Beyond the Frame

The new intermediate floor structure is nearly complete, constructed in reclaimed joists as well as new timbers (the light coloured wood, which has a tendency to twist and sometimes needs straightening). The space for the staircase can be seen on the left hand side at the far end of the photo. The timber frame for the house can't be completed until we take down the cast reinforced concrete beam over the original front door. This is going to be complicated. We have moved the acro props resting on top of it to one side. The section of roof they were supporting is now held up by a prop to the new timber frame. Rather than taking out the beam in sections, the plan is to remove the supporting brickwork so it drops (in a controlled fashion) and then break it up on the ground. That was the plan anyway......... Now I think it might be better to take it apart where it is. I'm looking around to buy a good electric breaker.