Save Time and Money by Repurposing Unistrut

Among Unistrut's many benefits is its ability to be repurposed. This comes in handy when small adjustments need to be made during installation; no cutting or welding is required to get the perfect fit. It can also help meet sustainability goals for a project, a focus that is becoming more and more prevalent throughout the industry.

Unistrut's reusability can also make a big impact when it comes to redesigning systems. By repurposing existing materials, our clients have been able to speed up timelines and trim down budgets.

What Makes Unistrut Repurposable?

Because the Unistrut system eliminates welding and drilling, it is a 100% adjustable and reusable material capable of infinite configurations. With its continuous channel, new and existing frames can be connected by simply bolting the Unistrut nut to both channels, producing the same strength as welding. No drilling or welding means that parts can be dismantled, repurposed, and adjusted as needs change.

Repurposing Unistrut in the Field

Our team recently worked with a client who saw this benefit first hand. This client had an existing ceiling grid consisting of both Unistrut and Telespar channel. They needed to redesign their ceiling grid to accommodate a new equipment model which required a new mounting location and turned to our team for assistance.

Because the original ceiling grid was made up of Unistrut and Telespar, we knew we could repurpose existing materials for the new design. In this project, we were able to repurpose the existing P5501, P1001, P5000, P1000, and Telespar drops. Repurposing so much of the original material not only cut down on waste produced by this project, but it drastically cut the material costs as well.

In any construction project, time is critical. Anything that can be done to shorten timelines is a bonus. With so much of the required material already on site, and no welding needed, our team was able to shorten the overall construction duration and beat the budget.

Had this existing system been constructed of welded structural steel, it's possible that the existing system would have been scrapped entirely, adding time, money, and logistical headaches to the project. The old system would have been removed and new material brought in which, in the case of this client, would have meant moving construction materials through a hospital, which can be a tedious process.

Are you interested in redesigning an existing Unistrut system? Contact our team to see what we can do.