Timber Frame Truss Design

This design is a winner for great rooms and entry ways as long as the span isn t too wide and the roof pitch isn t too shallow.

Timber frame truss design.

Our custom timber frames include joinery and hand craftsmanship but rely on truss design at the core. As the core component in any timber framing project trusses create the impressive grandeur and warmth associated with exposed beams and rafters. This design adds more vertical elements above the arched bottom chord with the extra volume below. The example shown above has a king post also which many scissor trusses will need for support.

Usage of timber frame trusses is highly dependent on the houses or structures square footage roof lines both pitch and context of other rooflines overall spans design preferences and structural requirements. 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. Each truss style can be modified heavily but these classifications will fit most timber trusses in the post and beam world. Timber frame truss design each timber frame system is designed to be economically integrated into virtually any structure regardless of what type of wall system you choose.

The basis of timber truss design concepts. The arch chord with queen posts timber frame truss is another variation on the classic king post style this time with twin vertical queen posts. Here are the five basic truss systems we incorporate in our designs.