Building a Timber Frame Truss for the First Time!
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- Опубликовано: 30 мар 2020
- Check out how we built our 1st timber frame truss for a porch project on one of our projects. After building a timber frame truss, I am inspired to learn more about joinery...and actually do it vs simple structural lag screws. I was asked by our client for a timber frame look on the front of their porch with out the cost associated. So I came up with a simple but effect process off the top of my head and am excited how well it turned out. Math never lies, and the joints and cuts are a perfect example of that.
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I know this isn't perfect timber frame joinery..but it is a start. It inspires me to do more and learn more. My biggest professional goal is currently to build a timber frame building... I suppose I have to start somewhere. I have a future project in the works and hope to make some future videos show casing my journey into learning more joinery. Stay tuned and hit that subscribe button !!
awesome
What made you go with using GRK’s over nailing when framing?
Start small. Build a timber frame dog house, lawnmower shed, - hell - mailbox. Mortice and tenon all joints, get familiar with the operations and process without risking large expensive timbers. Then scale up.
Take a class but shop carefully for it. Best $2000(? add transport, lodging, meals) you'll ever spend learning new skills.
Nothing wrong with post and beam when using modern fasteners. Traditional joinery is very strong, but also from a time when metal was far more rare, and therefore expensive. I've done mortise and tenon timber framing and besides pride and aesthetics I see no real reason to not use a post and beam method with brackets and bolts. I do like the look of the cedar timbers with the black bracketry and hardware. Makes for a very modern and high end look.
You would get some great pointers from, "The Tradsman Channel". Throughout many of his videos he fully admit s that he is learning as he goes from the process of logging, milling and cutting the posts, and beam joinery. He gives credit where it is due throughout the barn build. He is just a hard working blue collar worker and family man building his dream. He is a lot like you in many ways. A good starting point for you would be, "The birth of a wooden barn. A timberframe journey, Part 1." I have been watching him for over 2 years. He freely admits his mistrakes.
What color roof lasts the longest?aWith Ryan's ruclips.net/user/postUgkxy_pn55PK60wAV3X_C_RoLS_67mNonoCE plan I was like one taken by the hand and led step by step from start to finish. Thank you very much Ryan!
Nice. I love the attention to making sure it's square and lined up before securing with screws. Classic RR Buildings.
Really enjoy watching your thought process and attention to detail. Always a pleasure!
Man i swear I've showed my co workers so much cool stuff you've shown us all, and its much appreciated boss! Many things to make the job go smoother and look better
Perfect timing. The Chosen Live Stream just ended and you posted. SWEET! 😊
Very impressive guys. Thanks for walking us through the math.
Love how the timber truss looks on the building! Keep up the great work
I am really happy how it turned out
This one was really worth the watch. Awesome work I think it turned out pretty nice.
I can’t tell you how you blew my mind with that ratio trick. I know it’s simple but I never thought about it that way.
Looks amazing. Great job!
You are very talented and attention to detail like no other. you started out even by checking dimensions of lumber. Great videos you provide...and hopefully people take it as mentoring not just entertainment.
That is just Beautiful, sweet work...
Have to say the cordless screwdriver was super impressive 👍🇬🇧
OK, that looks real nice. Real nice.
Top job on the truss, as usual, great to watch, thanks for the video.
That was beautiful craftmanship.
Very nice work.
Math never lies, that is so true.
Greetings from Sweden 😃😷
Very nice .I'm watching your videos from Athens Greece. Super
Looks great, love it, be safe.
Your on the way...I used to make king post trusses as a feature in lounge rooms in some dwellings, but housed all of the joints...
Very well done.
That looks super cool.
Nice work kyle,thanks for share and keep safe bro.
Great job!
Bromance! You guys work great together.
Great skills like always guys, that looks sturdy as hell!
That Bosch is a beast
Beautiful!
Perfection. Nice work as usual. Nice working in the shop for a change. The Bosch is a beast!
That came out awesome!
That looks pretty darn nice.
The lumber looks expensive, but it is beautiful.
Good job.
Stay safe.
Your videos are awesome - thanks for the insipiration.
Awesome video man.
Nice result cutting those precise mitres for your truss with large lumber. Usually timber framing is done with pegged mortise and tenon joints. No metal fasteners.
Great job man! It turned out so good!
Pretty sick guys! Pretty sick.
Pretty pretty pretty good!
That was a great video!
Well done mate, turned out a million bucks 👌
Just amazing 💪🏽
Where the mortise and tenons at? Good job guys!
Wow, that took some figuring, and that Bosch is nice too. Well done!
Just awesome I love it!
Awesome job
I was totally enchanted with the Bosch drill. Especially when you "Chucked the chuck!" . Now try to find the chuck when it rolls off the table.
That looks gorgeous, great work! :)
Hell yeah boys!
Looks great.
Perfection. Absolute pleasure to watch although your measurements were well over my understanding. Keep safe guys.
That little Bosch is a beast of a drill!
Ya know, I was really digging the fly on the wall perspective of this build video. Like I was in the room hanging out with you guys while you built and did your thing. I like your other videos as well but this was a great format for a video and I hope you do more like this.
That is because I never really planned on a full video of this project.
RR Buildings well, I like it man. I’m a high school construction teacher and I’ll be using one of your videos as part my students assignments this week. It’s tough to teach construction in the current situation, but creator/contractors like you make it much more effective! I’ve been watching since before I started teaching. Keep it up man. Thanks
Really nice.
You have much more potential then just large warehouse/ shops !!! as you showed yourself today!
I used to build custom homes and finished carpentry...got tired of it and fell in love with post frame...don't worry this year there will be some cool projects
now that look's nice on the building
Nice work brother.
Nicely done men
That’s a bad ass little drill
Great job
Good job guys! Love seeing you expanding your skills and trying out something new. Looks amazing! :)
Looks like you build furniture for a Giant. Beautiful work guys
Very good
Bravo! I'm getting ready to start a 35'x15' timber frame porch just like this...I hope it goes this smooth😬
Very nice job. On the next one, try connecting the joints with mortises and tenons and peg the joints, like the old days.
Must be nice having nice new toys to try out... 😉
The next truss you make you should use mortise and tennon joints and then peg it together, in the UK we have Oak timber frame houses built like this
going back hundreds of years , I built my first house using old oak beams when I was only 21 years old back in 1985 it took me 3 years working just on weekends, good luck to you..... I like watching your videos !!!!
Would love too
this was a great video
Your my freakin hero!!! Great video I’m making the same thing soon.
Awesome!
Cool Video. I have that same beam saw. Its a beast.
That is boss, man.
NICE job guys👍👍👍💯💯💯🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Hi Kyle I’m not a carpenter by any means, in fact I’m a Boilermaker Welder, however this doesn’t stop me from binge watching your channel all the time, I have to say your videos are really interesting in general and I’ve even learnt things that I can apply to my jobs, keep up the awesome work mate from Australia 👍👍
Hey thanks man. Appreciate that and stay safe
@@RRBuildings You too, stressful times at the moment with this virus going around, I wish you the best of luck
Nice! Plan to do something similar on the front of our house. 🤙
12:23 seems like this style of tool is the “hot new thing”; from Milwaukee & the installation driver, to Festool, & now Bosch with their new FlexiClick, everyone can choose their favorite flavor now😉
Thx for this vid of hanging, chilling, while building a “gable rafter truss” (whatever ppl call it depending on local) for your porch.
Those GRKs though......pretty amazing, & like the new upgraded design they did few months back; they improved a great fastener!
13:31 I spend $0.99 at dollar store for a small silicone non stick basting brush for applying wood glue to my projects. Works well, cheap, & cleans up easily afterwards (just a tip for everyone who doesn’t know this😊).
Cheers✌🏼
Great video. I have four of these I built on my house over the last 2 years. Could have used a tutorial like this before I did them. Only suggestion would be to use the Ozco timber ties. The truss fan tie on the bottom chord and posts give it a little added strength. And the post to post tie on the end posts do as well. Maybe not with cedar, but mine were all made from treated glulams and 6x6 posts. Pretty heavy and may twist as they dry out. Again, this is a great video for someone trying to figure out how to do these open timber trusses.
Badass rafter Truss bud
Why did you come 3-9/16” off each end? You said you’d cover it later on but I didn’t catch that
I'm just watching this thinking just lay it out on the floor rather than risk knocking stuff over. Could probably even draw it out with dry erase if those floors are epoxied.
Me too buddy. The whole assembly process is as dangerous as they could possibly have made it. I would not work anywhere near such a bunch of clowns. Didn't see any mortice and tenons which would have contributed long term structural integrity, not to mention a safer assembly process.
This video is an excellent example of how not to timber frame. Watch carefully and learn.
Impressive
impressive
If you build another one, the goal of the webbing is to reduce the spans of the chord panels. IMO, I think it would look better if you would have flattened the web down to where it would have divided the top chord into 2 even panels. It would also be more structurally sound that way (not that it makes a difference with a 6x6 truss and 16' span). Anyway, just my 2 cents as a past senior truss designer. Impressed with your knowledge of the components and love watching your videos.
Kyle and Greg, very detailed video. You may like to look into Roman truss: "capriata in legno", where the runner is not subject to bending but only to tension, the vertical web to tension also, while the diagonal webs are subject to compression along with the two top chords. The "Staffa" keeps the whole assembly align. Hope you find this interesting. Keep posting great jobs.
Anche io penso che per avere una capriata il monaco non deve toccare la catena e le due saette non devono poggiare sulla catena
Awesome
With your painstaking attention to accuracy,you will be a top timber framer! When you start,lookout!
Faux pegs would make this great
That’s what I wanted to post some plugged holes or uncut pegs would look great
Wow please sh ut up. This is not timber framing...ffs
I agree it looks nice , no joinery makes it pretty straightforward but like you say gotta start somewhere
Kyle does a dazzling job here. Those of you who have never fitted the angled joints of a truss as you build it have no idea how easy it is to get lost in your calculations. Reversing a joint angle, forgetting to calculate thickness, failing to figure the offset of the run to the centerline of a double miter, the opportunities to screw up are endless. I've seen seasoned veteran framers and steelworkers stop dead in their tracks, whack themselves in the head, holler at their crews to stop everthing, tear up their sketches and lists, then start over.
With select cedar 6 x 6 costing $16 and up per foot, you can't afford mistakes. Kyle is braver and more squared away than the US Marines. He got it in one.
To learn, build a doghouse timber-frame style. You can do it on your bench and use it for firewood when you mess a piece or two.
I work with cedar alot, and i suggest predrilling those long structural screws to prevent splitting... the stuff is so dry it constantly splits.
Are you worried about weather affecting the glue? Titebond III is my go-to for outdoor stuff.
Your a beast! I feel it helps focus way more when you talk everything out loud to the camera. No joke.
Now that's what you call a saw !!
Interesting. Great you shared this.
For me...I’ll usually hard pass on the angles and math whenever possible...and just “knife mark” or scribe.
Cheers 🍻
Very nice, but a mortis, tenon joint or two would have been really cool, and stronger that the GRK LAGS.
Oversized Kumiko hand cut with a giant circular saw, nice skilz my dude, impressive :)
5:36 Maybe clamp a couple vertical boards on either side to sort of cradle the rafters.
I'm pretty sure pocket hole screws on a Timber frame are a SIN!!!! But it looks great.
Kyle, Thank you very much for posting all of this content. It is fantastic. Unfortunately, you are not in my area (NY) to put up a building for me. Which got me thinking on an idea for a video. Could you do a breakdown of the discussions you have with a client before you get started? Things we should be asking or expecting from a contractor? It's clear you go above and beyond for your clients, but what are the best ways to know if I'm getting good work or ripped off?
When you didn’t pre drill, it scared me. 😳😳
They look beautiful.
I’m about to take on building to giant timber frame trusses
11:46 it’s like he stopped bc he knew a “that’s what she said” joke was coming.....
I forgot to mention I was looking at that square when you picked it up. I was noticing how easy the levers looked to turn an lock which would be great for older people with arthritis or weak hands. I wouldn't want it though because it looks like you couldn't store it flat or with other squares as the levers would break off in a real world working situation or in a work trailer. It would make great Dad or grandpa gift for an amateur woodworking crafter though. I also thought that Bosch was legit and got excited about that removable chuck then remembered they make bits to fit impact tools quick release already but if somebody had a special drill bit type that wasn't available yet to fit a quick release then that would be really sweet. Is that coming up in a toolsday?