We use the age-old art of mortise and tenon joinery in the construction of our timber truss units. We hand cut every timber in each structure for a good solid fit. Solid oak pegs, shouldered timbers and mortise and tenon joints are used to ensure the structural integrity of each truss. If your plan is to use timber beams or trusses, contact us during the budget/design stage. Placing your order bef
ore the start of construction will ensure that the installation is made during the framing stage. In order to provide you with a proper estimate we will need a final set of blue prints. We can work off of rough drawings, but it will be an estimation to the best of our ability not an exact bid. In some instances we would submit alternative options based on our experience. Some of these options include items such as appearance or cosmetic suggestions. Other options might include ones that could result in cost savings without a significant impact on appearance and with no impact on strength. If your trusses are structural and not merely architectural there will be an additional fee to engineer your plans. If your plans have been previously engineered an engineer stamp will be required. In many instances minor changes are not a big concern, however for repetitive or structural changes there will be additional time or engineering charges beyond the contract. An exact detailed drawing or template will be needed for all cut-work such as rafter tails, corbels, support brackets and all other cut-work. We do have standard patterns to choose from. If you choose one of our standard patterns a copy will be faxed to you and you will be required to sign off on it for your order to be approved for production.
