Bia Finial Angled T-bracket - (TBABF)
$12.00
Below are the available bulk discount rates for each individual item when you purchase a certain amount
- Buy 10 - 19 and get 10% off
- Buy 20 - 34 and get 12.5% off
- Buy 35 - 49 and get 15% off
- Buy 50 - 74 and get 17.5% off
- Buy 75 - 99 and get 20% off
- Buy 100 or above and get 22.5% off
If you're not quite sure about all your selections, don't worry, after you place your order, our experts will verify them and send you a CAD drawing of your product, with the dimensions you selected so you can put your eyes on it before we manufacture it for you. You can always call us at (715) 718-0781 if you want us to walk you through your order. The project will typically take between 3-4 weeks to manufacture. If you need to have them sooner please select "rush" when ordering.
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Bia Finial Angled T-bracket - (TBABF)
Bia Finial Angled T-bracket - (TBABF)
Most T-brackets are built for one job: a square post-to-beam joint on a 4x4, 6x6, or 8x8. That is not this plate.
TBABF is a flat, face-mounted T for the joint where a brace, rafter, or strut hits a post or beam at a pitch. King post to angle brace. Corner post to strut. Tie beam to an incoming member that is not square. The stem of the T follows the incoming piece. The crossbar follows the through member. The angle is the angle on your drawing — 4/12, 6/12, 12/12, or something off-list.
It is cut from A36 structural steel as one piece. No weld at the crotch of the T. Thickness, leg lengths, holes, and finish are set to the wood you actually have, including dressed cedar that is not a catalog 5-1/2".The Bia finial sits at the junction so this T belongs with BB5LBF, BB3LBF, RPBBF, and BFBBLAB. That is the matching-set reason to pick this SKU over the plain angled T (ATB12). The reason either one beats a stock T is the angle and the timber size.
Get the right kind of T
Search “pergola T bracket” and two different products get mixed together.
Wrap-around 3-way T’s sleeve the post and catch beams on two or three faces. The inner opening is fixed at 3-1/2" or 5-1/2". That is a kit-pergola connector. It is not a face plate on an exposed truss.
Listed-size flat T plates are closer — they sit on the face of the joint — but they are usually locked to 90° (or a separate 45° SKU), a 4" / 6" / 8" menu, one hole style, and one or two thicknesses.
If your brace is 7/12, your post is a planed 5-3/4" cedar, or you need 3/16" or 3/8" plate to match the rest of the truss, a menu size will not sit right. TBABF is cut to the joint you have.
We also make the square T (TB10) when the incoming member is 90°. Same shop, same steel, same hole and finish options. You do not need to leave this site to cover both joints.
Why the angle is the whole product
A 90° T on a pitched brace leaves a wedge of daylight and puts fasteners in the wrong place. A 45° T on a 6/12 brace does the same thing the other direction.
Give us the pitch, the angle in degrees, or a sketch. The stem is cut to that. That is the difference between a plate that sits down and a plate you fight on the lift.
What you get from us
- A36 plate, not light decorative sheet
- One piece, so the T is not two straps welded at the joint
- Your widths, measured on the dressed faces
- Your holes, sized for the lags or through-bolts on the job — not a generic grid that lands on a chamfer
- A CAD check before we cut, so a bad measurement dies on paper instead of on a plate you cannot return
- The same shop that cuts the center plate, corner plate, and peak plate, so thickness and finish match across the truss
Send all of this. Missing one item is how custom plates go wrong.
- Width of the through member (post or beam), measured, not nominal
- Width of the incoming brace / rafter / strut
- Pitch or angle — and say if both sides are the same
- Which face the plate sits on
- Steel thickness (1/8" through 1/2"+; match the other plates on the truss)
- Fastener and hole size
- Finish: black powder coat, hammered black, oil-rubbed bronze, rusted patina, or unfinished
Which plate you actually need
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Joint
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Plate
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Brace or rafter to post/beam at a pitch
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TBABF
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Square beam to post
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TB10 (plain) or DFTB10 (diamond)
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Two-leg L, no third member
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BFBBLAB
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Post + beam + rafter at the eave corner
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BB3LBF
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Beam + king post + multiple braces
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BB5LBF
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Two rafters at the ridge
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RPBBF
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Do not order a T for a three-member corner. Do not order a five-leg hub for a simple brace-to-post. Count the members first. If you are not sure, call and we will point you to the right SKU.
Where it belongs on the job
Exposed king-post trusses, pergola and pavilion braces, porch struts, barn and timber-frame work where the iron stays visible. Indoor beams too, if the rest of the Bia set is already specified.
This page describes the plate. It does not replace an engineer. If the connection is part of the load path, have the thickness, fasteners, and whether you need plates on both faces checked.
Made to order in Superior, Wisconsin. Typical build is 3–4 weeks; rush is available. Call (715) 718-0781 if the T is not a clean two-member joint or you want us to read a drawing before you check out.
