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Stick-built homes are also built using a more traditional method of construction rather than a modular type. [2] The "sticks" mentioned usually refer specifically to the superstructure of the walls and roof. Most stick-built homes have many of the same things in common.
John Calvin Jureit (July 24, 1918 – September 9, 2005) was an American civil engineer and the inventor of the Gang Nail connector plate, used in building construction specifically for the joining of timber truss joints of roof, floor trusses and prefabricated wall panels. This invention has been widely credited for the boom in affordable ...
Two king post trusses linked to support a roof. Key:1: ridge beam, 2: purlins, 3: common rafters. This is an example of a "double roof" with principal rafters and common rafters. A timber roof truss is a structural framework of timbers designed to bridge the space above a room and to provide support for a roof.
Wall framing in house construction includes the vertical and horizontal members of exterior walls and interior partitions, both of bearing walls and non-bearing walls. . These stick members, referred to as studs, wall plates and lintels (sometimes called headers), serve as a nailing base for all covering material and support the upper floor platforms, which provide the lateral strength along a
This is a diagram of the parts of a truss bridge. Date: 13 August 2021: Source: self-made, Trusses: A Study by the Historical American Engineering Record by the Historical American Engineering Record was used as a reference. The HAER is part of the US governments and so the source is a public domain record. Author: PennySpender1983
A cruck or crook frame is a curved timber, one of a pair, which support the roof of a building, historically used in England and Wales. This type of timber framing consists of long, generally naturally curved, timber members that lean inwards and form the ridge of the roof. These posts are then generally secured by a horizontal beam which then ...
Minor tweak to make captioning consistent with other diagrams in the series: 18:48, 29 November 2012: 903 × 789 (42 KB) George Ponderevo: Correction to one of the joints between the tie beam and the principal rafters. 05:43, 29 November 2012: 903 × 789 (40 KB) George Ponderevo: Arrow heads rendered incorrectly, changed to blobs. 04:56, 29 ...
A truss roof with tongue and groove sheathing. The gap in the sheathing at the ridge is the space designed to allow natural ventilation. Pre-manufactured roof trusses come in a wide variety of styles. They are designed by the manufacturer for each specific building. Timber trusses also are built in a variety of styles using wood or metal joints.