Pro-Deck panels span the 6-foot bays between ledgers. Pro-Deck's aluminum panels are surfaced with high grade birch plywood covered with 400 gram phenolic resin for a smooth concrete surface and easy form release. Each 6’ x 8’ bay requires two 3’ x 6’ panels and one 2’ x 6’ panel. Panels are lightweight, with the 3’ x 6’ panel weighing only 48 pounds, easily handled by one person.

The panels are made to close tolerances to assure a tight fit at all joints eliminating the need for plastic sealing strips; a component of competing systems that increases set up time and often leads to damage by leaving offsets in the concrete that require patching. The top plate on the post is flush with the deck surface, and the corners of all four panels that meet at each post butt tightly to the top of the plate of the shore. When the drop-deads are released, the top plate remains in contact with the underside of the concrete, leaving the shore in place undisturbed to function as a back shore until the concrete reaches sufficient strength.