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Floor Framing
You can have confidence in the strength of steel
under your feet.
Floor framing made from cold-formed steel is stronger
and more versatile. Its high strength-to-weight ratio
provides strong loading capacity and maximum spanning
capability. It can be used with all traditional flooring
materials such as plywood, OSB, concrete-filled steel
deck or one of the many varieties of fiber-reinforced
cement board. It doesn’t squeak when you walk across it.
What’s more is that ClarkDietrich’s exclusive
TradeReady
®
Floor System is designed with large
extruded openings in the joists to accommodate electrical,
mechanical, plumbing and technology lines. These
prepunched openings also eliminate drilling and sot
framing during installation.
For all of these reasons, steel floor framing has become
the standard for low- and mid-rise commercial structures
such as hotels, apartments, condominiums and assisted
living, as well as residential homes.
• Available in a variety of web sizes, flanges,
gauges and yield strengths
• Pre-spaced joist tabs
• Greater spanning capabilities
• Prepunched openings
• Full system of joist components, accessories,
hangers and connectors
THE ClarkDietrich TradeReady
®
FLOOR SYSTEM
The revolutionary TradeReady Steel Joist System features a tabbed rim track to strengthen the joist against web crippling
loads, and to provide greater versatility and strength for ledger applications. In conjunction with other floor sheathing
products, this system provides one of the most cost-eective systems for non-combustible low- and mid-rise structures.
• Prepunched openings eliminate drilling/cutting joist webs, and sot framing
• Sustainable alternative to wood joists, oering long-term price stability
• Pre-spaced joist tabs eliminate layout, and joist hangers
• Greater spanning capabilities for design flexibility
- Wider o.c. spacing for fewer joists
FLOOR FRAMING