How To Timber Frame Roof

A timber frame home is a celebration of wood on a massive scale.

How to timber frame roof.

With timber framing heavy large timbers frame the structure instead of more slender dimensional lumber for example 2 x 6 s. Since we were planning on diying the roof ordering sips structurally insulating panels that come pre fab in your roof sizes was out. Due to the width. While the structural frame may be the star of the show in a timber home the enclosure system translation.

Possibly the most satisfiying part of the roof yet. Timber framing has a long history throughout the world as a traditional building practice. Tall posts grow from the floor and connect overhead in a soaring network of beams rafters and braces joined with glovelike precision. One of the most distinctive characteristics of a timber frame is the unique joinery that holds the timbers together.

So this is the plan. Framing a roof is the last step in framing new construction. I ve already got the timberframe itself up 1 and the tongue and groove 10 on top of the timberframe. Plus depending on what materials you choose this system can create a high performance house boasting environmentally and budget friendly efficiency.

We worked with binder ghidorzi architectural services on the timber frame for the house on the lake. We made sure that all the joints were fit and tight so the round ceiling beams would go together well for the contractor on site. The photograph to the left shows the timber truss frame being pre assembled in our yard prior to shipment to wisconsin. Your walls and roof is what protects the house from the exterior elements.

Above these components is a rack of common rafters. There is a hierarchy of timber framing at work here with trusses supporting the ridge and purlin beams.