Clovis, you have a nice little garden! I like how the engawa borders the pond .. very nice.

Very nice tea house too ! Is that a 4 1/2 tatami size? I was wondering how you got that flare/swoop to the hip. Got any pics of the framing so I could see how you did that detail?

Yes, this that a 4 1/2 tatami size!
I sure have a few pics of the construction process...

Gime me a few days to find them.

Great! I'm designing a similar roof, and kicking around ways to get a curved hip. Where'd you find your method?

Nowhere, it's genetic... ;)

Everybody in the familly are good builders and deseigners...
We only have the give a look to something and have a good idea how we can do it...

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Hope this will help, I have the big pictures (1200X1600) somewhere

Here is a link that might be useful: Le Grand Chantier

Can't quite make out the framing details for those hips.

Very nice structure, very well balanced. I would like to see more of the details if you can dig up those bigger pics.

I really like the roofline, and the generous overhang. Very nice job. What part of the World are you in Clovis?

I'm living on the south side of the St-Laurence river, at St-Hubert, this is 30km of Montreal, Quebec, Canada and a bit far from you,according to my Microsoft Streets and trip, it's 4716 km from San Diego...

Here are the pictures:

Basic triangle is 45 degres.
Secondary roof is half, so 22,5 degres

Here is a link that might be useful: Big pictures of building process

Thanks for those pics Clovis !

I spent the winter of '75 I think it was, up in Roun/Noranda, half-way up to Hudsons bay ..

COLDEST TIME OF MY LIFE !!

If you have any more close-ups of that hip without the sheathing on it ..

good job on your tea house !

Great Teahouse!!!! Sorry to say that the link to the larger pictures won't work for me.

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