Top Wall Plate Timber

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Top wall plate timber. The top of the wall plate is weathered and the timber is jakcure treated. A wall plate is a load bearing structural member used horizontally and part of a timber framework. This provides a fixing point for the feet of rafters and distributes the load exerted by the roof structure down through the walls without creating pressure points where each rafter meets the wall and also acts to prevent wind uplift.

Trussed rafters should only be supported at the junction between the ceiling tie and rafter unless specifically designed otherwise e g. In scotland 100mm x 25mm wall plates should be used in long lengths butt jointed. Our wooden gate posts wall plates keep gates secure and are pressure treated to protect from rot.

A single top plate does not have the strength to carry major loads such as roof trusses or upper floor beams so these should be fixed directly above the studs. Trussed rafter roofs and traditional cut roofs should be supported on timber wall plates. To fix the joists and rafters down on to the wall plates they should be toe or skew nailed to the top plate like below.

Set out the ceiling joists onto the wall plates the ceiling joists are installed before the rafters as they will stop the roof spreading and also give something for you to lay planks across to stand on when building the roof. In the uk the term typically refers to a length of timber bedded on mortar on top of the internal leaf of an external cavity wall. These are common in australia.

Wall plates should be joined using half lapped joints at corners and in running lengths. 228000 a 1 8m 95x70mm wall plate with a planed finish. We craft our gate posts from top quality redwood pressure treated to last longer and designed with an angled top for more stability and strength.

Bedded to line and level. Wall plates are commonly used for fixing gates to walls often side gates or if a gate needs to be installed in a gap between two walls. Timber posts work well with both metal and wooden gates and are a traditional countryside classic.