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Palgrave Brown is the United Kingdoms premier roof truss manufacturer specialising in roof trusses, timber joints and trussed rafters. We have been supplying the United Kingdom with quality roof trusses for many years now and have become a market leader in the UK for trusses and trussed rafters, I Joist flooring, Posi Joist flooring and Eco homes.
There are no companies in the United Kingdom who can top Palgrave Brown for service and delivery when it comes to roof truss design, the experienced team delivers nationwide, with tailored solutions. As the United Kingdom’s largest roof truss manufacturer, Palgrave Brown delivers nationwide, manufacturing trusses on thirteen of the company’s eighteen sites around the UK. We offer rapid access to the national distribution network and a maximum two week delivery which is unrivalled in other areas of Britain.
Palgrave Brown have two national sales and design centres, all of which contain fully trained designers who are dedicated to providing a full design service, as well as design teams on each site, this makes us around forty skilled professionals in all. The design teams work closely together to ensure that the roof truss solution is fully integrated with any other timber aspects from Palgrave Brown such as stairs, I-beams and Posi-Joists.
What is a Trussed Rafter? Trussed rafters or roof trusses are now specified for the majority of domestic roofs constructed in the UK and Eire. The trussed rafter is an individually designed component, engineered to provide a structural frame for the support of roof or similar structures. Pre-fabricated from high quality, stress graded timbers and joined with steel nailplate fasteners, the trussed rafter offers: A flexible, practical and fully engine ered solution to your roofing requirements. Economy of materials, as trussed rafters can use up to 40% less timber than a traditionally formed roof.
A trussed rafter is an engineered framework consisting of structural members forming triangles. The framework derives its inherent strength from this triangulation. The members around the perimeter of the trussed rafter are known as chords (top and bottom, also called rafters and ceiling ties), and the internal members providing the internal triangles are known as webs (sometimes also called struts and ties).
Why choose trussed rafters? Trussed rafters are individually designed components made from kiln-dried, strength-graded timber joined together with steel nailplates. They provide a structural framework to support the roof fabric, ceilings and /or floors. Trussed rafters can be used on a wide range of building types including timber frame, masonry and steel frame. Although most commonly used for domestic housing they are increasingly chosen for commercial and industrial buildings such as offices, shops, hotels and leisure centres. Trussed rafters stand out as a sophisticated and highly-engineered product, with superior fabrication underpinned by high production standards. They are more flexible and more cost effective than many other methods of roof construction. Benefits of Trussed Rafters Suitable for a wide range of roof structures and building types Speed of construction allows just-in-time delivery to site Space saving - no on-site storage area required Prefabricated components mean reduced labour costs Up to 40% more energy efficient than traditional construction methods More thermally efficient than alternative materials such as aluminium, steel or concrete Made of timber, the only truly renewable building resource Low-tech manufacturing process reduces emissions and pollution Minimal environmental impact from installation Trussed rafters -a versatile solution Trussed rafters play an increasingly important role in small to medium sizes commercial buildings such as hotels, schools, supermarkets etc. Architectural preference for pitched roofs, the ability to produce long spans, and the fact that they can be used on timber frame, masonry and steel framed buildings increasingly means that trussed rafters provide an ideal solution to roofing commercial buildings. For more examples of the versatility of trussed rafters and the range of projects they for which they can be used, please contact your nearest branch.