Collar Beam - Nominal 1- or 2-inch-thick members connecting opposite roof rafters. They serve to stiffen the roof structure.
Collar Beam: A tie that stops a pitch roof from spreading, connects similar rafters on opposite sides of the roof.
COLLAR BEAM - Wood beam connecting two inclined roof rafters. It helps to stiffen the framing of a pitched roof structure.
COLUMN - A vertical member such as a lally column used to support main beams, roofs, etc.
COLLAR BEAM - In carpentry, a tie that keeps the roof from spreading. Connects similar rafters on opposite sides of roof.
COLLAR BEAM: A horizontal member, which ties together (and stiffens) two opposite common rafters, usually at a point about halfway up the rafters.
Collar Beam - A horizontal tie beam in a roof truss that connects two opposite rafters at a level considerably above the wall plate.
COLLAR BEAM: Horizontal member tying opposing rafters below the roof ridge.
COLUMN: Vertical supporting member.
COMMON WALL: A single wall that serves two dwelling units.
Collar Beam
Collar beams are ties between rafters on opposite sides of the roof. If the attic is to be used for rooms, the collar beam may double as the ceiling joist.
Collar Beam - A horizontal piece of lumber used to provide intermediate support for opposite roof rafters, usually located in the middle third of the rafters.
Collar Beam - Really not a beam at all. A tie that keeps the roof from spreading. Connects similar rafters on opposite side of roof.
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Collar Beam
A horizontal beam fastened above the lower ends of rafters to add rigidity.
Coping ...
Collar Beam A horizontal member tying opposing rafters below the ridge in roof framing.
Conduit, Electrical A metal pipe in which wiring is installed.
Core The inner layer of plywood. It may be veneer, solid lumber, or fiberboard ...
Collar Beam
A horizontal beam near the top of a trussed rafter system attached to opposing rafters to resist their spreading; also called a Collar Tie or a Collar Beam.
Collar beam ...
tie beam collar beam a beam so situated that it ties the principal rafters of a roof together and prevents them from thrusting the plate out of line
timber lumber with a cross section more than 4 by 6 inches such as posts sills and girders ...
The trusses can be attached to the walls by resting the cross part of the truss called the collar beam onto the top plate of the wall.
Also called a collar beam or collar brace.
A horizontal member used to provide intermediate support for opposite roof rafters, usually located at the upper third of the rafter to decrease its span.
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A horizontal connector between a pair of rafters used to reduce sagging or spreading of the rafters. A collar beam is a horizontal timber which ties rafters together at a height above the wall plate, ie above the level of a tie beam.
in the middle third of the rafters. Also called collar beam or collar tie.
COLUMN
A vertical free-standing load-carrying member.
Many of these halls have hammer-beam roofs, the most remarkable of which is found in the Middle Temple Hall, London, where both the tie and collar beams have hammer-beams. Of other halls, Westminster is the largest, being 238 ft.
 See also: Beam, Collar, Rafters, Rafter, Roof
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