Timber frame trusses joined with black steel gusset plates, under construction among pine trees

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Black steel tie rods holding up a timber awning along a restaurant storefront

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Architectural Tie Rod Systems

Awnings, spans and vaulted ceilings, designed online.

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Black steel truss plates joining timber rafters, braces and a beam under a covered porch roof

Understated Elegance

The Taiga Collection

Classic steel truss plates for timbers 4–8" wide.

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Timber frame pool pavilion with a wood shingle roof and black steel truss plates

Mass & Presence

The Sierra Collection

Massive steel plates for 8–12" timbers.

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Vaulted wood ceiling with exposed timber trusses joined by black steel plates

Exposed Ceilings

Beautiful Inside and Out

Black steel plates that finish exposed trusses as handsomely as they hold them together.

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Open-air timber pavilion with a long row of trusses joined by steel plates, beside a pool

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ARCHITECTURAL TIE ROD SYSTEMS

Choose your system, enter your measurements, and we'll build every rod, plate and bracket to fit.

Awning tie rod: a steel rod with clevises pinned to a wall bracket above and a canopy bracket below

Awning Tie Rods

Hold up an awning or canopy from the wall above it, with rods and brackets cut to your measurements.

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5-point vaulted ceiling tie rod system: steel rods with turnbuckles, a vertical and two diagonal rods joined by clevises to a round center plate, with pitched rafter brackets

5-Point Ceiling Tie Rods

Horizontal, vertical and diagonal rods meet at a steel center plate to tie a pitched ceiling together.

Design a 5-point system

4-point vaulted ceiling tie rod system: horizontal rods with turnbuckles and two diagonal rods joined by clevises to a round center plate

4-Point Ceiling Tie Rods

Horizontal rods with diagonal supports up to the roof, joined at a steel center plate.

Design a 4-point system

3-point vaulted ceiling tie rod system: horizontal rods with turnbuckles and a vertical rod to the ridge, joined at a round center plate

3-Point Ceiling Tie Rods

Horizontal rods with a vertical rod up to the ridge, joined at a steel center plate.

Design a 3-point system

2-point vaulted ceiling tie rod: a single horizontal steel rod with a turnbuckle, clevis-pinned to pitched rafter brackets

2-Point Ceiling Tie Rods

A single horizontal rod tying the two sides of a vaulted ceiling together.

Design a 2-point system

Wall-to-wall tie rod: a horizontal steel rod with a turnbuckle, held at each end by an ogee washer and nut

Wall-to-Wall Tie Rods

Tie two walls, columns or posts together, pinned to steel brackets or run straight through the timber.

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CUSTOM CONNECTOR SYSTEMS

Use our powerful 3D design tools to design. price, and purchase custom connectors right from your browser.

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Column Corner Cap From $ 91.63

Column Cap From $ 77.25

Column Base From $ 75.82

Column Cross Cap From $ 109.11

External Flange Joist Hanger From $ 39.11

Internal Flange Joist Hanger From $ 37.60

THE TAIGA COLLECTION

Our best-selling, most versatile collection

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F4 From $ 58.00

VB4 From $ 30.00

VT4 From $ 30.00

W4 From $ 31.00

W4 Saddle From $ 81.00

Y4 From $ 24.00

T4 From $ 27.00

L4 From $ 23.00

THE MASSIF COLLECTION

Heavy steel for larger timbers

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F6 From $ 84.00

VB6 From $ 38.00

VT6 From $ 38.00

W6 From $ 48.00

W6 Saddle From $ 98.00

Y6 From $ 28.00

T6 From $ 33.00

L6 From $ 28.00

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Steel Timber Connectors
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