Tji Floor System

Tji floor joist framing.

Tji floor system.

Weyerhaeuser believes that the tj pro rating system for trus joist tji joists is the most comprehensive indication of floor performance ever developed for wood based assemblies. My tji are all cut tight to the rim board if i need them how would you apply in place. Shop menards for a wide selection of i joists that are lightweight strong stable and can be used as floor joists. Floor joist spacing for i joist and.

Tji joists are lightweight and come in long lengths which makes them faster and easier to install than traditional framing and saves you both. Tji s offer many benefits compared to traditional dimensional lumber joists including. Almost no twisting or warping very little dimensional shrinkage stiffness and strength. Featuring trus joist tji joists for floor and roof applications uniform and predictable lightweight for fast installation resource efficient resists bowing twisting and shrinking significantly reduces callbacks available in long.

We have thoroughly investigated floor performance for floors framed with tji joists and structural composite lumber scl products. Tji 110 tji 210 tji 230 tji 360 tji 560 and tji 560d joists. Do i need squash or web fillers at the top plates at the load ends. Hi i have tji 560 series 16 inch and 16oc spanning 21 ft i have a 16 inch rim boards.

Other than the floor stiffness i would not recommend going more than 16 o c. Tji s engineered wood i joists are my preferred framing members for floor systems. Engineered lumber continues to become more and more popular in today s construction industry. The dimensional stability of tji joists help them resist warping twisting and shrinking that can lead to squeaky floors.

I personally always design a much stiffer floor than the building code requires because the building code minimum in my opinion is a very poor quality floor.