Timber Frame Metal Roof

Timber frame truss and purlins.

Timber frame metal roof.

Custom timber frame shop. It features douglas fir timbers with a central hub and steel tie rods. The roof framing is the structure that supports your roof. We are not automated so we have the flexibility to create structures to our clients exacting details.

Timber is by far the most common material for house framing in australia. Vermont timber works custom designs and fabricates beautiful timber frame homes post and beam barns heavy timber churches cathedral ceilings and more. Tamlin timber frame packages the roof system the roof system is one of the most challenging areas to design when all factors are considered. Adding purlins between heavy timber trusses is an elegant way to reduce the cost of a timber frame roof because purlins permit an increased on center distance between trusses so you purchase fewer trusses.

An added benefit are the strong lines that purlins create by running parallel to the ridge beam s. Factors such as engineering and structural issues timber frame design building architecture roof finish ventilation moisture protection type of insulation installation and maintenance. The main decision that needs to be made with erecting a roof is which material to use for its construction. Wood timber and steel roof for an indoor pool this timber frame pre engineered truss system was built to cover an indoor pool building.