collar beam

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collar beam [′käl·ər ‚bēm]

(building construction)

A tie beam in a roof truss connecting the rafters well above the wall plate.

collar beam, spanpiece, sparpiece, top beam, wind beam

collar beam

A horizontal member which ties together (and stiffens) two opposite common rafters, usually at a point about halfway up the rafters in a collar beam roof.

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