Patent ID: 8205412

Claim:
A method for constructing a floor or roof, comprising the steps of: (a) providing two columns that are spaced apart, a first column of said two columns having opposing sides, a first clip angle, an opposing second clip angle, a first ledger angle on a first side of said opposing sides, and a second ledger angle on a second side of said opposing sides, and a second column of said two columns having opposing sides, a first clip angle, a second clip angle, a first ledger angle on a first side of said opposing sides, and a second ledger angle on a second side of said opposing sides, said first and second ledger angles of said first column being on opposing sides of said first column, said first and second ledger angles of said second column being on opposing sides of said second column; (b) providing a first frame component composed of plural interconnected beams; (c) providing a first floor component composed of plural interconnected deck units; (d) connecting said first frame component and said first floor component to form a first panel; (e) then positioning said first panel on said first ledger angle of said first column and said first ledger angle of said second column; (f) then connecting said first panel to said first clip angle of said first column and said first clip angle of said second column; (g) providing a second frame component composed of plural interconnected beams; (h) providing a second floor component composed of plural interconnected deck units; (i) then positioning said second panel on said second ledger angle of said first column and said second ledger angle of said second column whereby an open space is formed between said first and second panels between said first and second columns; and (k) then placing a layer of concrete on said first panel and said second panel.