Stark Truss engineered Perma-Straight wood I-joists eliminate problems typically associated with traditional solid lumber joists. They offer additional stability and strength, design flexibility, easy installation and creative solutions. The I-joists are made from lumber flanges, OSB webs and cured adhesive. LVL (laminated veneer lumber) beams are manufactured with multiple layers of thin wood assembled with adhesive. Stark Truss engineered LVL beams are strong, consistent and straight.
Stark Truss Company
Lumber & Engineered Wood
LVL & I-Joists
Stark Truss' Wood Products Division is made up of Perma-Straight I "wide-flange" joists, LVL beams and rimboard products.
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Product Summary
Our Wood Products Division, manufactured at our production facility in Beach City, Ohio, is made up of Perma-Straight I "wide-flange" joists, LVL beams and rimboard products. Stark Truss offers the benefit of a computer-designed floor system and also provides full technical support to help builders and homeowners using the system.
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Construction and Materials
Stark Truss Company specializes in engineered wood products, including I-joists and Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL). These products are designed to provide strong, reliable structural support for a variety of construction applications.
I-Joists
- Construction: Stark Truss I-joists are engineered wood structural members consisting of two main components: flanges and webs. The flanges are typically made from solid lumber or LVL, providing excellent bending strength. The web is usually a structural wood fiber panel, such as oriented strand board (OSB) or plywood, which resists shear forces. These components are precision-cut and bonded together to create a strong, lightweight, and dimensionally stable product.
- Materials: The flanges are commonly manufactured from kiln-dried softwood lumber, like Douglas Fir or Southern Yellow Pine, or from LVL. The webs are typically made from OSB or plywood, engineered wood panels known for their strength and uniformity.
Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL)
- Construction: LVL is an engineered wood product manufactured by bonding together thin wood veneers. These veneers are all oriented to the same direction within the laminated product. The veneers are saturated with adhesive and then pressed together under heat and pressure to form a solid, uniform section. This process creates a material with consistent strength and predictable performance characteristics, often exceeding that of solid sawn lumber.
- Materials: LVL is produced from high-quality wood veneers, typically from Douglas Fir or Southern Yellow Pine. These veneers are carefully selected and processed before being bonded with high-performance adhesives.
Stark Truss Company's engineered wood products offer several advantages, including:
- Strength and Stability: Engineered for consistent performance, reducing issues associated with natural wood variations.
- Dimensional Stability: Less prone to warping, twisting, or shrinking compared to traditional lumber.
- Design Flexibility: Available in a wide range of sizes and configurations to meet specific project requirements.
- Sustainability: Utilizes wood resources efficiently.
Features and Benefits
Stark Truss Company's Engineered Wood Products: Strength, Stability, and Performance for Your Next Project
Stark Truss Company offers a comprehensive range of engineered wood products designed to provide superior strength, dimensional stability, and performance for a variety of construction applications. These advanced lumber solutions go beyond traditional solid lumber, offering consistent quality and predictable performance that helps builders optimize their projects.
Core Advantages:
- Enhanced Strength and Stability: Engineered wood products are manufactured under controlled conditions, ensuring consistent material properties and eliminating the natural variations found in solid lumber. This leads to predictable structural performance and reduced risk of warping, twisting, or shrinking.
- Design Flexibility: The engineered nature of these products allows for the creation of longer spans, shallower depths, and more complex configurations compared to solid lumber. This provides architects and builders with greater design freedom and the ability to overcome structural challenges.
- Resource Efficiency: By utilizing smaller wood fibers and adhesives, engineered wood products make efficient use of timber resources, contributing to sustainable forestry practices.
- Consistent Quality: Each product is manufactured to strict specifications, guaranteeing uniform strength, stiffness, and reliability from piece to piece.
Featured Engineered Wood Products:
I-Joists
Stark Truss Company's I-joists are high-performance structural members designed for floor and roof framing. Their unique "I" shape provides an optimal strength-to-weight ratio, making them exceptionally strong and rigid while remaining lightweight and easy to handle.
Features:
- Top and Bottom Chords: Typically made from solid sawn lumber or laminated veneer lumber (LVL), these provide the primary load-bearing capacity.
- Web: Constructed from oriented strand board (OSB) or other composite materials, the web connects the chords and resists shear forces.
- Uniform Dimensions: Manufactured to precise specifications, ensuring consistent depth and width for easy installation and compatibility with standard building components.
- Lightweight Design: Significantly lighter than solid lumber of comparable strength, reducing installation time and labor costs.
- Pre-Drilled Knockouts: Available for efficient routing of utilities like electrical wiring and plumbing.
Benefits:
- Superior Strength and Stiffness: Capable of spanning longer distances without the need for intermediate supports, leading to more open floor plans and fewer foundation requirements.
- Reduced Deflection: Contributes to stiffer floors and quieter environments, minimizing bounce and squeaks.
- Fast and Easy Installation: The lightweight nature and uniform dimensions make them quicker and safer to install, especially in difficult-to-access areas.
- Excellent Thermal Performance: The open web design allows for easy installation of insulation, enhancing the building's energy efficiency.
- Durable and Dimensionally Stable: Resists warping, shrinking, and swelling, ensuring long-term structural integrity.
Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL)
Stark Truss Company's Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL) is a premium engineered wood product that offers exceptional strength and stability. It is manufactured by bonding together thin wood veneers with a durable adhesive under heat and pressure.
Features:
- Uniform Strength and Stiffness: LVL's manufacturing process eliminates many of the natural defects found in solid lumber, resulting in a product with consistent and reliable mechanical properties.
- High Load-Bearing Capacity: Capable of supporting heavy loads, making it ideal for beams, headers, columns, and other critical structural elements.
- Dimensional Stability: Highly resistant to warping, twisting, and shrinking, ensuring the longevity and integrity of the structure.
- Consistent Quality: Each piece is manufactured to precise specifications, providing predictable performance.
- Available in Various Sizes: Offered in a range of thicknesses and widths to suit diverse structural requirements.
Benefits:
- Exceptional Durability: Provides a robust and long-lasting structural solution for demanding applications.
- Versatile Applications: Can be used for a wide range of structural components, including beams, headers over openings, ridge beams, and as studs or posts.
- Reduced Construction Waste: Its predictable performance and strength mean less material is needed to achieve the required structural capacity.
- Straight and True: Ensures straight framing, leading to plumb walls and level floors, which simplifies finishing work.
- Sustainable Sourcing: Manufactured from readily available wood resources, contributing to responsible forest management.
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Prebuilt Structural Systems
Trusses & Wall Panels
Stark Truss is one of the largest component manufacturers of roof and floor trusses in the United States today. Stark Truss also offers high-quality customizable wall panels for…
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Panels, Trusses
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Product Summary
Stark Truss is one of the largest component manufacturers of roof and floor trusses in the United States today. Roof and floor trusses are used in a variety of ways, including new construction projects, additions, residential homes, commercial office buildings, multi-family communities, agricultural buildings and more.
Stark Truss also offers high-quality customizable wall panels for all of your construction needs. Whatever your project may be, Stark Truss has the durable components and experienced, dedicated employees to handle the job.
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