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Home / Knowledge Base: Trusses

Knowledge Base: Trusses

Several items come into consideration when selecting a truss design for your project. Whether the trusses need to be structural or purely decorative, have external or hidden plating, and exposed or hidden bolts are a few of the considerations.

Learn more about:

  • Decorative and structural trusses
  • Glue-laminated trusses
  • Multi-ply trusses
  • External plate & bolting
  • Hidden plate with exposed or hidden bolts
  • Embedded tension hardware
  • Specialty wood screws & dowels

Knowledge Base

  • Trusses
    • Decorative and Structural Trusses
    • Glue-laminated Trusses
    • Multi-ply Trusses
    • External Plate & Bolting
    • Hidden Plate with Exposed or Hidden Bolts
    • Embedded Tension Hardware
    • Specialty Wood Screws & Dowels
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  • Hardware
    • Gusset Plates, Brackets & Saddles
    • Fasteners
    • Clevises & Tie Rods
  • Member Size
  • Other Considerations
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