Control Room Floors

We typically install control room floors to DIN EN 12825 Class 6 (9 kN point load); bespoke constructions with bolted pedestals and a steel support grid achieve 10 to 20 kN. This safely accommodates even fully populated LV switchgear panels (400–800 kg per cabinet), medium-voltage switchgear or large UPS units (up to 2.5 t). We size the floor based on the installed weight of your switchgear cabinets and the traffic loads specified by your systems installer.

Non-combustible panel cores (calcium sulphate, steel-mineral) achieve building material class A1 or A2-s1,d0 to DIN EN 13501-1. Wood-based cores are typically classified as Bfl-s1 as a complete system. F30 can be achieved with all common panel types and a suitable covering.

In control rooms, we use wood-based panels with a steel sheet or aluminium foil backing. We also install gypsum fibre panels, optionally with a steel sheet backing. The steel sheet serves to increase load capacity. The exact material composition depends on the fire protection and load class requirements.

Frame panels are set into the pedestal grid and take over the role of the raised floor panel as a supporting frame for walk-on grilles, ventilation grilles or switchgear cabinet plinths. They're marked up on the grid during planning, then cut to size, fitted and bolted on site. Spare frame panels are a separate line item and are priced individually — quantity, size and loading are all factored into the costing.

Yes. We coordinate the sequence of trades so that cable trays, cable ducts and earthing systems are installed in the void before the panels go in. Trays can be fixed directly to raised floor pedestals — we supply suitable brackets and approved fixing points for this. Later cable routing is also possible, as the void remains accessible at any time by lifting out individual panels.

Yes. Existing cable ducts and floor trenches are spanned by the raised floor; the void fully accommodates the ducts. At the duct edges, we install special or twin pedestals where needed so that point loads are transferred directly into the subfloor. At the same time, the ducts stay accessible via removable panels — a typical scenario in existing control rooms.

Handrails are fixed to the raised floor pedestal or to reinforced special pedestals with floor flanges; the load is transferred directly into the subfloor. We fabricate stairs and platform connections individually, with matching treads, a slip-resistant surface and ESD dissipation to suit the floor system. Handrail and stair drawings are prepared in coordination with the structural engineer and workplace safety requirements (DGUV regulations).

Rubber, PVC and linoleum are suitable floor coverings, as is an HPL coating.

Yes. For cleanrooms, we supply raised floors with low-particle, dissipative coverings and dust-tight panel joints. Void surfaces are finished so that no loose particles enter the supply air — a prerequisite for ISO 14644 classifications. On request, we support particle measurements (ISO 14644-9) during commissioning and provide complete cleanroom documentation. We meet similar requirements in EPA areas to DIN EN 61340-5-1.