If you are building a one or two story home but may someday convert the attic to living space make sure your design will allow enough space for adequate roof insulation.
Roof ceiling beam design.
The loads on the ridge beam are carried by vertical posts at the beam ends down through the building structural walls to the building foundation.
A structural ridge beam is a horizontal beam placed at the peak or ridge of a roof and is designed to carry much of the live and dead loads or weight of the roof structure by itself.
Ceiling beams are a strong design element that affect the sense of size and height in a room.
The beams serve both equally.
In cases where there is no under roof venting system no soffit intake vents no ridge vents a hot roof design is followed.
The roof cavity between rafters can be filled with insulation followed by installation of a perfect vapor barrier followed by finish surface of drywall or whatever else.
You will need a roof beam as a nailing surface to support the rafters.
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The cliche of the thatched roof cottage smoky and oppressive with dark exposed beams overhead belongs.
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In other words the function is to support the ceiling form is the aesthetic quality.