Hammer beam roof english medieval timber roof system used when a long span was needed.
Hammerbeam roof construction.
It uses reinforced posts curving slightly outward from the wall to support the weight.
They are traditionally timber framed using short beams projecting from the wall on which the rafters land essentially a tie beam which has the middle cut out.
The hammer beam roof is the crowning achievement in english gothic architecture and open timber roof design.
The curved brace is important because it holds the.
A hammerbeam roof is a decorative open timber roof truss typical of english gothic architecture and has been called the most spectacular endeavour of the english medieval carpenter they are traditionally timber framed using short beams projecting from the wall on which the rafters land essentially a tie beam which has the middle cut out.
Not a true truss the construction is similar to corbeled masonry see corbel in that each set of beams steps upward and inward by resting on the ones below by means of curved braces and struts.