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)

* 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.