Oak Beam Roof Trusses

Oak vaulted ceilings with oak roof trusses and roof rafters create a striking visual effect and a sense of height space and luxury making your home a stunning place to live whilst adding value to your property.

Oak beam roof trusses.

Heavy timber beams specifications usage. Our hand cut oak trusses are sawn along the grain to preserve and accentuate the wood s natural form. Oak trusses are normally used as a structural element in the design and build of a roof. They are commonly used in timber framing rafters trusses floor joists decking porch posts pergola construction mantlepieces and many decorative accents.

There are 3 main types of truss used in the industry. High quality materials. Please ensure you have adequate access to property. King post raised tie and queen post.

Glenfort best timber engineering and works in ireland. They are therefore normally used where there s limited head space or if the overall building height is restricted. As an alternative to complete timber framed homes pacific post beam offers custom structural timber framed trusses. We are your connection for quality pre manufactured roof truss systems.

Raised tie beam trusses are essentially a king post truss but with the bottom oak beam higher up allowing more ceiling space. Sometimes the roof construction is constructed from steel and therefore oak trusses can be supplied for cosmetic reasons and still provide that wow factor. The timber can be finished in a variety of fashions go to page oak frames. The trusses are delivered assembled ready to install.

You will need a crane to lift the roof trusses off the delivery truck into place. These custom truss designs integrate well with most conventional as well as non conventional building systems such as icf straw bale or rammed earth construction. Oak roof trusses and oak roof rafters can add enormous long term value to building developments. Oak beams used in traditional timber frame construction have been used in the uk for hundreds of years.

Our oak trusses are made to order from sustainably sourced green oak. Today we not only use oak beams for oak framed houses but we are building oak porches and vestibules oak framed garages and carports extending our homes with oak garden rooms summer rooms orangeries and gazebos and even housing our horses in timber framed stables. Timber beams can be used for both interior and exterior construction.