We are up to date now all the work shown here was done during the last three weeks
He floor joists were supported with shoring props then the rotten lintel was removed also the rotton ends of the hosts are saw off. Really scary this what was holding the floor up?
The stonework was removed to make space for the larger lintel. Extra space was made to allow for a bit of fettling. Underpining props were put in to suport the wall.
All the joints and pads were repointed with lime mortar. The ceiling plaster was removed and the outside joist was cut back further to allow the new lintel to slide in at an angle. I found that a decorative bead had been planed into the edges to the underside of the floor boards. There must have been no ceiling when the house was first built and these are the original floor boards. I will try to recreate this detail when I replaster the ceiling.
I bought a rough saw green oak beam from Jo' Sawmills in Mabe near Penryn. I planed the face and face edge flat and square using my No5 jack plane and No6 jointing plane. Once this was done I marked out the beam to 300 mm x 300mm x 1.5 m ( Imp 12" x 12" x 5'). I used my jack plane to plane down the remaining sides.
Then I cut dovetailed and housed timber framing joints for 8" and 4" joists in the face edge.
This beam weighs about 250 Kg so I though I would do this hoe the ancient Egyptians did itbut Karen wouldn't let me build an earth ramp in the living room so I devised a ingenious contraption. I built a timber four post lift using every clamp I own and a car jack. Job done and I save the 80 quid hire for a lintel hoist tick VG.
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