{"product_id":"custom-king-post-plate","title":"Custom King Post Plate","description":"\u003cp\u003eA king post truss plate drawn to your top chords and king post. Enter the timbers as measured, give the top chords' pitch as a rise in 12 or in degrees, and say whether they meet each other or land on a ridge beam. Then set the plate's arms, the bolts, and the ends. Cut from A36 steel in 3\/16\", 1\/4\", 3\/8\", or 1\/2\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat a king post plate joins\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA king post plate joins the peak of a king post truss: the two top chords, or rafters, and the king post that runs up between them. An arm runs down each top chord and one down the king post, with bolts through all three. The top chords can meet each other, cut plumb, with the king post's top cut to their undersides. Or they can land on the sides of a ridge beam, with the king post running up to its bottom. For a peak with no king post, use the \u003ca href=\"\/en-ca\/products\/custom-peak-plate\"\u003ecustom peak plate\u003c\/a\u003e. If a catalog pitch fits, our \u003ca href=\"\/en-ca\/products\/king-post-truss-plate-taiga\"\u003eking post truss plate\u003c\/a\u003e is ready-drawn in six collections for 3\" to 12\" timbers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSizes this designer makes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTimbers:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 1\/2\" to 15 1\/2\", entered as measured, in 1\/8\" steps: the top chords' width and the king post's width.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePitch:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3\/12 to 24\/12, or 15° to 65°.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRidge beam:\u003c\/strong\u003e none, or 2 1\/2\" to 15 1\/2\" wide and 2 1\/2\" to 24\" tall, with the top chords' top edges set level with its top or below it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlate:\u003c\/strong\u003e up to 36\" along each top chord and up to 48\" tall, from the peak down the king post. The arms are each 2\" wide or more, up to their timber's size.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBetween the arms:\u003c\/strong\u003e open, as our catalog plates are, or filled.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBolts:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\/4\" to 3\/4\", in one row or two. You set how many go in each top chord and in the king post.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEnds:\u003c\/strong\u003e square, clipped, rounded, or pointed, with sharp or rounded inside corners.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe designer opens on our catalog W4 plate on surfaced 6x6 timbers at a 6\/12 pitch, the top chords meeting, with three 5\/8\" bolts in each top chord and three in the king post, square ends, in 1\/4\" steel. Change any of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhere the bolts go\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first question is how far the bolts sit from the ends and edges of your timbers, and from each other. \u003cstrong\u003eMinimum distances\u003c\/strong\u003e, the default, holds every bolt to the American Wood Council's NDS minimums for softwood: 3 1\/2 bolt diameters from the end of a timber, 1 1\/2 from its edge, and 3 from the next bolt. That's how we lay out our own plates. \u003cstrong\u003eFull-strength distances\u003c\/strong\u003e doubles the end distance to 7 diameters and spaces bolts 4 apart, so plates come out larger or with fewer bolts. \u003cstrong\u003eNo minimum distances\u003c\/strong\u003e puts each bolt where you set it. Wood that close to a bolt can split, so have your engineer check that layout. The \u003ca href=\"\/en-ca\/pages\/bolt-spacing-and-edge-distance\"\u003ebolt spacing and edge distance guide\u003c\/a\u003e explains the numbers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow it's priced\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy weight: the steel in your plate, less its holes, with shipping in the lower 48 built in. There's no charge for design or setup. The price changes as you change the plate, and the price you see is the price you pay. A plate over $500 goes through the \u003ca href=\"\/en-ca\/pages\/contact-us#quote\"\u003equote form\u003c\/a\u003e instead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eQuestions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow many do I need for a truss?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne for each face you plate: one on the front of the truss, or two for front and back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCan it go over a ridge beam?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot over it. With a ridge beam, this plate goes on the outside face of an end truss, where the ridge beam ends; it can't go on a face the ridge beam runs past. To carry the ridge beam at the peak, our \u003ca href=\"\/en-ca\/products\/ridge-beam-truss-saddle-taiga\"\u003eridge beam truss saddle\u003c\/a\u003e is fitted with you after the order, or \u003ca href=\"\/en-ca\/pages\/contact-us#quote\"\u003eask us for a quote\u003c\/a\u003e on a custom saddle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhich thickness should I choose?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3\/16\" is our standard plate and suits most decorative work. 1\/4\" is a third heavier and stiffer, and 3\/8\" and 1\/2\" heavier still. Our plates are architectural hardware, not engineered or load-rated: if a plate is part of how your truss carries load, your engineer decides whether it's suitable and how thick it should be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe basics\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eA36 steel plate, laser cut in our ISO 9001 shop in Texas.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eHoles are cut 1\/16\" larger than the bolt you choose. Bolts aren't included.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eEnter your timbers' real size, not their name. \u003ca href=\"\/en-ca\/pages\/timber-connector-guide#measuring\"\u003eHow to measure a timber\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eBare steel, or matte black powder coat added in the cart.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eShips free in the lower 48 states.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eNo published load ratings. Ask your engineer, and see \u003ca href=\"\/en-ca\/pages\/timber-connector-guide#load-ratings\"\u003ewhat to give them\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Timberplates","offers":[{"title":"3\/16\"","offer_id":67689005678868,"sku":"custom-king-post-plate-316","price":6.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1\/4\"","offer_id":67689005711636,"sku":"custom-king-post-plate-14","price":9.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3\/8\"","offer_id":67689005744404,"sku":"custom-king-post-plate-38","price":12.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1\/2\"","offer_id":67689005777172,"sku":"custom-king-post-plate-12","price":17.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0432\/5985\/files\/render-custom-king-post-plate.png?v=1792030251","url":"https:\/\/www.timberplates.com\/en-ca\/products\/custom-king-post-plate","provider":"Timberplates","version":"1.0","type":"link"}