May 2010
Building a roundhouse - continued
[image: Roof plan]
Roof plan
[image: Starting on the rafters]
Dafydd Wiliam and the team discussing the position of the rafters
[image: We've used scaffolding to assist us here. I wonder how they did this in the Iron Age?]
We've used scaffolding to assist us here. I wonder how they did this in the Iron Age?
[image: The main raffter poles tied at the apex]
The main rafter poles tied at the apex
We started on the rafters yesterday. There will be 36 ash rafters in all. We will be creating ring beams and using a load of hazel rods for the purlins and sways. Come over to see the work develop this week.
Thanks to everyone who called in over the bank holiday weekend - it was great fun!
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