Roof Beam Construction Process

The design process starts at the roof and continues down to the foundation.

Roof beam construction process.

Roof beam hrsg construction. Various natural fibre composites have been used for the rafter purlin ridge board and hip or valley. Regardless of the level of modularization all hrsg structures are designed as a system of moment. Loads are described in terms of pounds.

The process includes preliminary design engineering creating shop drawings ordering the timbers from the mill fabrication assembly and raising. Use 1 2 in 1 3 cm plywood to cover the entire surface of your roof. Place a piece of the plywood on the bottom corner of your roof making sure the edges are on a rafter beam. These are the horizontal members that provide a structure to fix the ceiling and support and fix the diagonal rafters that define the roof shape and are attached at the top to a ridge beam.

Experience in ground control evaluation of. Put roof sheathing on top of your roof. They are fixed underneath the rafters and help prevent roof sag. We use the latest in architectural computer design but still handcraft our timber frames the old fashioned way because simply put it is the best way.

Purlins run horizontally and parallel to the ridge beam and perpendicular to the roof slope. This is the second video in the post beam construction series. An often used symbol for pounds is or lbs.