B-Line Eaton series Grip Strut five diamond plank, 144" Grating length, 11.75" Grating width, Aluminum, 1.5" Channel size, Grip Strut, .080" Material

Each plank runs 144 inches long and 11.75 inches wide, with a 1.5 inch channel depth. That 12 foot length lets you span from support to support on a catwalk or platform run without a splice, and you lay planks side by side at 11.75 inches each to build out the walking width you need.

Yes, the five diamond Grip Strut plank is listed as OSHA compliant. The punched and formed diamond openings give the slip resistant footing called for where non-slip walking surfaces are required, which is why it gets specified for mezzanines, catwalks, stair treads and equipment platforms.

This plank is aluminum, .080 inch material at 14 gauge. Aluminum is the choice outdoors, near washdown, or in corrosive process areas where a painted or plain steel plank would rust, and it keeps the weight down for crews carrying planks up to an elevated platform. Where the run sees heavy point loads or vehicle traffic, a steel plank is the heavier duty option.

The plank stands 1.5 inches tall, matching the 1.5 inch channel size, so it adds an inch and a half over the top of your supporting framing. Work that into your finished walking elevation when you are matching an adjacent floor level, a door threshold, or a guardrail top rail height.

Order it as Eaton B-Line 51512 12 AL. That number covers the aluminum five diamond plank at 144 inch length, 11.75 inch width and 1.5 inch channel, so it is the one to quote when you are matching planks already installed on a run.

Yes. It is .080 inch aluminum at 14 gauge, thin enough to cut with a metal blade on a circular saw or a chop saw, so a 144 inch plank can be trimmed to fit a shorter bay or notched around pipe and conduit penetrations. Aluminum also means no cut edge to prime, though deburring the diamond openings at the cut is still worth the minute it takes.