Trus joist tji joists are a key part of making a high performance floor.
Toxic floor joists.
Most often floor joists need to be sistered because of two problems either water damage which leads to rot or termite damage that crumbled the joist.
August 9 2017 denver co thousands of new homes may be uninhabitable due to excessive levels of formaldehyde a known carcinogen found in the joists of finished and unfinished basements.
A denver attorney on behalf of two firestone families filed a lawsuit against seattle based weyerhaeuser company for distributing floor joists coated with a formaldehyde based resin.
A toxin painted onto floor joists of new homes in colorado is at the center of a lawsuit filed last week in weld district court.
Tji joists are lightweight and come in long lengths which makes them faster and easier to install than traditional framing and saves you both.
Weyerhaeuser floor joists could be poisoning your home.
If there was water damage make sure that whatever leaky pipe or condensation issue caused the rot is fixed.
The smell was found to be coming from floor joists coated in a formaldehyde based resin with a newly changed and now defective and toxic formula.
Popular videos according to abc 6 news the o byrne family has joined in a federal lawsuit against the joist manufacturer weyerhaeuser and the builder who sold them the home westport homes.
The main ones being how sensitive you are to a particular type of mold and the amount of mycotoxins a particular type of mold releases into the atmosphere.
The dimensional stability of tji joists help them resist warping twisting and shrinking that can lead to squeaky floors.
Homeowners and construction workers have reported feeling ill with burning eyes and respiratory issues after exposure to hazardous levels of formaldehyde present in these new homes.