Collar tie beams, salvaged from a dairy barn, and ceiling board paneling, salvaged from a church, both from Heritage Salvage (see above).
5Chiffon silk swirl print blouse with
collar tie, pounds 39.99, by Versace Jeans Couture at TK Maxx.
The last pair of rafters has a
collar tie recessed across the front for added strength.
ceiling is finished, it does not jibe with the rest of your description so I'll assume that the
collar ties are visible and that there is no ceiling finish.
I probably hadn't used enough
collar ties, leaving me with the lesson that a sturdy toy box is worth the extra expense.
With the wind in mind, we thought the three
collar ties in the kit might also be insufficient, so we added
collar ties on each of the five roof beams.
With that and the
collar ties that needed to go through the wall itself, Amy and Jeff stopped using the forms and hand-built the wall around the
collar ties and over the plywood form used to create the archway.
When you say that the ceiling is finished, it does not jibe with the rest of your description so I'll assume that the
collar ties are visible and that there is no ceiling finish.
First, mark an arc on the 2x12
collar ties (W; Photo 9).
Buttrick raised the
collar ties, the structural members that support the rafters.
The exposed structural trusses and
collar ties allow for full-height volumes and add animation to an otherwise cool, spare kitchen.