Builders Knee Braces Are Not What You Think!

Builders Knee Braces Are Not What You Think!
Of course if you mention the word "knee brace" to an
architect that brings up whole different kettle of fish:
and it has nothing to do with builders knee. Of course if
one imagines the standard type of prophylactic knee brace
or indeed the functional knee brace in conjunction with the
idea of a house, perhaps one might produce an image in
one's mind of some fantastical construction: somewhat along
the lines of the Russian folk tale of the witch Baba Yaga.
Here the wicked old dame lived in a house that bounded
along on the giant chicken legs.

No doubt these bizarre appendages, which had to support the
weight of both structure and crone, may have suffered much
in the way of ligament strain! Therefore one might picture
the house making the tricky decision concerning the
relevant functional or prophylactic knee brace: whether
hinged, comfort or other wise. One might also picture said
edifice sitting in front of a computer screen, hopefully
having acquired the appropriate advice from an
architectural orthopaedic surgeon, mulling over the
minefield of sites in a vain attempt to acquire the right
knee brace!

As pleasing as this might be, it must be sadly reported
that the architectural knee brace is not an object of such
fantastical joy! Nevertheless, the builders' knee brace is
just as vital in some respects as the hinged, functional or
prophylactic knee brace of your average serious sports
pundit, or motorcross professional.

The architectural knee brace is vital component in keeping
one roof beams in order. This knee brace is "a diagonal
support placed across the angle between two members that
are joined; serves to stiffen and strengthen the members".

These types of knee braces are not necessarily concealed
within the roof structure, quietly and unobtrusively
"strengthening the members". They may be part of the
intrinsic, visible design of the roof, forming the
aesthetics of say, a gable end. Here, the knee brace might
be plain or ornate. Place the wrong style of knee brace in
the wrong style of gable end and your design plans may be
obstructed. This is particularly pertinent when renovating
a Craftsman, Eclectic, or Tudor Revival style of American
house.

However, it is still pleasing to consider Baba Yaga's
chicken-legged abode, fitted with the sort of bionic knee
braces that technologists are devising to generate battery
power. Now that would be the definition of an energy
self-sufficient home!

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Do builders have knee braces all of their very own? Well
they do, but they are not what you think! Find out more
about builders knee braces at
http://www.braceyourknee.com/builders-knee-brace.html , and
about knee braces in general at
http://www.braceyourknee.com/