based on time to install 10,000 brackets, we estimate the following hours to get the job done:
Concrete Screw: 1,333 Hours
Frame Fixer: 8,500 Hours
Through Bolt: 10,000 Hours
Resin Bolt: 12,300 Hours
The time saved is a stark reminder that selecting the right fixing for the job at hand can not only save you a huge amount of time but more importantly, your money.
Consider if you took this approach across all your fixings on your next project! At Certifix, we can help you with just that, no matter where your site is in the UK. You can contact us on 0161 672 3333.
You can also view our concrete screw range here https://certifix.co.uk/collections/concrete-screws
Our Frame Fixings here https://certifix.co.uk/collections/frame-fixings
Our Through Bolts here https://certifix.co.uk/collections/through-bolts
And our Resin Bolts here https://certifix.co.uk/collections/chemical-anchors
