TradeReady® Steel Joist System
Lighter structures, shorter construction cycles, reduced in-place costs and increased square footage density are just a few of the reasons you will want to consider the TradeReady® Steel Joist System on your next project. By utilizing a systems approach to building design, Dietrich provides the design professional with cost effective building solutions by incorporating the latest technological innovations. Let Dietrich Metal Framing, a Worthington Industries Company help you determine if the TradeReady® Steel Joist System is right for your next project.

An Innovative Alternative
This innovative light gage floor joist framing system is a light-weight cost effective alternative to open web truss, bar joist, engineered lumber, cast in place or hollow core floor assemblies. The TradeReady® Steel Joist System is ideal for low and mid-rise commercial and multi-family construction projects including hotels, motels, apartment complexes, condominiums, assisted living facilities and low-rise office buildings. Used in conjunction with lightweight concrete or other floor sheathing products, the floor system can substantially reduce the overall building weight and design considerations.

The TradeReady® System
The TradeReady® Steel Joist System has three basic components: Steel Floor Joist, Pre Punched Joist Rim and Pre-Cut Structural Blocking. Unlike traditional light gage floor framing, the TradeReady® Steel Joist System provides large extruded openings in the joist to accommodate electrical, mechanical, plumbing and technology lines. The uniquely designed Joist Rim drastically reduces framing layout by providing pre-punched tabs at either 12, 16, 19.2 or 24 inch on center. The pre-cut structural blocking easily installs to the underside of the joists to prevent rotation. The TradeReady® System is available in a variety of sizes and gages ranging from 7 ¼" - 14" deep web members and 18 - 12 gages. The joist can single span in excess of 33'. Hole sizes range from 4 1/4" x 7", 6 ¼" x 9", 8" round or 10" round based on web member size.