TIMBER TRUSSES
ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE. THE BEAMS ARE
TIMBER TRUSSES ARE USED AS ROOF
SUPPORTING CONSTRUCTION FOR OBJECTS
WITH OPEN INSIDE SPACE, ESPECIALLY HALLS
OR OFFICE BUILDINGS.
LIST OF THE RELEVANT PARTS OF A TRUSS:
(1) TOP CHORD – THE BEAM OF A TRUSS
SPANNING THE LENGTH OF THE TRUSS
(2) BOTTOM CHORD – THE BOTTOM BEAM
SPANNING THE LENGTH OF THE TRUSS
(3) WEB – THESE ARE THE INTERNAL MEMBERS OF
A TRUSS
(4) PITCHING POINT – THE POINT WHERE THE
SLOPING MEMBERS (TOP CHORD) CONNECTS
WITH THE BOTTOM CHORD
(5) APEX/PEAK – HIGHEST POINT OF A TRUSS
TYPES OF TIMBER TRUSSES
KING POST TRUSS IS A STRUCTURAL SYSTEM
MAINLY USED IN ROOF CONSTRUCTION. IT
CONSISTS OF TWO ANGLED RAFTERS, A
CENTRAL VERTICAL POST (“KING POST”), THE
BOTTOM CHORD, AND TWO DIAGONALS
CONNECTING THE RAFTER WITH THE BOTTOM
CHORD. IT IS COMMONLY USED IN RESIDENTIAL
AND SMALL COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS, SUCH AS
BARNS, SHEDS, AND SMALL CHURCHES.
QUEEN POST TRUSS IS A STRUCTURAL SYSTEM
COMMONLY USED IN ENGINEERING PROJECTS
TO SUPPORT ROOFS. IT CONSISTS OF TWO
VERTICAL POSTS CONNECTED BY A 
HORIZONTAL BEAM, TWO INCLINED RAFTERS
AND A HORIZONTAL TIE BEAM.
HOWE TRUSS IS A TYPE OF TRUSS THAT USES
DIAGONAL MEMBERS THAT SLOPE TOWARDS
THE CENTER OF THE TRUSS, WHILE THE VERTICAL
MEMBERS ARE IN TENSION.
ARCHED TRUSSES HAVE STRAIGHT TOP RAFTERS.
THIS STYLE ORIGINATED FROM CLASSICAL, EURO,
TRADITIONAL, AND SOMETIMES RUSTIC TIMBER
FRAME DESIGNS. HEY WORK BEST WHERE
FULLER DESIGNS ARE TOO BULKY AND YOU
WANT MORE OPEN FEEL ABOVE YOUR HEAD.
ARCHED TRUSS THIS STYLE CONSISTS OF TWO
BEAMS THAT RUN FROM THE LOWER PART OF
ONE RAFTER TO THE UPPER PART OF THE RAFTER
NOTCHED THEN FITTED TOGETHER, CREATING A
SMOOTH FINISH AND STRONG SUPPORT.
ATTIC TRUSSES, HAVE AN OPEN SPACE IN THE
BOTTOM MIDDLE SECTION OF THE STRUCTURE
WHERE A ROOM CAN BE BUILT,
ACCOMMODATING LIVING SPACE. ATTIC
TRUSSES SERVE AS BOTH A STRUCTURAL ROOF
AND FLOOR IN A SINGLE SECTION
FINK ROOF TRUSS IS A SIMPLE WEBBED TRUSS
DESIGN THAT PROVIDES THE MOST
ECONOMICAL ROOF SOLUTION FOR ROOF
STRUCTURES. THE FINK DESIGN ENABLES ROOF
LOADS TO BE TRANSFERRED DOWN TO THE
WALLPLATE.
ADVANTAGES OF TIMBER ROOF TRUSSES
 FLEXIBILE AND VERSATILE
 ECO-FRIENDLY
 ECONOMICAL
 DURABLE AND STRONG
 ENERGY EFFICIENT
 AESTHETICAL FREEDOM
DISADVANTAGES OF TIMBER ROOF TRUSSES
 SUSCEPTIBLE TO FIRE
 MORE MAINTENANCE
 PRONE TO PEST, ROT, AND FUNGI ATTACKS
 NOT WIND- PROOF
SHRINKAGE AND SWELLING OF WOOD
MINIMIZING THE PROBLEMS OF TIMBER WOOD
 WOOD MUST BE CHOSEN WITH CARE
 APPLY COATING
 DRYING
 PRESERVATIVE TREATMENT FOR WOOD
 REMEDIAL TREATMENT
THE THICKNESS OF THE TIMBER THAT YOU WANT
TO USE WILL DEPEND ON HOW MUCH WEIGHT
THE TRUSS WILL SUPPORT. GENERALLY, 2X6 OR
2X8 SIZE TIMBER IS USED, BUT FOR SMALLER
HOME ADDITIONS, SHEDS, AND BUILDINGS,
2X4S MAY BE SUFFICIENT.
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