Floor Panels
We also provide pre-built floor panels. They offer much of the same benefits as the wall panels. A list of these advantages is included below.
If you have any further questions about pre-built floor panels, visit our frequently asked questions page.
Advantages
- Floor panels can be manufactured in long spans, reducing or eliminating the need for intermediate bearing walls, beams, columns or footings.
- Special bearing, cantilever and balcony details are easily built in.
- Engineering with component software makes craftsmanship easy and gives you design flexibility.
- Stiffness can be designed into the floor panels, creating a more solid floor.
- Up to 3 1/2-inch width allows for quick gluing and accurate nailing or screwing.
Open Webs
- Allows for easy passage of ducts, plumbing and electrical wires within the system. No cutting of webs is required and there is no need to fur down to hide mechanicals.
- Cold air returns can be eliminated by using the open web system as a plenum for air distribution.
- Labor costs for mechanical contractors are reduced.
I Joist
- Uniform and predictable
- Resists bowing, twisting and shrinking
- Lightweight for fast installation
- Significantly reduces callbacks
- Available in continuous long lengths
- Product warranty
- Silent floor/reduces squeaking
- Environmentally responsible
Not only do the test results and facts point towards using manufactured components, but so do the builders and framers who use them. We work with several contractors and framers that have switched from traditional stick building to component building due to the huge savings in time and overall costs.
