Steel decking under porch

This stuff isn’t structural and could be removed, right?

Is there concrete on top of it?

Why would you want to remove it?

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concrete on top, it’s all rusted…client asked me if they can remove it. I said just leave it, it’s a cold room…

Evening, Richard.
Hope to find you well and in good spirits this day.

Questions: One- or two-story home/duplex?
The image the front or back of the home/duplex?

Typically, the poured concrete steps landing utilised the corrugated galvanized steel as part of the forming materials. The CMU used a divider and deck support.

Any image further back please?


This is the only other one i have. It’s a single family detached home and this is under the front steps in the cold room. It’s the decking under the concrete slab and the porch is a mess, mortar is bad, lots of leaks…

It is my understanding that that shape of a form would assist the integrity of the concrete poured on top of it and should not be removed.

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Definitely structural… I’ve heard it called “pan decking” and comes in various sizes/strengths. It’s used on most of the large commercial buildings I’ve seen go up in my area. The decking is placed then filled with concrete, etc.

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