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At the heel: the rafter sits on the tie beam

Heel Truss Plate for 8"–12" Timbers

Sierra Collection · Part VB8

$191.00

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Heel truss plate (VB8) at 9/12 pitch: the shop drawing from its cutting file, vb8-912.dxf, with its dimensions

Pitch 9/12

3/12 14.0° 4/12 18.4° 5/12 22.6° 6/12 26.6° 7/12 30.3° 8/12 33.7° 9/12 36.9° 10/12 39.8° 11/12 42.5° 12/12 45.0°

Thickness

3/16" Decorative $144 1/4" Structural $191

3/16" steel is a good choice for purely decorative plates. 1/4" is better for applications that need structural support.

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01 Description

About the heel truss plate

The Sierra heel truss plate is useful for connecting truss bottom chords to top chords where the top chord sits on the bottom chord.

02 Heel

Heel plate or collar tie plate?

A rafter and a tie beam meet in one of two ways, and each takes its own plate.

See it in 3D

Heel Truss Plate

Part VB8

The rafter sits on the tie beam.
This plate
Collar Tie Truss Plate

Part VT8

The tie beam hangs from the rafter, as in collar ties and raised tie beams.
See the collar tie truss plate (VT8)

03 In a truss

Where it goes

The heel truss plate (VB8) on a truss drawn from the cutting files, marked in red.

Sierra king post truss, with the heel truss plate (VB8) marked

See every Sierra plate in a truss