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How to Properly Store & Handle Trus Joist® Engineered Wood Products

Engineered wood products have many advantages: consistency, strength, stiffness and dimensional stability. However, it’s important to remember that[…]

Coastal Construction in Hurricane Prone Regions

20 Aug 1

Robert Kuserk, P.E. in

The effects of Super Storm Sandy are still being felt today, nearly one year after Sandy made landfall along the Jersey Shore. New building height[…]

What’s so Special About Parallam® Plus PSL?

10 Jul 2

Art Lewis, PE in

Parallam® Plus PSL, our preservative-treated version of Parallam® PSL, has built an outstanding reputation of resisting adverse weather[…]

Rim Board Thickness, Which One Should I Use?

13 Jun 3

Jim Anderson in

Weyerhaeuser manufactures a wide variety of Trus Joist Engineered Wood Products that are used for rim board applications. It can get quite confusing[…]

Immediate Answers for Common Field Issues

14 May 1

Jason Shumaker, PE in

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Nearly every builder has been there before. It’s the early afternoon and on the way to the job site from another job, an inspection is scheduled[…]

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