Long-Span Open-Web Floor Systems for Peak Performance

In modern residential and commercial construction, a floor needs to be more than just flat—it needs to be quiet, structurally unyielding, and efficient to build on. At Structural Building Components Inc., we engineer and manufacture custom open-web wood floor trusses that drastically outperform traditional dimensional lumber and light-duty framing.

Fabricated at our state-of-the-art facility in Albemarle, NC, our floor truss systems are tailored to the exact architectural specifications of builders and contractors throughout Charlotte, the greater Carolinas, and the Southeast. From complex multi-family commercial structures to high-end custom residential homes, we deliver a rock-solid foundation for every floor level of your project.

The Open-Web Advantage: Built-in Efficiency

Traditional floor framing requires sub-contractors to spend endless hours measuring, drilling, and cutting through wood joists to route utilities. Our open-web configuration completely revolutionizes the mechanical installation process:

• Seamless MEP Integration: The geometric, open-web layout allows HVAC trunk lines, plumbing runs, and electrical conduits to be routed horizontally through the floor system with zero cutting, notch-drilling, or structural modifications.
• Slashed Mechanical Sub-Contractor Costs: Because your trades don’t have to fight solid wood joists, electrical, plumbing, and HVAC rough-ins can be completed in a fraction of the time, drastically lowering your labor costs and fast-tracking your inspection schedule.
• Massive Structural Spans: Engineered wood floor trusses possess an exceptional strength-to-weight ratio. They can achieve incredible long spans, eliminating the need for intrusive, costly interior load-bearing walls, drop-girders, or heavy structural steel beams.

Why Builders Choose SBC Floor Trusses

Moving your floor framing from a chaotic job site to our controlled manufacturing environment gives your business a definitive competitive edge:

• No More Crowned Lumber or Squeaks: Traditional solid wood joists shrink, twist, warp, and crown as they dry, leading to uneven subfloors and tenant-annoying floor squeaks. SBC floor trusses are built using dimensionally stable lumber that stays perfectly straight, flat, and uniform.
• Wide Framing Surface: Our floor trusses feature wide 2×3 or 2×4 top and bottom chords oriented flat-wise. This provides a generous 2.5-inch to 3.5-inch wide nailing surface for subfloor sheathing and ceiling drywall, speeding up installation and reducing “shiners” (missed nails).
• Rapid Job Site Installation: Your custom floor package arrives pre-assembled, clearly labeled, and bundled according to your layout plan. Your framing crew can set the floor system rapidly, drying in the structure days ahead of traditional framing methods.

Engineered to the Highest Standards

With over 40 years of combined technical design and automated manufacturing experience, our Albemarle design team leaves nothing to guesswork.

We analyze your blueprints using advanced structural CAD software to calculate exact deflection tolerances, live loads, and dead loads. Every single floor truss configuration is custom-calibrated to meet or exceed strict North and South Carolina building codes, ensuring a stiff, high-performance floor system with minimal bounce or vibration.

Once the design is perfected, we use high-strength steel gusset plates and heavy-duty automated hydraulic presses to lock the timber components into place. We then ship the site-ready floor system directly to your project pad, backed by our unsurpassed local customer service.

Maximize Your Structural Freedom Today

Stop fighting warped lumber and mechanical routing headaches on the job site. Partner with a Carolinas-based manufacturer that builds profitability and speed directly into your framing package.

Request a Floor System Estimate

Send us your architectural blueprints today. Our local design office will optimize your floor layout for maximum clear-span efficiency, minimal waste, and an aggressive bottom-line price.