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The following links have been graciously provided by the Cold Formed Steel Council.

  • Alpine TrusSteel MSDS Information
  • Alpine TrusSteel Specification Sheet
  • CFSCBCSI: Guide to Good Practice for Handling, Installing, Retraining, & Bracing of Cold-Formed Steel Trusses
  • CFSB1: Guide for Handling, Installing, Restraining & Bracing Trusses
  • CFSB2: Truss Installation and Temporary Restraint/Bracing
  • CFSB3: Permanent Restraint/Bracing of Chords & Web Members
  • Modifications to CFSB1-3:  Addresses 4′ on-center and up to 80′ in length 
  • CFSB4: Construction Loading
  • CFSB5: Truss Damage, Jobsite Modifications & Installation Errors
  • CFSB11: Fall Protection & Trusses
  • CFSHibCheck-D: Checklist for Handling and Installing Trusses
  • CFSC Design Responsibilities
UL Rated Assemblies:
  • P525:  TrusSteel Roof Trusses – 1, 1 ½ & 2 hour assemblies with a SINGLE layer of gypsum wallboard using steel as a roof deck
  • P526:  TrusSteel Roof Trusses – 1 hour assembly with a SINGLE layer of gypsum wallboard using plywood as a roof deck
  • L551:  TrusSteel Floor Trusses – 1 hour assembly with a SINGLE layer of gypsum wallboard using a plywood floor deck or plywood sub flooring with a cementitious floor topping
  • G542:  TrusSteel Floor Trusses – 1 & 2 hour assemblies with a SINGLE or DOUBLE layer of gypsum wallboard using concrete on steel formed deck

 

Cold-Formed Steel Truss Information

  • Knowledge is Power: CFS Trusses
  • CFS Truss Projects
  • CFS Floor Truss Span Table
  • Specification Data Sheet
  • TrusSteel Product Overview
  • TrusSteel Floor Trusses
  • TrusSteel MSDS
  • UL Rated Assemblies
  • CFS Truss Symmetry
  • CFS Truss Design Guide

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Corporate Headquarters:
109 Madison ST SE
PO Box 220
Cascade, IA 52033
(563)852-3231 (phone)
(563)852-7391 (fax)

Locations:

Cascade, IA
Wood, CFS production & EWP distribution

Pleasantville, IA
Wood production & EWP distribution

Tyler, TX
CFS Truss Production

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