Metal Web Floor Trusses

Open web design eliminates cutting and drilling so plumbing and electrical services install fast.

Metal web floor trusses.

This results in a strong and light weight joist solution. Every open web truss is custom manufactured to the precise specifications of. Easi joists are parallel chord trusses using stress graded timber chords plated together with wolf systems patented precision engineered metal webs ep 1 985 774 a1 the strongest available on the market. 12 50 a foot 12 40 14 95 a foot 42 60 all lean to shed trusses 1 12 pitch.

12 50 a foot up to 20 14 95 a foot over 20 we stock 24 30 and 40 gable trusses and 12 lean to trusses. Wide nailing surface makes applying floor sheathing easy. The wide nailing surface provides for easy gluing and quick accurate attachment of sheathing reducing squeaks and improving floor performance for the life of the structure. These are ideal for floors or flat and mono pitched roofs which can be used in domestic industrial and commercial installations.

No other product on the market offers the unique ability to have a void within the floor zone. In the late 1950 s redbuilt s founders invented an innovative composite steel and engineered wood open web truss. All american made engineered agricultural gable trusses 4 12 pitch heavy duty 2 angled steel painted black. Alongside our roof and attic trusses we supply our premier joist product.

The metal web joist also known as space joist floor joist ecojoist posi joist easi joist. Open web joists also known as open metal web joists are another common way to structurally frame an upper floor in a residential building. Floor trusses are built with 2x4s or 2x3s with a wide stable bearing surface that is easier to work on and around. Standard pitch 4 12 on 12 60 wide trusses and 3 12 pitch on 65 100 wide trusses.

Sidewall height 8 through 30 designed for secondary framing to be on 2 centers. Prefabricated for a variety of depths metal webs floors take less time to build and are lighter in the field than wood webbed floors. Open web truss design available in 10 through 100 wide clear spans. Designed for strength and maximum performance but very lightweight for easy handling and installation.

Since then this design solution for architects and engineers has evolved to support large floor areas and large roof spaces of up to and over 100 feet wide. Metal web joists compromise of an upper and lower timber member connected by a steel web that provides strength. They are also commonly used in flat roofs for both domestic and commercial buildings. All bolt together trusses built on jigs.

Metal web floor trusses eliminate the need to cut diagonals a big money saver in terms of both capital investment in a specialized saw and saw labor. The crowning glory of the metal web joist is most certainly the service void.