Roof Beam

To support the rafters above the living room, a steel beam is installed, supported at one end on the gable panels,and at the other end on a double truss, underneath which will be a racking panel, to give the whole house some structural stiffness at this point.

The rafters will be toothed into the beam and a timber tie fixed to attach one side to the other, and make sure it they are seated nicely on top of the beam. Once the roof is sarked the whole thing will hold together.