Timber Portal Frames vs Timber Truss-Based Systems for Residential Buildings

Table 3

Summary of portal labour costs.

	Case A	Case B	Case C
Total cuts/rafter	2	2	2
Total rafters	8	8	8
Total cuts/purlin	2	2	2
Total purlins	18	18	18
Total cuts/gusset	3	3	3
Total gusset	12	12	12
Total cuts/mullion	2	2	2
Total mullion	18	18	18
Total joints	80	80	80
Total cuts	124	124	124
Total points	62	62	62
Column cuts	12	12	12
Column points	6	6	6
Total construction time for all	17	17	17
Total	$1,190.00	$1,190.00	$1,190.00