Trussed rafters are individually designed components, manufactured from quality controlled, kiln-dried, strength graded timber joined with steel nailplate fasteners engineered to provide a structural frame to support the roof fabric, ceilings and/or floors together with other features, such as dormer windows and attic roofs. Combined with other ancillary components, they are used to construct trussed rafter roofs on a wide range of building types.

Trussed rafters have proved to be an efficient, safe and economical method for supporting roofs since their introduction into the UK in 1964. They are used in around 95% of all new housing and in an increasingly large proportion of roofs for non-domestic premesis such as offices, retail outlets, hospital extensions, leisure developments etc.

With the continuing trend toward individualism in domestic house styling, let alone the reflection of this in new inner city estates, the facility to introduce variation to the standard design is vital. The provision of many character differences by designing and then constructing L returns, doglegs, hips for example, satisfies the inherent need for individuality at affordable prices.

Experienced roof designers and trussed rafter manufacturers are therefore in an ideal position to assist the architect or specifier in achieving affordable solutions throughout the building industry.  Simply provide a brief sketch or description of that being considered, including alternatives, and we will do the rest. The whole roof is designed and specified using state-of-the-art computer aided design technology supplied by Wolf Systems Ltd.

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