Nominal one- or two-inch-thick members connecting opposite roof rafters. They serve to stiffen the roof structure.
A beam connecting (tying) rafters usually just below the ridgeline. Also called a rafter tie, collar beam or wind bracing.
A board that connects two Common Rafters together below the Ridge Board to keep the gravitational force on the building from pushing the load bearing walls outward.
A horizontal board attached perpendicular to rafters.
Horizontal member placed between two rafters a specific vertical distance above the very top plate line for the purpose of limiting outward thrust of the rafters.
Tie that keeps roof from spreading; connects rafters on opposite sides of roof.
A horizontal member fixed to two opposing rafters to reduce sagging or spreading.
a timber placed horizontally and between rafters that control spreading or sagging of the rafters, usually placed parallel to the girts which connect rafter pairs at a given height
Horizontal connector between a pair of rafters used to reduce sagging or spreading of rafters.
Structural element, consisting of a horizontal beam connecting together two rafters supporting the roof. Tie beams are connected at the lower ends of the rafters, as opposed to collar beams, which are connected approximately one foot above the wall plates.