collar beam

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(′käl·ər ′bēm)

(building construction) A tie beam in a roof truss connecting the rafters well above the wall plate.

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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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