The roof to the new extension is being built-in a near-by industrial unit. The three large oak trusses are hand-made and assembled at ground level. The timber is then numbered, disassembled and brought to site.
All of the joints are made the old-fashioned way – tenons and oak pegs – to fit in with the existing cottage.
The current plan is that these will be on site and in place in the next 2-3 weeks (weather permitting!).
These are the two oak trusses for the lounge. They are being built in an industrial unit near-by before being numbered, taken apart and shipped to site.
The third oak truss has been disassembled and is being sanded. You can see here the tenon and peg joint on the end of one of the purlins (under the wire brush next to the sanding discs).
Close up of the joints in one of the trusses. This truss has been taken apart and has been sand. There is only one screw in each of the trusses.
One of the new tenon joints on the end of one of the purlins.