Roof Plate Timber

This article describes and illustrates the different types of support that prevents roof sagging and wall bulging at buildings including definitions of collar ties rafter ties and structural ridge beams.

Roof plate timber.

This page consists of beam brackets that you d put on the face of your beams or truss which is the exposed part that is in view when you are standing in front of it. Like a frame on a fine painting a beautiful timber framed structure is not complete without the mass and strength of steel plates. We make these custom steel connector plates to your specifications. Will all be fixed to them.

Getting the wall plates or top plates as they are sometimes called right is important because all the ceiling joists roof rafters hips etc. In order for all the roof components to work they must be square parallel level and fixed down properly. A crown post is a term in traditional timber framing for a post in roof framing which stands on a tie beam or collar beam and supports a collar plate. Facial brackets or truss plate connectors.

Collar ties rafter ties tension beams structural ridge beams. Historically crown posts were called king posts but this usage is confusing and obsolete. These are great for pergolas timber framing trusses and a lot more.