Simpson Strong-Tie, a leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, introduces three new connections for ...

Wooden beams are usually associated with necessity, functioning as structural supports for floors and ceilings. In the past, leaving structural beams exposed instead of covering them up saved time and ...

What stuck with me is how Danielle updated her kitchen in a way that actually looked older by adding in beams to give it more of a historic farmhouse feel. When pulling inspiration for the remodel, ...

The wood pieces descending from the top peak are called the top chords, and the wooden pieces running along the bottom are the bottom chords. The pieces are connected by nail plates or web ties ...

Maple have been designing, manufacturing and erecting Timber Frame structures for over ten years and currently are in the top ten of UK Timber Frame specialists. We are members of the UKTFA (UK ...

What’s unusual is how they’re building it — by bolting together giant beams, columns, and panels made of manufactured slabs of wood ... attach it with metal connectors.

What’s unusual is how they’re building it — by bolting together giant beams, columns, and panels made of manufactured slabs of wood ... attach it with metal connectors.

An expanded-beam connector is well-suited for use in the ... expanded beam housing and fixed in place via a spring and cover-plate.

We constructed our support beams by laminating three 2-by’s with nails and construction adhesive. We secured the beams to the tops of the posts with special post-beam connectors ... Start with a top ...