Choose Your Floor Framing System

Floor framing system

You have reworked your floor plan, adjusted the orientation and placement of the window to take advantage of southern views and exposure, and tweaked the roofline to match the home you have imagined for months and years. But how much thought do you give to your floor framing system? Unlike floor finishes, the framing floor system will be part of your structure for the life of your home.  

Wood dimensions are often the most economical choice but it's not the only advantage. It is also durable in shipping and installation.  Kiln drying and protection from the elements in transit and during construction help reduce swelling across the wide grain and keep lumber dimensionally stable.

Prefabrication is great for this. However, if the wood is exposed to moisture, moisture will have a significant adverse effect on wood structural integrity. Therefore steel framing is an ideal solution for your floor system. You can check out the best pre engineered floor framing system on https://quickframes.com/engineering/.

Easy to be available on local steelyards, steel dimensions can be sized using tables in local building codes and do not require loading analysis to be sealed by a professional engineer. As the lumber can be spliced with steel connections, continuous spans across a building are typical. The trusses are precisely sized so there is no cutting required on-site, speeding installation.

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