More repairs to the frame
Before the new oak frame is raised I have to repair the back wall as I wont be able to access it once the frame is up. To say it needs a...
Oak Frame Finished
The new green oak frame is now finished, and stacked up in storage, ready to be raised sometime in July. The last job on the frame was...
The New Frame - oak arrives
This is a fairly major part of the whole project - the framing of the new oak frame that will form the basis of the rear extension. Here...
Sitting Room Sole Plates
This is last major part of sole plate repair - a nice straight run of sole plate and a couple of posts which have rotted away along the...
The Dining Room Doorway
A quick update with some more photos of the final structural oak repairs in the dining room of the old cottage. These consist of creating...
The dining room sole pates
After all the clearing away its now time to start some repairs. Most areas of sole plate (the piece of timber the building sits on) are...
