The one photo of a double tie which sandwiches the plate is from near Mt. Holly, Cumberland County, PA. These "headed tie beams" occure in centeral and western PA into eastern Ohio. The heads of these ties project outside the sheathing at the eaves so this type is identifiable from the road.
Jim
Jim, I have never seen even a picture of this double tie. Any one have a picture?
Were shear blocks used as well? What was the configuration of post under this? Why did they use such a thing? Were they trying to span larger distances, hence the shear block question? Could it be a fall back to log construction? Were these timbers salvaged from log barns, as in the case with some fore bay barns?
Tim
