Credit: Mira Timber Frame
Not to be outdone by this great room’s extraordinary Rocky Mountain view, the timber-framed king-post trusses feature a slight curvature, which was achieved by steam-bending, not cutting, the bottom timber — a process that, though intensive, eliminates waste. Each truss covers a 30-foot span and rests on load-bearing walls, so it’s structural. The hand-hammered faceplates are purely decorative.
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