All of the timber for the first floor was removed when we gutted the property. The existing timbers were either rotten, had holes cut in them all over, or were just bent. This meant that the existing first floor undulated, particularly in number 8. We took the decision early on to replace all the timber.
The timber for the new first floor arrived today. There are 6 green oak beams that make up the first floor. Two beams in each cottage. These beams are very heavy.
Then there are joists that run from the beams to the walls. The floor deck is tongue and groove chipboard.
Made from green oak. These beams are seriously heavy!