Truss lock floor systems and related methods and apparatus
First Claim
1. A panelized building system comprising:
- one or more prefabricated floor panels;
one or more height-adjustable members disposed on the one or more floor panels for adjusting the height of the one or more floor panels; and
a prefabricated stem wall, wherein the prefabricated stem wall includes one or more sections.
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Abstract
Top-down construction techniques are disclosed for providing panelized building systems. The systems can include pre-manufactured floor and stem wall panels that can built to a desired specification, e.g., according to site-specific requirements. The floor panels can include height-adjustable members to raise/lower portions of one or more panels to a desired height relative to an underlying surface. The floor panels can be leveled, locked together, and then remaining portions of a building structure can be built around the floor panels in a top-down process. The height-adjustable members can include pier and jack system that includes a jack screw, a sleeve, and a pier. Related grout system are also disclosed.
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33 Claims
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1. A panelized building system comprising:
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one or more prefabricated floor panels; one or more height-adjustable members disposed on the one or more floor panels for adjusting the height of the one or more floor panels; and a prefabricated stem wall, wherein the prefabricated stem wall includes one or more sections. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A top-down method of constructing a panelized floor system, the method comprising:
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preparing a building pad at a construction site for construction of a building; building one or more composite floor panels at a location remote from the construction site; positioning the one or more floor panels at a desired height above the building site with height-adjustable members; fabricating a foundation footing on the construction site; and positioning a pre-cast foundation stem wall between one or more of the floor panels and the foundation footing. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A grout channel system for forming a seal between panelized building system components, the grout channel comprising:
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a first grout channel for receiving grout, wherein the first grout channel is disposed on a lateral surface of one or more floor panels; and a second grout channel for receiving grout, wherein the second grout channel is disposed on a lateral surface of one or more floor panels or foundation stem walls adapted to be positioned adjacent the lateral surface including the first grout channel. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33)
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