Lightweight steel roof trusses have commercial applications in the non-domestic construction sector, offering a cost-effective solution for low-pitch long spans in excess of 25 metres.

Lynx steel trusses are fabricated using TrusSteel™, the most accepted, most specified cold-formed steel (CFS) truss system on the market today.  No other building component combines strength, stiffness, fire-resistance, insect resistance and design flexibility so well.

Key Benefits of Steel Trusses

Steel trusses offer the architect, engineer, contractor and owner all of the flexibility and design advantages of timber trusses plus the proven material features of steel. Such versatility can provide several advantages over timber trussed rafters in some commercial applications - recyclability, high recycled content, insect resistance, increased strength-to-weight ratio and increased uniformity of material strength from member to member. When used in commercial applications, cold-formed steel trusses augment traditional steel framing or blockwork construction to achieve fully non-combustible superstructures.

Steel Roof Truss Installation Benefits

For the installer, the high strength-to-weight ratio of the TrusSteel™ trusses makes them easier to handle and install. Because they are light in weight and stable during handling, one man can typically lift and carry a 10 metre truss by himself. Unlike some other steel trusses, TrusSteel™ trusses resist bending (or “butterflying”) when lifted on their sides.

Fire Resistance of Steel Roof Trusses

Non-combustible TrusSteel™ trusses provide integral, recognized fire resistance that does not fade with time. Building codes often have requirements that building elements perform for a specific period of time when subjected to the elevated temperatures associated with a fire event, based upon the defined type of building/occupancy. One of these requirements is that the building element must withstand a fire event while supporting a specific load. Building assemblies containing TrusSteel™ trusses have been tested in the USA and these assemblies have been tested as having 1 hour, 1-1/2 hour and 2 hour fire resistive properties  TrusSteel™ has earned the UL Classification Mark (USA) as to its fire-resistive properties.

The pre-engineered CFS (Cold-Formed Steel) trusses were developed in the USA by Alpine Engineered Products and Lynx are authorised TrusSteel™ fabricators in the UK.

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