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Timber Truss Design: A How to Guide

How to design timber trusses

The sexiest TFEC* report ever.

When a timber truss is designed as a collaboration between a talented architect, an experienced timber engineer, and an experienced timber framer, the result is often a work of art.

There are two ways of doing things: the right way, and again.

Here’s the right way to get the most out of timber frame truss design:

  1. Read this report to learn the unknown unknowns (the things you don’t know you don’t know)
  2. Hire an experienced timber engineer (here)

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* Timber Frame Engineering Council

Do not attempt to design a timber roof truss without adult supervision from a qualified professional. The Timber Frame Engineering Council, the Timber Framers Guild, and Carolina Timberworks assume no liability for the use or misuse of this document.

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