Product of the month: Open Joist

Feb 24
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Open Joist™ is a revolutionary, open-web, wood floor truss engineered with superior strength and load-carrying capabilities. Open Joist is lightweight and easy to install and doesn’t require structural rims. Open Joist is the engineered floor joist that satisfies every requirement for safe and lasting construction. This open web joist offers advantages and assurances that enhance residential, multi-family, off-site, hospitality and light commercial building projects. To investigate the capabilities Open Joist floor trusses provide, visit their website for more information.

Reasons Builders Use These To Save Homeowners Money:

the open web allows for plumbing and electric to be run without cutting holes, saving on labor costs of those subcontractors.
the flanges at the end allow them to be cut to size on site, saving on custom framing costs and costly ordering mistakes.
the truss design allows them to span further than conventional 2x lumber would alone, often reaching all the way across from foundation wall to foundation wall, saving on expensive beams, posts and footings at the halfway point.