Ceilings and Trusses

Conventional Ceiling

standard drywall finish made of lower-cost materials

Suspended ceiling

aka dropped ceiling, that hangs from a metal grid below existing ceilng

Coffered ceiling

found in high-end homes featuring a classic and luxurious aesthetic often recognizable from its grid of inverted panels

Tray ceiling

aka panned ceiling, is slightly lower with each added step or level surrounding the center

Coved ceiling

a concave, curved design found in formal rooms theaters, or churches

Cathedral ceiling

often found in large rooms, known for it sinverted V-shape

Shed ceiling

shed or single-slope ceiling typically found on the top story of a home

Beam ceiling

found in hallways and corridors with exposed beams

King post

most common truss form with a principal vertical web member

Queen post

has too principal vertical members

Howe truss

characterized by diagonal compression struts and vertical tension members

Pratt truss

combines diagonal members in tension with vertical members in compression

Fink truss

practical truss for long spans

Scissor truss

sloping bottom chords that cross at mid span,

Hammer beam truss

most structurally inefficient problematic and celebrated timber roof types

Parallel chord truss

trusses that span transverse to the ridge line with top chords that slope