QuickFrames Product Component Details

What Is A Frame, Anyway?

The word “frame” is used to describe many things in the construction industry. In this context, a frame is the structural steel needed within one joist or truss bay to support rooftop units and/or roof or floor penetrations. When a rooftop unit spans multiple bays, each bay has its own framing needs depending on how the unit is set, and therefore potentially a different frame design.

QuickFrames components can be used to support many shapes and sizes of roof curbs and roof or floor penetrations. Here are some examples of typical frame designs.

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Looking Under The Hood

Each QuickFrames system is comprised of rails (telescoping or fixed length), roof and floor connectors (hangers), rail connectors (angle brackets), and nuts and bolts. With only a few limitations you can mix and match our rails and hangers to fit any number of building environments.

Rails

QuickFrames offers three rail strengths – all are made from galvanized (G90) graded steel:

- 10Ga: Ideal for floor openings, roof openings with concrete roofs, or exceedingly heavy equipment or long spans

- 12Ga: Our most-commonly used rails, well-suited for most mechanical rooftop equipment such as RTUs, AHUs, MAUs, evaporative coolers, condensers, and larger exhaust fans or skylights

16Ga: Best suited for smaller skylights, roof drains, roof hatches, and other non-mechanical rooftop openings

Roof Support Connectors:

Joist/I-Beam (Bolted)

Designed for: Steel Open-Web Joists and I-Beams

Connection type: Bolted

Comments: Ideal for installation after the deck is installed or when location or curb changes are likely during construction.

Hybrid Joist with Wood Nailer (Bolted and Screwed)

Hybrid Bolted and Screwed Hanger - QuickFrames

Designed for: Steel Open-Web Joists w/ Wood Nailers

Connection type: Bolted & Lag-Screwed

Comments: Works well for both new construction and remodeling projects with panelized wood roofs.

PEMB Purlins (Bolted)

Designed for: Pre-Engineered Metal Buildings (PEMB)

Connection type: Bolted

Comments: Adding sub-purlin connectors (accessory) can help reinforce roof structure – ask your QuickFrames associate for more info.

Wood Trusses (Screwed)

Designed for: Wood Open-Web Trusses

Connection type: Screwed

Comments: Useful when heavy loads are to be carried by a wood roofing system.

Concrete/Masonry Wall (Bolted)

Designed for: Concrete Masonry (CMU) Walls

Connection type: Anchor Bolted

Comments: Ideal for installation of frames located against block walls – typically at the outside walls where no ledgers are present or when demising walls are made of concrete block.

Direct Connection (Bolted)

Designed for: Beams or Girders

Connection type: Bolted

Comments: Useful when installing frames that need to bolt directly to a beam or girder that is higher than adjacent joists.

GlueLam Beams (Lag Bolted)

Designed for: Glue-Laminated (Glue-Lam) Beams

Connection type: Lag-Screwed

Comments: Installing QuickFrames to a glue-lam beam? This connector makes the process easy.

Channel Steel Attachment (Bolted)

Designed for: Side Connection To Channel Steel (min C6.0)

Connection type: Bolted

Comments: Perfect for remodeling projects with existing C-channel steel in place that needs to be added onto.

Double Rail Hanger (Bolted)

Designed for: Floor Beams and Joists & Very Large Steel Open-Web Joists and I-Beams Spans

Connection type: Bolted

Comments: Ideal for supporting floor penetrations and very long, heavy rooftop unit supports. Easily installs with the deck or flooring already in place.

Butler Joists (Bolted)

Butler Joist Bolted Hanger - QuickFrames

Designed for: Steel Butler Joists

Connection type: Bolted & Clamped

Comments: While less common due to their limited strength, Butler joists have unique requirements for supporting rooftop equipment. Let one of our associates guide you through the design for your specific joist configuration.