Half pyramid / pallisade quadruple hipped roof!

We finished framing the carcass of a particularly complicated roof today. The roof is on an extension which we are building in central St Albans. I'm sure to post some more pictures / info about the job as it has many unusual features and complexities. Most of these complexities arise from the two 45 degree cants which form the shape of the building, a kind of semi-decagon.

Most of the cuts had to be done with a hand saw (the old fashioned way!) due to the steep angles. We enlisted the help of our friend Mike, a well experienced carpenter, to set out the roof. There are times when bowing to the superior expertise of more specialised tradesmen is essential to the smooth running of a job. Even Mike was scratching his head a few times!

I hope to post more pictures of the job as we go on, most of the brickwork is obscured by scaffolding at the moment, so will wait 'till later to photograph it.

Most complicated  roof I've seen in a while!