Open-Web Floor Joists
Pacific Wall Systems offers Engineered Floor Truss Joists (EFTJ™) customized to your spans.
MiTek Tie-Down System
The Z4 Tie-Down System with the CNX Cinch Nut is designed to limit story drifts of multi-story buildings and eliminate additional structural damage caused by loose connections in the floor framing. The system was designed following the Northridge Earthquake when the effects of wood shrinkage, building settlement, and other building deformation were shown to be factors contributing to damage.
The Z4 design was the first in the industry to provide a continuous load path for uplift that perpetually adjusts its connections to the floor system as the building deforms. The Z4 Tie-Down System is engineered, tested, and code evaluated to perform. It continues to be an innovative leader in the multi-story building industry.
Engineered and detailed for your mechanical and plumbing duct work.
The open web construction allows for services and utilities to be efficiently run through the open webs, with no need for cutting, drilling, or routing.
Superior End Reactions
Superior end reaction capabilities eliminate the need for additional structural band-board, web stiffeners, squash blocks, or blocking panels.
Gable ends or Ladder Truss
Gable end floor trusses, sometimes called ladders, provide a strong alternative to large dimensional lumber for parallel closure. Gable end trusses are manufactured along with the main span trusses, ensuring heights match and can include built-in ribbon details.
Open Webbing is Trade “Friendly”
Open webbing provides great benefits to plumbers and electricians, without the need to spend time cutting holes in floor members. Less cutting reduces jobsite labor and reduces potentially critical errors that could result in compromising the structural integrity of the components.
Versatile Floor Depths
Versatile depths allow floor systems to incorporate sunken floor areas into the system. Walls can be framed at a standard height, and steps in the floor system can be created by the depths of the floor trusses, saving the framer time and the builder money.
Superior Cantilever Distances
Open web floor trusses provide superior cantilever distances. Far greater than EWP and conventional framing, cantilevers can include built-in details such as dropped top chords for balcony decking. Open web floor trusses can support greater concentrated loads, carrying bearing walls and roof loads from above.
Built-In Ribbon Notch
Floor trusses feature built-in ribbon notches that can be designed/customized to receive any dimension of 2x lumber desired. Continuous ribbons provide stability for installed trusses and a solid surface for the edge nailing of floor sheathing. This approach eliminates the need for larger and more expensive band-board solutions required by dimensional lumber and other engineered wood products.
Built-in Beam Pockets
Customized beam pockets can be designed into floor trusses to accept various materials inserted through the webs. Trusses can be designed to support load-bearing headers at openings or to carry other floor trusses. Dimensional lumber can be threaded through the webs to create exterior balconies that run perpendicular to the direction of the floor trusses. This versatility allows the builder multiple options for framing today’s complex building designs and saves money on labor and time to complete the required framing.
Keyed Bearing Detail`
Keyed Bearing or Shared Bearing details allow two different floor trusses to share the same interior bearing and stay aligned, eliminating the need to stagger or overlap the two trusses. Sheathing installation is much easier because the supporting trusses line up, significantly reducing the need to cut special sheathing pieces to complete the subfloor. The result is a cleaner detail with full bearing while reducing labor and material usage.
MiTek® Pro Series™ Screw Anchors SACH Screw Anchors
Screw anchor for temporary or permanent attachment to uncracked and cracked concrete.
Features:
• No special drill bit required; install using standard-sized ANSI tolerance drill bits
• Code evaluated to IBC/IRC in accordance with ICC-ES AC193 and ACI 355.2 for cracked and uncracked concrete
• Approved for use in wind and seismic applications
• Fully removable for temporary anchoring or applications where fixtures may need to be moved (e.g. formwork, bracing)
• Suitable for closer edge distance or tight spacing applications
Materials: Carbon Steel
Finish: High Corrosion Resistance
Code Reports: View Code Report Table
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