TrimJoist Featured in Forbes Magazine

TrimJoist was featured a June issue of Forbes for its role in innovating the building industry.

Excerpt from the article:

“Another innovative product that is changing the process for a faster build and more flexible supply chain is TrimJoist. It produces open-web floor joists that completely redefine a typical floor joist that needs to be precision measured and custom ordered. 

“If a builder orders a custom floor joist, it is a four to six week lead time,” said the company’s COO, Brian Thomas. “They have to measure, place an order and if the walls move from that, it has to be recut. With ours, it can be cut that day, so we can reduce the time crews are on site and they can move on to service the next job.”

The innovative, open web system gives the product, and the process, a whole new spin.

Skyler Thomas, whose dad invented the product, now serves as vice president of strategy and growth and has found a market opportunity in modular and multifamily projects. Depending on the market and the amount of space needed for HVAC equipment, TrimJoist can slim down to just a 9.5" dimension to keep the floor cavity as small as possible.

Since it doesn’t have to be custom measured, the product also can be stocked.

“It performs like a truss and it installs like an I-joist,” Skyler said. “That’s unique because it can be stocked at common lengths which makes it readily available. So, we don’t build to project, we build to inventory.”

Read the full article here about how TrimJoist is changing the future of housing.