Timber Frame Truss Design

Here are the five basic truss systems we incorporate in our designs.

Timber frame truss design.

The timber frame ceiling can be at the roofline rather than tied to the base of the truss s lower beam and individual rooms can have varying ceiling heights thanks to that flexibility. This design is a winner for great rooms and entry ways as long as the span isn t too wide and the roof pitch isn t too shallow. Timber frame truss design each timber frame system is designed to be economically integrated into virtually any structure regardless of what type of wall system you choose. The example shown above has a king post also which many scissor trusses will need for support.

The radius cut for the arch should be shallow in order to be cut out of solid sawn timber. Our custom timber frames include joinery and hand craftsmanship but rely on truss design at the core. Each truss style can be modified heavily but these classifications will fit most timber trusses in the post and beam world. Unlike most modern stick built homes timber framed trusses are frequently exposed amplifying the feeling of space and volume inside.

This design adds more vertical elements above the arched bottom chord with the extra volume below. The basis of timber truss design concepts. The arch chord with queen posts timber frame truss is another variation on the classic king post style this time with twin vertical queen posts.