Void platform and a method for providing a platform support across a building void

A void platform for providing a working deck across a void in a building adjacent to a floor, the building including at least one wall frame comprising frame studs and frame plates, the void platform including:

• at least two support struts mounted directly or indirectly on the adjacent floor support spaced from each other, wherein each support strut includes:
• at least one elongate support member having a first open end and an opposed second open end;
• at least one floor mounting bracket mounted on an end of the elongate support member, each floor mounting bracket including an angle section for mounting on an external support and a support formation for engaging an elongate support member, each angle section including a wall plate from which the support formation projects, and a flange extending transversely away from one end of the wall plate, wherein the support formation of each floor mounting bracket is received within an end of the elongate support member, and the flange of the floor mounting bracket is either positioned above the wall plate for extending across an upper surface of a bottom frame plate of a wall frame, or the flange of the floor mounting bracket is inverted so it is positioned below the wall plate for extending across the floor;
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• at least one decking panel having a first end and an opposed second end, and strut engaging formations positioned at each of the first and second ends, wherein the strut engaging formations are mounted on two support, and the strut engaging formations are configured to retainingly engage the elongate members on the support struts while also permitting the decking panels to be manually released from the support struts.

A void platform system for providing a void platform across a void in a building, across a void in a building adjacent to a floor, the building including at least one wall frame comprising frame studs and frame plates, the void platform system including:

• a plurality of elongate support members, each elongate support member having a first open end and an opposed second open end for extending across at least part of a void;
• at least one floor mounting bracket for mounting on an end of an elongate support member, each floor mounting bracket including an angle section and a support formation, each angle section including a wall plate from which the support formation projects, and a flange extending transversely away from one end of the wall plate;
• at least one deck joiner bracket for mounting on an end of an elongate support member, the deck joiner bracket including a support formation and a wall plate extending therefrom, the wall plate the wall plate having a pair of parallel extending plates configured and spaced from each other for receiving an edge of a decking panel therein with a sliding or working clearance to securely engage the edge of the decking panel there between and suitably support the decking panel;
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• at least one decking panel for extending across a part of the void, each decking panel having a first end supported on a support strut and an opposed second end which is supported on a further support strut spaced from said one support strut.