How To Timber Frame Roof

While most home builders will outsource the construction of roofing trusses the rafter supports of the roof itself learning to frame a roof yourself is one of the true arts of carpentry and a basic primer is covered below.

How to timber frame roof.

One of the most distinctive characteristics of a timber frame is the unique joinery that holds the timbers together. A timber frame home is a celebration of wood on a massive scale. While the structural frame may be the star of the show in a timber home the enclosure system translation. Tall posts grow from the floor and connect overhead in a soaring network of beams rafters and braces joined with glovelike precision.

Your walls and roof is what protects the house from the exterior elements. The solution was to build up the roof system on top to insulate. Timber framing has a long history throughout the world as a traditional building practice. The photograph to the left shows the timber truss frame being pre assembled in our yard prior to shipment to wisconsin.

Framing a roof is the last step in framing new construction. Above these components is a rack of common rafters. We worked with binder ghidorzi architectural services on the timber frame for the house on the lake. So this is the plan.

Plus depending on what materials you choose this system can create a high performance house boasting environmentally and budget friendly efficiency. Due to the width. A timber frame truss roof with ridge beam purlins and common rafters is a stunning combination that creates visual interest and structural complexity. Possibly the most satisfiying part of the roof yet.

There is a hierarchy of timber framing at work here with trusses supporting the ridge and purlin beams. With timber framing heavy large timbers frame the structure instead of more slender dimensional lumber for example 2 x 6 s.