Steel Roof Girders

All vulcraft joists and joist girders are designed and manufactured in accordance to the exacting specifications of the steel joist institute.

Steel roof girders.

A girt is a vertically aligned girder placed to resist sheer loads. 20 foot to 120 foot spans. Open web steel joists are an engineered truss like construction component used to support loads over short and long spans alike. Their lengths range from 60 to 120 feet in the cold mill to 126 feet in the hot mill and 128 feet in the melt shop.

The use of a system of steel joists and steel deck is a solution of choice resulting in significant savings. Steel trusses and girders since 1972 superior structural corporation has been a family owned manufacturer of steel metal fabrications for both ornamental and structural applications. Pre welded clips on 2 centers for wood or steel secondary framing. Options to set the roof girders on wood post or concrete wall also available.

Larger girders 1 m 3 feet deep or more are made as plate girders welded or bolted together from separate pieces of steel plate. Steel joists joist girders. Typically used in non residential construction steel joists and joist girders provide an economical system for supporting floors and roofs. 20 inch to 120 inch depths.

Our certified welders can build heavy duty trusses and girders per your specifications including welding grinding and finishing. Depths range from 4 feet to 14 feet 8 inches. The warren type girder replaces the solid web with an open latticework truss between the flanges. Joists are custom made structural steel components used to support the floors or roof of a building.

Joists and joist girders canam buildings specializes in the manufacture of steel joists in a variety of shapes sizes and geometries. Small steel girders are rolled into shape. Introduction the structural steel roof framing described in this publication and commonly called the cantilever girder or gerber system has been used successfully for many years throughout north america. K lh and dlh series steel joists joist girders and lh and dlh series joists available as single or double pitched single piece steel joists can be produced up to 90 feet long joist girders.