25th june

Tools used: drop saw, radial saw, hammer, square, bevel, 8m tape, rule, pencil, level, hand saw

Today we continued with the close couple roof exercise.

We finished measuring the rest of the rafters, as well as marking out were they were to go on the ridge and top plates. The bird mouths were cut out and rafters nailed in place. Then we plumb each end with a brace being put up to keep the roof plumb.

Then we split into 2 groups to work on each end. We had the out rigger end, with the other group on the purlin end.

We were shown how to calculate the raking frame to get the lengths and angles. Then we cut them out by hand, with abit cut at the top so the ridge can set on it.

From here we cut and put in a jack stud to support the raking frame, with 2 other, to support the out riggers.

Then the out riggers were measured and cut and nailed in place, with the flying rafter nailed into the ends of the out riggers.