This blog is the ongoing story of open joist TRIFORCE® and we'd like to invite you to be a part of it!
The TRIFORCE® blog is all about sharing our passion for building, either through our bloggers’ opinions on the market or on technical matters related to wood building.
Through these articles, case studies and stories, we hope you'll learn more about the open joist TRIFORCE®.
The TRIFORCE® blog is a forum for ideas and opinions and, by all means, we invite you to share your experiences in the response section. If the blog inspires you to seek actual technical advice suited to your circumstances, please don't hesitate to reach out to us for a more in-depth conversation. We'll be happy to help.
The designer and/or general contractor of the project or building must ensure the accuracy of the technical information discussed in this blog over the years and always rely on the most up-to-date product’s requirements, specifications and installation guidelines available online on this website, and the applicable codes and standards.
When you compare several popular floor framing options, you will learn that each has its own strengths and weaknesses. Let's first take a closer look at the pros and cons of Steel-Plated Trusses, I-Joists, and Dimensional Lumber. We will then introduce you to TRIFORCE®. Spoiler...
To certify a product for use under the current model building codes, bodies like the International Code Council (ICC) and the Canadian Construction Materials Centre (CCMC) confirm that the product is built to and performs to identifiable standards…standards that ensure longevity and safety. Such certification...
We hope you were able to have a restful and memory-making holiday break with your family and friends. TRIFORCE® editorial team is back in force and glad to kick-off the year with an overview of what awaits us in 2020.
In order to help you and...
They have the courage to assemble products and build homes from scratch with their own hands. They are visionaries who transform empty lots into beautiful and exciting living spaces.
They do this in the face of adversity, tight budgets, short deadlines, workforce shortages, and...
TRIFORCE® experts are regularly invited as speakers for continuing education webinars. One participant recently asked if open web floor joists still require rim board. I thought that was an interesting question because once you understand everything rim board does, you adopt it.
