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MAYDAY
Loudon
County, VA Meadowood Ct. Fire/ MAYDAY
Building Construction
Engineered
wood floor joists causes firefighter death and injury
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Commentary on Engineered wood floor joists and building
materials:
�Building materials such as the I-Joists depicted in the video are
becoming more and more common as the building industry makes a move towards
"Green" building. Products such as the I-Joist are often times
made from remnants from the lumber mills. New trees are not cut down to
produce these. It is often times scrap wood that is glued together under
extreme pressure. The combination of small bit of wood and glue is what
makes these so volatile. The center webbing in the middle of these is OSB
as you would see used a roof decking or wall sheathing. Often times the
center webbing is only 7/16" of an inch thick. One of the uses they
didn't mention in this clip is they are not just used for floors.
Builders may use these for a traditionally framed roof structure. It's
not as common but can be and has been done. There is no
evidence from the exterior of a home that would indicate these have been
used. They are often used where longer free spans must be achieved, spans
that nominal framing lumber will not accommodate. Keep in mind that these
beams are the same beams that are supporting the weight of the exterior
walls. The rim joist for these is made of the same material as the
webbing, although thicker, ~1-1/4" thick. As the forestry resources
become taxed more products such as these are being introduced. Any
questions on other building materials we may run into let me know, wait till
you see a house built with Styrofoam forms filled with concrete...�