Roof and floor uses of wood I joists are the focus of this construction paper consisting of eleven pages with the Trus Joist Company the primary focus. Nine sources are cited in the bibliography.
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are some disadvantages, there are many advantages to doing so. According to Lise, 33% ("Home," 2002, p.PG) of all new homes that contain wooden floors are made with the use
of I-joists. This attests to the positive nature of the I-joist. While perhaps a majority of homes are constructed without its inclusion, the fact is that it is a positive
addition. One might think of it as an upgrade. In choosing a brand, however, it is important to select a company with integrity. A student writing on this subject might
select Trus Joist Company as a firm that creates wood I-joists of superior quality. Trus Joist is located in Boise Idaho. It had its start in 1960 when Art
Trouter, an architect, aligned himself with a man named Harold Thomas ("A Short," 2002). The two men began to make a revolutionary steel and wood open-web truss that was to
be utilized for the commercial market (2002). That was several decades ago and as the twenty-first century begins, Trus Joist is the worlds most popular manufacturer and marketer or engineered
lumber (2002). Troutner created new products such as wood, I-shaped joists as well as the Silent Floor TJI joist (2002). Trus Joist MacMillan is actually the worlds largest producer
of engineered lumber, and the company offers high quality Parallam PSL ties as well as timbers for railway bridges, crossings, and switches in addition to heavy haul track ("REMSA,"
2002). The manufacturing process is rather complex, but the company does pay attention to quality, and the environment, and uses an approach that is both innovative and cost
effective. What is used is a patented method that takes apart small, young trees and tries to use undervalued species; then, the fibers are put back together in such a