king truss


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king truss

n.
See king post truss.
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The property also features an office, open plan kitchen/family room and a lounge with exposed timber beams, original king trusses and an inglenook fireplace.
Since the roof will hold tennis courts and an indoor playing field, truncated columns and inverted king trusses were need to displace the load sideways to other columns instead of downward to footings.
They decided to open out the loft space, exposing king trusses, to create a third bedroom with landing area that could be used as a study.