Light Gauge Residential or Commercial
Cold Formed Steel Trusses
More and more businesses taking on construction projects are switching from traditional wooden trusses to the far more durable and cost-effective cold formed steel trusses. This choice is often met with significantly shorter installation time and far less expense than previously expected in traditional truss installation processes. Cold formed steel is one of the best materials to use when looking for trusses that are strong and stable, and Modern Structural Systems offers the perfect steel truss option whether you would like to use non-combustible material for your construction, or because you’re looking for an enduring and ecologically friendly product for your construction project.
Most light gauge steel truss orders can be completed within 2 weeks.
Stop waiting on old and inferior wooden building materials by upgrading to LGS.
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Trusses from Modern Structural Systems can come in a variety of styles, shapes, and sizes to best fit the needs of your build and gives you the optimal roofing shape that you are looking for.
There are many advantages of using cold formed steel trusses for your roofing trusses:
• Light gauge steel is capable of undertaking a great amount of stress without failing engineering codes, and can cover wider spans with less weight than wood.
• Its high strength to weight ratio allows it to handle distances like this with no problem and very little deflection.
There are 2 profiles available to construct your trusses:
• 2 inch “hat channel”
• 3.5 inch “C Channel”
The customizability of cold formed steel allows you to have the perfect length of trusses for any job with no issues.
Trusses made from cold formed steel have a variety of other advantages as well:
• They are lightweight yet incredibly durable so not only will installation be a relative breeze, but it will also remain up to snuff for long periods of time with low maintenance costs in both time and money.
• Cold formed steel is fireproof/incombustible.
• Is at no risk for problems like mildew and mold, resistant to termite infestations.
• It is significantly better at combating the elements than flimsier components like wood.
