Timber Frame Roof

Above these components is a rack of common rafters.

Timber frame roof.

The timber frame ceiling can be at the roofline rather than tied to the base of the truss s lower beam and individual rooms can have varying ceiling heights thanks to that flexibility. There is a hierarchy of timber framing at work here with trusses supporting the ridge and purlin beams. Framing a roof is the last step in framing new construction. Wood timber and steel roof for an indoor pool this timber frame pre engineered truss system was built to cover an indoor pool building.

While most home builders will outsource the construction of roofing trusses the rafter supports of the roof itself learning to frame a roof yourself is one of the true arts of carpentry and a basic primer is covered below. The main decision that needs to be made with erecting a roof is which material to use for its construction. A timber frame truss roof with ridge beam purlins and common rafters is a stunning combination that creates visual interest and structural complexity. It features douglas fir timbers with a central hub and steel tie rods.

Timber vs metal frames. Rafters have a tendency to flatten under gravity thrusting outwards on the walls. A timber roof truss is a structural framework of timbers designed to bridge the space above a room and to provide support for a roof trusses usually occur at regular intervals linked by longitudinal timbers such as purlins the space between each truss is known as a bay. However the newfound ceiling height and architectural interest of a timber truss often mean an engineer is required to guarantee these beautiful open trusses.