Today 3 rafters were cut and installed while I took care of some demo and clean-up. Here you can see Ed and Hector on the roof and Mike on the second floor. The construction and installation of these rafters was no small task. First they had to figure out the angle of the roof and cut the bottom of the rafter, then notch the other end of one rafter and create a tongue on the other one so that when they joined up top, the would lock together. The bottom of the rafter also has a tongue that locks into a groove on the tie beam. The rafters are then secured to the tie beam with huge timber locks.

Here you can see how the two rafters lock together.

Ed's saying the whole roof will be on by next Friday -- we'll see!