Using a traditional timber framed floor system which includes a sill plate and joists is becoming rare. However, it is still a great way to create the floor system, depending on your project needs. In this detail a stub tenon is used …
This rafter to post with tenon connection is a popular way to join a timber frame rafter to a post and is easy to cut and assemble. The rafter has a tenon which is fully housed by at least an inch into …
I saw this slide in floor joist at a new barn a friend of mine made here in Massachusetts. He needed a floor joist at the wall to hold up the flooring, but he didn’t want to take away a …
This is an exploded view of a drop in floor joist where it attaches to a sill.
This is an exploded view of a tying joist that connects to a long sill in a shed frame. The tying joist prevents the sills from spreading out at the middle of their lengths. It is usually pegged and the …
