Collar Tie

Collar Tie to Rafter Connection

Roof Joinery, Steel to Wood Connections, Timber Frame Joinery, Timber Frame Joints / 2 Comments

More likely than not, the joinery in the roof system of a timber frame is often loaded with tension and so special consideration is needed to make sure everything is held together. In this detail we show a collar tie to rafter connection in two […]

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Collar Beam Timber Detail

Roof Joinery, Trusses / 2 Comments

This timber detail exploded view is of a collar beam, which is a 4×4 connecting to a 4×6 rafter.The pitch is 12/12, and the tenon is set off the reference face 1 1/2″ and then 1 1/2″ thick, with a 3/4″

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