B-Line Eaton series Grip Strut five diamond plank, 120" Grating length, 11.75" Grating width, Steel, 1.5" Channel size, Plain, 14 gauge

Each Grip Strut five diamond plank runs 120 inches long and 11.75 inches wide, with a 1.5 inch channel depth. That gives you a 10 foot walking run just under a foot wide per plank, so wider catwalks or platforms are built by laying planks side by side across the supports.

The five diamond Grip Strut plank is listed as OSHA compliant and is made for safe, sturdy footing where a non-slip surface is required. The pierced diamond openings shed water, oil and debris and give grip from any direction of travel, which is why it gets used on maintenance catwalks, platforms and access walkways.

It is 14 gauge steel with a plain finish, meaning bare, uncoated steel with no galvanizing or paint. Plain is fine for dry indoor or protected areas, or where you intend to paint it after fabrication. For wet, washdown or exterior exposure, specify a galvanized or coated version of Grip Strut instead, because plain steel will corrode.

Grip Strut is a one piece formed steel plank with pierced diamond openings punched through the walking surface, rather than welded bars and cross rods. The channel form here is 1.5 inches deep and the plank is 11.75 inches wide, so it spans between supports as a self supporting unit and is cut and bolted rather than banded and saddle clipped. Bar grating is the choice when you need heavy load spans or a wide continuous panel; Grip Strut is the choice for lighter access walkways, stair treads and ladder platforms where slip resistance and quick installation matter most.

Order Eaton B-Line part number 51514 10 BL. That is the five diamond plank, 120 inch length, 11.75 inch width, 1.5 inch channel, 14 gauge, plain finish. Support brackets, clips and fasteners are separate items and need to be ordered to suit your structure.

The plank profile is 1.5 inches high, which is also the channel size. Add that 1.5 inches to your support steel when you are setting elevations against a door threshold, a landing or an existing platform so the finished walking surface comes out flush.

A plank is listed at 4.2 lb, so a single 10 foot length is a one man carry up a ladder or onto a mezzanine. Light dead load also matters when you are adding walkway to existing steel or a rooftop structure that was not designed for heavy bar grating.

Yes. The 14 gauge steel plank is cut to length in the field with a metal cutting saw or torch to suit the run. Because the finish is plain uncoated steel, cut ends do not break a galvanized coating, but bare cuts should be primed or painted if the walkway will see any moisture.