{"product_id":"custom-collar-tie-plate","title":"Custom Collar Tie Plate","description":"\u003cp\u003eA collar tie truss plate drawn to your collar tie and top chord. Enter the timbers as measured and give the top chord's pitch as a rise in 12 or in degrees; the top chord runs through and the collar tie ends against it. Then set the plate's legs, 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 collar tie plate joins\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA collar tie plate joins a collar tie, or bottom chord, to the top chord where the top chord runs through: it keeps going past the joint, and the collar tie ends against its underside, cut to the roof's pitch. That's the difference from a heel. At a heel the top chord rests on top of the tie beam, and the joint takes a \u003ca href=\"\/products\/custom-heel-plate\"\u003eheel plate\u003c\/a\u003e instead. One leg of the collar tie plate runs along the collar tie and the other up the top chord, with bolts through each, and you set how far the collar tie's plumb end sits back from where the centerlines meet. If a catalog pitch fits, our \u003ca href=\"\/products\/collar-tie-truss-plate-taiga\"\u003ecollar tie 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 collar tie's height and the top chord'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\u003eLegs:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\" to 48\" along the collar tie from its plumb end, and up to 36\" up the top chord. Each leg is 2\" wide or more, up to its timber's size.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlumb end:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0\" to 12\" back from where the centerlines meet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBetween the legs:\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 the collar tie and in the top chord.\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 VT4 plate on surfaced 6x6 timbers at a 6\/12 pitch, with three 5\/8\" bolts in the collar tie and five in the top chord, 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. Here the end to watch is the collar tie's, where it meets the top chord. \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=\"\/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=\"\/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\u003eThe collar tie meets a top chord on each side of the truss. Plated on the front only, it takes two plates; front and back, four. The plate flips over to fit the other side, so they're all the same plate. The designer opens at two.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHeel plate or collar tie plate?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLook at which timber keeps going. If the top chord comes down and sits on the tie beam, that's a heel. If the top chord runs past the joint and the lower timber ends against it, that's a collar tie.\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=\"\/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=\"\/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":67688968683796,"sku":"custom-collar-tie-plate-316","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1\/4\"","offer_id":67688968716564,"sku":"custom-collar-tie-plate-14","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3\/8\"","offer_id":67688968749332,"sku":"custom-collar-tie-plate-38","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1\/2\"","offer_id":67688968782100,"sku":"custom-collar-tie-plate-12","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0432\/5985\/files\/render-custom-collar-tie-plate.png?v=1792030236","url":"https:\/\/www.timberplates.com\/products\/custom-collar-tie-plate","provider":"Timberplates","version":"1.0","type":"link"}