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| Prescolite 'Nails' labor-saving bar hanger Prescolite has introduced a new labor-saving bar hanger featuring an integral real nail. The new bar hanger, called Pro-Nail, is standard on most housings within the LiteBox family of recessed downlights used in residential and light commercial applications. Pro-Nail is compatible with all common construction materials including wood framing, engineered I-beams, laminated veneer lumber, steel joists, glue laminated structural timber, and most conventional T-bar ceilings. Pro-Nail incorporates a real nail to fasten the bar hanger to the joist easily and effectively. The flutes on the nail's shank provide good holding power and the nail is positioned for easy installation. Pro-Nail also includes multiple features that allow removal of the nail for easy housing repositioning. An optional sheet metal screw featuring a combination Phillips and Robertson drive head is also available to accommodate steel joist construction or contractor preference. An integral joist alignment tab makes installation a breeze. The contractor simply positions the tab against the bottom of the joist for instant, precise housing alignment every time. The tab is scored for easy removal to allow higher positioning of the joist and features a bottom slot for temporary, adjustable positioning from below. T-bar ceiling installation is easy and secure with Pro-Nail. An integral grid-lock tab is bent down by the contractor using a screwdriver and snapped onto the T-bar for compliance with the requirements set forth in UL's 1598 standard. A hole in the tab accommodates screw attachment to the T-bar if desired and the Pro-Nail bar hanger allows housings in adjacent ceiling tiles to be aligned without offset. The fixture housing can be positioned anywhere along the full length of the bar hanger up to 24" and locked into place by crimping locking tabs on the plaster frame. The Pro-Nail shaft also features a dimensioned scale to allow easy pre-set before the contractor gets on the ladder. Pro-Nail includes score lines to allow easy, tool-less bar hanger breakdown for tight joist spacing as narrow as 10" and can be quickly and easily reoriented 90° on the plaster frame to avoid obstructions, or re-orient the junction box. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Construction News :: home page |