Walshaw Buildings

There has been a growing interest in the use of exposed feature roof trusses, as they can form an outstanding centrepiece, making an aesthetically pleasing impact in new or existing buildings. They create an open and spacious feeling to any room, and can be designed to suit the architectural character of the property. We can offer a design and manufacture service that will assist you in creating your authentic feature for your building. Taking care to make the feature trusses not only functional but suited to its environment.

Trussed rafters are individually designed components made from kiln-dried, strength-graded timber joined together with steel nailplates. They provide a structural framework to support the roof fabric, ceilings and /or floors. They can be used on a wide range of building types including timber frame, masonry and steel frame. Although most commonly used for domestic housing they are increasingly chosen for commercial and industrial buildings such as offices, shops, hotels and leisure centres. Trussed rafters stand out as a sophisticated and highly-engineered product, with superior fabrication underpinned by high production standards.

Solid Web I-Joist systems are fully engineered at our suppliers manufacturing facility and components cut to length as part of a complete floor package including solid blocking, noggins, restraint straps, carpenters metalwork and decking. Engineered wood I-Beams can be used as rafters to form wide, open plan attic space, or they can be designed as a stressed floor diaphragm as part of a platform roof system. Closed web I-Joists joints are manufactured to precise specifications using laminated veneer lumber flanges bonded to an orientated strand board (OSB) web.

Glulam's tensile characteristics make it suitable for long span, load-bearing widths, such as bridges. It is an exceptionally strong material, used for load-bearing structures where visual appearance is important, which can be shaped, helping to form spacious buildings. We have be manufacturing glulam for over 25 years and are recognisied as one of the specialists in this field. Glulam is the natural, environmentally friendly, versatile and renewable building material. We are able to combine unrivalled levels of technical ability and sector understanding to provide a full structural design and supply service for both Glulam structures and complete integrated solutions throughout the UK.

Our products are made to order and we can agree your delivery requirements potentially avoiding the need for you to store bulky items until you are ready to install them. We use our own fleet of vehicles for transporting project materials to specific customer sites across the UK. Due to the size of roof trusses, we have invested in a range of specialist vehicles to ensure the transportation and delivery of trusses is as smooth and hassle-free as possible. Each vehicle is driven by a friendly member of our knowledgeable team.