Apart from various application of steel work for building construction, they are also used in buildings for minor works which are explained below.
1 Fixing of Steel in Wooden Frames
Round or square bars with flats or grills with certain design are fixed to the windows or ventilators for safety. These materials are basically of mild steel.
In simple design round or square bars are used along with flats of 4 mm thick. Fixing of bars through window frames apart from aesthetic value is economical also. Steel bars are fixed in wooden window frames through holes made on either side of frame and in between flats may be used to prevent bending. Instead well designed and factory made steel grill may be fixed while making the wooden frames. If grills are to be installed in frames that are already attached to walls, they are fixed with counters work wood screws with heads painted to conceal its position.
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