I-Joist Floor Systems are strong, quiet, and economical. These environmentally responsible framing members are precision engineered, quality controlled, and offer a life-long guarantee. Warping, twisting, crowning, and shrinkage don’t apply to manufactured I-Joists. I-Joists are forty percent lighter than dimensional lumber and are available in longer lengths, making them the smart floor or roof framing material.


 

I-Joist Features and Benefits:

  • STRUCTURALLY SUPERIOR TO CONVENTIONAL FRAMING.
  • COMPATIBLE WITH CONVENTIONAL CONSTRUCTION HARDWARE AND FRAMING METHODS.
  • DIMENSIONALLY CONSISTENT.
  • CONSTRUCTED OF KILN-DRIED LUMBER WHICH ELIMINATES SHRINKAGE, WARPING, TWISTING AND SPLITTING.
  • CONSTRUCTED OF RE-CONSTITUTED LUMBER HARVESTED FROM SECOND-GROWTH FORESTS RATHER THAN 200 TO 300 YEAR OLD GROWTH FROM WHICH 2x10s AND 1x12s ARE TYPICALLY CUT.
  • UTILIZES 40% LESS WOOD THAN CONVENTIONAL FRAMING METHODS.
  • COMPUTERIZED LAYOUT FROM STATE-OF-THE-ART SOFTWARE THAT ENSURES THE MOST ECONOMICAL BUT COMPLETE SPECIFICATIONS OF ALL REQUIRED COMPONENTS.
  • WARRANTED TO BE FREE FROM DEFECTS.
  • LIGHTER THAN CONVENTIONAL FRAMING, DECREASING INSTALLATION TIME.
  • LOAD CAPACTIES ARE DETERMINED FROM TEST PROCEDURES AND APPROVED BY STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS.
  • CONTINUAL QUALITY CONTROL MEASURES IMPLEMENTED INTO THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS.
  • DESIGN AND MANUFACTURED TO FIT EACH JOB REDUCING SITE AND MATERIAL WASTE.

These I-Joist framing members can provide a solid, quiet, and cost affective floor or roof system while reducing framing time and lowering your total job cost.

 

Southeastern Materials Inc.
723 Aquadale Road
P.O. Box 279
Albemarle, North Carolina 28002
800.222.4181

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