1 a truss with a tie beam.
Scissor beam roof.
Above these components is a rack of common rafters.
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1 a truss with an interrupted tie beam or scissor truss which allow a vaulted ceiling area.
2 a roof system with a ceiling so the framing is not visible.
The image below shows a cross section of our simple 12 x 13 house from the joist span tables section of this tutorial.
Floor beam span tables of residential structural design we will now look at roof rafter and beam design.
Continuing on from part 3.
Here we have a wood framed gable roof.
There is a hierarchy of timber framing at work here with trusses supporting the ridge and purlin beams.
Scissor trusses are made with double bottom chords that meet in the center of the truss and scissor together crossing over the king post and continuing onto the top chord.
However designing a scissor truss goes beyond the aesthetics we also have to consider the structural engineering.
2 roof framing open to view not hidden by a ceiling.
Let s consider a basic gable wood roof framing design.
They are a bit more expensive than king post trusses but give some height in the middle of the room.