Open Web Floor Joist Design

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Open web floor joist design. The open web design allows for efficient installation of plumbing and electrical lines throughout the floor system. Find span carts for open joist products. No more custom made floor trusses. These joists are a premium from an engineered i joist which are the standard choice for floor joists but offers more flexibility in ducting and plumbing design.

Our joists and girders are engineered and manufactured in accordance with the specifications of the steel joist institute. Ecospan s shallower floor depths allows as much usable space in a shorter building as you would typically have in a taller building. Open joist is a revolutionary open web all wood floor truss engineered with superior strength and load carrying capabilities. The re engineering of the wooden floor joist that.

Open joist is manufactured to deliver superior strength ease of use and performance using less embodied energy than products such as steel or aluminum. Open web joists as installed. Trimjoist is the marriage of an open web floor truss and a trimmable wooden i joist bringing the best features of each to the relationship. Our open joist system the strength of the triangulation the accuracy of multiple joints optimizing the use of wood in a responsible manner and adjustment flexibility to the site makes the triforce open joist the only floor open joist and adjustable made entirely of wood and assembled without a metal connector.

The triforce open joist has no metal plates and makes running utilities faster and easier. Steel plated floor trusses vs the open joist triforce. Updated deck literature now available. The three main types of floor joists used in home construction are solid lumber i joists and open web floor trusses.

Each type of floor joist offers its own unique benefits and drawbacks which is why those working in carpentry all tend to have their own favorite floor joist option though they are still required to be well versed in each type of floor framing. As the name trimjoist indicates our product can be trimmed on the construction site for a custom fit. It s n deck with an extra eight inches in coverage that still meets all of your design needs. The scheduling department works diligently to insure all trusses systems are manufactured and delivered to site on time and as scheduled by the builder or project manager.

Using the structural power of a triangle open joist s through web engineering creates a stronger more solid floor and makes the installing of mechanical systems easier.