Superior Truss & Panel’s light gauge steel trusses can be designed and engineered to clear span 100 feet with a common truss at 24" OC spacing, flat bottom cord and normal loads. Superior’s engineering department can also solve difficult areas within a buildings roof system by incorporating structural steel trusses with light gauge steel trusses into the roof design to solve problem areas.

Light gauge steel trusses tend to cost more than wood trusses by 20 to 40% because wood trusses are fabricated in a manner which is highly automated. Light gauge steel trusses require a large amount of manual labor in the fabrication process, therefore causing the completed cost to be greater than wood trusses. As the industry finds improvements in automation and other cost reduction techniques, the price of steel trusses will decrease and will be more competitive with wood trusses.

Superior Truss & Panel will provide a separate optional proposal for the complete installation of our prefabricated trusses. Superior performing the installation of the trusses will assure you that the trusses are installed per industry standards with one subcontractor being responsible for the manufacturing as well as the installation of the trusses. This will eliminate the job site problem of a framing or drywall subcontractor who is not familiar with truss installation.

Answer: The short answer is, higher quality for a competitive cost. Steel framing discourages mold, frustrates termites, provides more safety in electrical storms, and just generally stands straighter, stronger and longer. Do you live in an earthquake zone? Steel framing is stronger than wood, giving it more stability against surprises. Are your soils subject to settling? Steel framing weighs less than wood, putting less pressure on the foundation systems.

A very good question. To answer your specific question, Yes, other framing is used successfully with Deckmaster. Home owners, builders and architects are interested in additional longevity of the decks as the manufacturers of the composite materials explode into the marketplace. Galvanized metal framing is an alternative that works well with Deckmaster? Hidden Fastener System.

Yes. When comparing the strength of steel, the lower the gauge number, the thicker (and stronger) the steel is.

All of Direct Sheetmetal’s firewalls and floors are made out of 16 gauge cold-rolled steel (060.) The tunnels are made from 18 gauge cold-rolled (.048).

Our Metal Stucco Panels are formed from very sturdy, 20-gauge,G-90, galvanized steel to assure a uniform flat surface that resists wrinkling and “oil canning”. Standard corrugated metal panels are normally much thinner, 26-28 gauge.

The gauge is the thickness of the stainless steel. An easy rule of thumb is, the lower the number of the gauge, the thicker and better the stainless steel. Therefore, 18 gauge is better than 20 gauge.

Yes. The lower the gauge, the thicker (and stronger) the steel (ex. a 24 gauge steel is thicker than a 27 g. steel).

Superior Windmills are made of high end galvanized steel with a gauge strength of up to .8 mm. Their weight and strength helps them stand up against fierce Northern Winds. Many of our customers are adding as many as 3 air diffusers to a single windmill aeration system. Adding multiple air diffuser units is only recommended with the Turbo Jet Stream model. The main reason is because this is the only unit on the market that can truly produce enough air to sufficiently operate multiple diffusers.

Generally, Railspan® units are limited to 80 feet, rarely as much as 87 feet. (Spans may be adjoined end-to-end). Longer spans will require Newspan® design.

Gauge on the Body and 16 Gauge on Lid. The materials used are heavier than most of the other barbeque grill manufacturers. The Coastal Professional Barbeque Grill is all handmade using all barstock steel tubing for the frame; no angle iron is used on any part of the grill. All welded barstock construction gives the barbeque grill impeccable strength and will last for many years.

ANSWER: This depends on the size of load you will be placing on the channel. A full 10A load typically requires 16AWG wire. Please refer to the National Electric code or other manufacturers' guidelines for proper wire sizing.

a: I developed the 2 optional metal gauges over the years to accommodate my 2 main lap steel customers. The first is the light gauge model customer, who wished to have a bit more acoustic volume for jamming with friends, playing around the campfire, on the porch, in the office, or for louder acoustic practice, etc. They still wanted the ability to plug the steel into an amp, and play on stage in many cases, and the light gauge model delivers as an "all purpose" model.

Please see the 1971 standards for rolling stock dimensions and also the older, 1929 standards for rolling stock dimensions. Also of potential interest in this connection are the dimensions of tracks.

Yes, as long as they are labeled and listed for use with fire doors containing GP fire door components. Check the frame manufacturer's listing or contact us.

We just like to call it "LEGO?-Gauge" or "L-Gauge"! It looks like "O-Gauge", but the scale of the track, trains, etc. are not the same.