Post And Beam Truss Design

We supply heavy post and beam for commercial or residential projects.

Post and beam truss design.

We can design engineer fabricate and deliver a ready to assemble package to your jobsite. This modified king post truss has a slightly curved bottom chord and the addition of a steel bracket that gives it a different look than a more straight an angular king post truss. The king post truss with extra bolsters builds on a favorite timber frame truss design with two added bolsters on the underside of the bottom horizontal chord for a heftier look. These mirror image pieces added to the underside of the bottom chord can provide a stepped transition to the vertical wall plane.

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 simplest type of truss is a closed truss known as a king post truss. Trusses come in a dizzying array of styles. We ship custom timber trusses throughout the western united states.

Each truss style can be modified heavily but these classifications will fit most timber trusses in the post and beam world. Since this type of truss uses the least amount of material to build and has a straight forward design it is also the least expensive type of truss. This truss has two principal rafters a tie beam and a vertical king post running down the center of the truss. Learn about accent logs.

We fabricate trusses for medford and ashland homebuilders general contractors and homeowners. More about post beam. The classic king post truss design can be modified in a variety of ways that create different manifestations of the style and change the look and feel of the truss.