Light Gauge Pour Stops

[MJC6125]

How often do others use light gauge pour stops like in the image below?

I have typically used structural steel angles and bent plates, but I'm wondering if that is overkill in some scenarios.

 

[JLNJ]

The ONE time I tried them I regretted it. They were warped and mangled. The edges weren’t straight. Never again.

 

[skeletron]

I have never used them but they strike me as something that is more flimsy than a bent plate. Bent plate or edge angle have the added benefit of being good for diaphragm action as well.

 

[phamENG]

Frequently on OWSJ jobs. I believe Vulcraft can custom fabricate them when they have the deck and joists on a job. You can get generic ones like you show where the deck terminates on a beam top flange, and those formed to fit between joists down to cutouts for the seats so you can pour concrete down onto the top of girders supporting joists.

If I need to fasten anything to the edge (curtain wall clips, etc.), I use rolled steel - either an angle or a bent plate.