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Light Gauge Steel Trusses: A Practical Guide for Builders & Architects

“Light-gauge” refers to thin sheet steel that’s cold-formed—shaped at room temperature—into structural members such as C-shapes, Z-shapes, and U-channels. Those members are then cut, punched, and assembled into engineered light gauge steel trusses and other framing systems for floors and roofs. Because they’re formed in a controlled process, the components in them are extremely consistent. …