Similar in design to a King Post Truss, the Queen Post Truss uses two vertical posts instead of a single, central post. The two posts create a more open appearance that is often preferred by homeowners.
Hi Brice, This queen post truss is exactly what I’m looking to use for a project I’m working on. Do you know where I could look for span tables & sizing the members? Thanks!
Rebecca,
Due to the different variables in timber frame construction there are no set span and sizing charts. Your best bet would be to head over to http://timberframeengineeringcouncil.org to gather more info as well as head to http://timberframedirectory.com to find an engineer to help you out. Hope this helps.
Brice
I know this kinda late for your question but I have been doing research on these queen post trusses and it says to take the span and devide it in half and that is the thickness of your trusses in inches. So day you have a 35 foot span they need to be 17 and 1/2 thick.
Hi Brice, This queen post truss is exactly what I’m looking to use for a project I’m working on. Do you know where I could look for span tables & sizing the members? Thanks!
Rebecca,
Due to the different variables in timber frame construction there are no set span and sizing charts. Your best bet would be to head over to http://timberframeengineeringcouncil.org to gather more info as well as head to http://timberframedirectory.com to find an engineer to help you out. Hope this helps.
Brice
I know this kinda late for your question but I have been doing research on these queen post trusses and it says to take the span and devide it in half and that is the thickness of your trusses in inches. So day you have a 35 foot span they need to be 17 and 1/2 thick.
I have heard something similar but it was the distance between the posts. Can you reference the page online or page in a book?