Building Materials

Trusses

Trusses

From floor, to ceiling, to wall paneling, our truss designers can coordinate your project from start to finish. They will work with you through the design, engineering, and delivery of your custom trusses. Mead Companies are your local lumber yard since 1910–Big enough to get the job done right, small enough to care.

Mead Lumber is a Truss Manufactuer that has five of our own integrated truss and components manufacturing facilities. All five truss divions are full scale in-house truss plants. Mead Lumber employs highly skilled truss designers to produce best in class truss products including:

As roof designs have become more and more complicated, roof trusses are your best option as they are capable of spanning longer distances and can handle almost every configuration possible. Benefits include:

  • Build Ceiling Profiles into Bottom Chords of Truss
  • Build Roof Profiles into Top Chords of Truss
  • Longer Spans
  • Energy Heels [Extra Insulation Over Outside Walls]
  • Labor Savings
  • Elimination of Material Waste
  • Speed of Erection/Installation
  • Consistency

Floor trusses are superior solution to conventional floors as they are easier and faster to install than other floor systems. Floor trusses are 3 ½” wide, which allows them to stand on their own during installation. They also have more surface space for gluing and nailing the subfloor. This will ensure a squeak free floor system.

Floor trusses also have open webs that allow the trade contractors to run electrical wires and plumbing without having to drill holes in a joist. It also has added value in the fact that HVAC duct chases can be built into the floor systems, thus eliminating the need to frame in the duct below the ceiling.

Other benefits include:

  • Additional Design Benefits
  • Customer Floor Depths
  • End Bearing Options [Top Chord/Bottom Chord]
  • Cantilever Spans
  • Built in Beam Pockets
  • Keyed Bearing or Shared Bearing
  • Ability to Design Stronger Trusses to Reduce Deflection Issues
  • Labor Savings
  • Elimination of Material Waste
  • Speed of Erection/Installation
  • Consistency

Floor panels are a great option if you are looking to accelerate the framing schedule. Floor panels are manufactured generally in 8’ widths and are lifted into place at the job site by a crane. The rim, bracing and building connectors are built into the floor system. Floor panel can be designed with I-Joist and or Floor Trusses.

The subfloor is glued and screwed the joist/truss to strengthen the panel.

Additional benefits to those listed for I-joist and floor truss:

  • Elimination of Material Waste [Subfloor]
  • Speed of Installation
  • Quality of Subfloor Installation

 


 

Wall Panels & Stairs

  • Reduces Onsite Labor Cost
  • Assembled in Controlled Environment
  • Consistent Quality [Fit and Finish]
  • Elimination of Material Waste
  • Speed of Erection/Installation

Wall panels are a great option if you are looking to accelerate the framing schedule. Wall panels are manufactured generally in 8’ widths and are lifted into place at the job site by a crane. The rim, bracing and building connectors are built into the floor system. Floor panel can be designed with I-Joist and or Floor Trusses.

The subfloor is glued and screwed the joist/truss to strengthen the panel.

Additional benefits to those listed for I-joist and floor truss:

  • Elimination of Material Waste [Subfloor]
  • Speed of Installation
  • Quality of Subfloor Installation

 


 

Wall Panels & Stairs

  • Reduces Onsite Labor Cost
  • Assembled in Controlled Environment
  • Consistent Quality [Fit and Finish]
  • Elimination of Material Waste
  • Speed of Erection/Installation

I-Joists are strong, lightweight, “I” shaped engineered structural members that have top and bottom flanges that are tied together with structural OSB webs.

Flanges are available in both solid wood and LVL.

  • Common Depths = 9-1/2”, 11-7/8” 14” and 16”
  • Flanges Widths = 1-1/2” to 3-1/2”

I-Joist benefits:

  • Long Span Capabilities
  • Continuous Spans
  • Speed of Installation
  • Eliminates the Need to Crown Lumber
  • Readily Available
  • Stocked Sizes

To learn more about trusses you can visit Truss Craft Structural Components where you will also be able to request a quote from our truss designers.

Truss Division

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As Mead Lumber Divisions, Truss Craft Structural Components and Black Hills Structural Components are committed to being your trusted component partner, as we have and will continue to make significant investments in developing better products in new communities throughout the Great Plains.

Black Hills Truss & Company

3139 Creek Drive
Rapid City, SD 57703
Phone: (605) 721-1118
Fax: (605) 721-1120


 

Truss Craft Montana

6915 Entryway Drive
Billings, MT 59101
Phone: (406) 256-0740
Fax: (406) 256-0709


 

Truss Craft Nebraska

916 North Shady Bend Road, Suite A 
Grand Island, NE 68802
Phone: 855-456-6330
Fax: 308-384-1806


 

Truss Craft Wyoming

650 Echostar Drive
Cheyenne, WY 82007
Phone: 307-635-1635
Fax: 307-635-4803


 

Truss Craft Kansas

710 General Custer Rd
Hays, KS 67601
Phone: 785-628-3442