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    Collar Tie Design Residential Wood Framing

    Hi Trackman417, I am guessing that you want to remove ceiling joists to create a "cathedral" ceiling in the house...so you are trying to determine if you can use a collar tie to essentially form an "A" shaped truss, with the horizontal being a tension member. With your tie member so high up, the...

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