Each collection fits a range of timber widths. Pick a plate to see it from every collection, all drawn to one scale from our cutting files, so you can compare their sizes honestly.
12" at this scale. Plates are 3/16" or 1/4" black powder-coated steel, with 11/16" holes for 5/8" bolts. Drawn at 12/12 pitch.
Leave a little wood showing around each plate, and measure your timbers: a store-bought 4x4 is really 3-1/2" square.
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Which plate goes where
A king post truss with struts takes 2 W, 2 F, 4 Y, and 4 VB or VT: one W, one F, two Y, and two heels on this face, and their twins on the back. Plates are sold singly and used in pairs, through-bolted with threaded rod, with a washer and a nut on each face (bolts also work, but leave a head on one side).
Our configurators draw the connector to your timbers in 3D and price it instantly. Each drawing below is a configurator's default part, drawn to scale.
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04 Customization
Customization is free.
Everything we make is priced the same way: by the pounds of steel, plus the welding or bending it takes. Whether you pick a stock design, build your own in one of our online configurators, or send us a drawing, you pay for steel and shop time, never for the design.
Send us a sketch
If a stock design or configurator doesn't give you what you need, call us or send a sketch. We'll design the part with you, at no charge for the design. Changing a hole pattern, a width, or a spoke is often a quick answer on the phone.
We fabricate from plans
Builders, architects, and designers: send us your drawings, details, or a cut list, and we'll price them the way we price everything else. Structural design and approval stay with the project's engineer.
Cornice3" to 6" timbersL3 from $19
Taiga4" to 8" timbersL4 from $26
Cuesta4" to 8" timbersLC4 from $21
Massif6" to 10" timbersL6 from $32
Esker6" to 10" timbersLE6 from $23
Sierra8" to 12" timbersL8 from $89
Cornice3" to 6" timbersT3 from $25
Taiga4" to 8" timbersT4 from $33
Cuesta4" to 8" timbersTC4 from $27
Massif6" to 10" timbersT6 from $40
Esker6" to 10" timbersTE6 from $32
Sierra8" to 12" timbersT8 from $132
Cornice3" to 6" timbersF3 from $61
Taiga4" to 8" timbersF4 from $73
Cuesta4" to 8" timbersFC4 from $49
Massif6" to 10" timbersF6 from $109
Esker6" to 10" timbersFE6 from $84
Sierra8" to 12" timbersF8 from $185
Cornice3" to 6" timbersVB3 from $28
Taiga4" to 8" timbersVB4 from $40
Cuesta4" to 8" timbersVBC4 from $31
Massif6" to 10" timbersVB6 from $52
Esker6" to 10" timbersVBE6 from $49
Sierra8" to 12" timbersVB8 from $98
Cornice3" to 6" timbersVT3 from $28
Taiga4" to 8" timbersVT4 from $40
Cuesta4" to 8" timbersVTC4 from $31
Massif6" to 10" timbersVT6 from $52
Esker6" to 10" timbersVTE6 from $49
Sierra8" to 12" timbersVT8 from $98
Cornice3" to 6" timbersY3 from $21
Taiga4" to 8" timbersY4 from $25
Cuesta4" to 8" timbersYC4 from $20
Massif6" to 10" timbersY6 from $32
Esker6" to 10" timbersYE6 from $44
Sierra8" to 12" timbersY8 from $54
Cornice3" to 6" timbersW3 from $30
Taiga4" to 8" timbersW4 from $41
Cuesta4" to 8" timbersWC4 from $32
Massif6" to 10" timbersW6 from $66
Esker6" to 10" timbersWE6 from $55
Sierra8" to 12" timbersW8 from $149
Timber trusses with black truss plates, going up among the pines
Canopy on tie rods, CAVA, League City, Texas
Exposed trusses under a vaulted wood ceiling
