Summary of the Ellis Horizontal Shoring System
Ellis Horizontal Shoring is a system of heavy-duty, adjustable telescoping steel beams (also known as Spanall) that serve as the primary structural support for elevated concrete deck formwork. Their purpose is to span significant distances between vertical supports, thereby reducing the total number of vertical shores needed to support a deck. By creating large, open bays underneath the formwork, the system improves access for other trades and dramatically reduces material handling and setup time. The shores are lightweight, easy to handle, and quickly locked to length with a hammer-secured wedge.
Benefits of Ellis Horizontal Shoring Compared to Competitors
- Significant Labor & Material Savings: By spanning long distances, the system drastically reduces the quantity of vertical shoring components (posts, jacks, bracing) needed, which means far less material for a crew to transport, erect, and dismantle.
- Accelerated Deck Forming Cycles: With fewer vertical shores to place and level, crews can complete the shoring for a deck in a fraction of the time, leading to faster overall project schedules.
- Improved Jobsite Access and Safety: The system creates wide-open bays beneath the deck, eliminating the “forest” of vertical shores that congests a work area. This provides clear and safe access for MEP and other trades to work concurrently.
- Engineered and Predictable Performance: Ellis provides detailed span and load charts that give contractors clear, engineered guidance for the safe and efficient spacing of shores and joists, removing guesswork from the shoring design.
- System Efficiency: The marketing and competitive advantage comes from selling the concept of system efficiency, visually and textually contrasting the cluttered, labor-intensive layout of traditional shoring with the clean, open, and efficient layout the Ellis system enables.