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The roof system is built out of 2x6 rough cut rafters, suspended between a ridge beam and two beams mounted on the top of the north and south walls. The ridge beam is made from two 12' 4x12s combined with a half lap joint. The beam is supported under the joint and on the east and west sides by 12' poplar posts which were cut down to clear the site. 45-degree poplar sections connect the beam to the posts and provide extra support. The north and south beams are 14' 4x6s bolted to the north and south walls on top of the double top plate. The rafters angled towards each other to create a skinnier roof on the north and south sides than in the center.
The ceiling was built out of the same rough-cut boards as the subflooring and nailed to the rafters. We tacked roofing paper to the ceiling then covered the roof in overlapping corrugated metal roofing. We cut the edges of the roofing with an angle grinder. <gallery class="center" mode=packed heights=150px>File:RidgeBeam.jpg|Installing Ridge BeamFile:InstallingNorthBeam.jpg|Bolting North BeamFile:InstallingRafters.jpg|Attatching RaftersFile:NailingCeilingBoards.jpg|Compleated RaftersFile:SlantedRafters.jpg|Angled Rafters from Ridge to North BeamFile:CeilingBoardsOn.jpg|Roof with Ceiling BoardsFile:CuttingCeilingBoarfs.jpg|Cutting Ceiling BoardsFile:PreTrimRoof.jpg|Nailing on Corrugated RoofingFile:CalkingRoof.jpg|Caulking Holes in RoofingFile:CompleatedRoof.jpg|Compleated Roof</gallery>
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