At the peak, without a king post

Peak Truss Plate for 8"–12" Timbers

Sierra Collection · Part N8

$177.00

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Peak truss plate (N8) at 12/12 pitch: the shop drawing from its cutting file, n8-1212.dxf, with its dimensions

Pitch 12/12

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" Standard $177 1/4" Heavy $236

3/16" is our standard plate and suits most decorative work. 1/4" is a third heavier and stiffer. Our plates are architectural hardware, not engineered or load-rated. If a plate is part of how your structure carries load, your engineer decides whether it's suitable and how thick it should be.

Bolt holes

Holes are cut 1/16" larger than the bolt, so it slides through easily.

Quantity

01 Description

About the peak truss plate

The Sierra peak truss plate is useful for connecting rafters without king posts at the peak of a gable. If you use an N plate at the top of the truss you will probably use a U plate on the bottom of the truss.

Timber sizes are a guide. Where the bolts land depends on your timbers and roof pitch, so a plate may need to sit off center, and confirming that the connection meets your building code is the builder’s responsibility. Our guide to bolt distances shows how far each bolt sits from the ends and edges of its timber.

02 In a truss

Where it goes

The peak truss plate (N8) on a truss drawn from the cutting files, marked in red.

Sierra truss with struts, no king post, with the peak truss plate (N8) marked

See every Sierra plate in a truss