Timber Frame and Timber Frame Repairs

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	A three bay barn stripped and ready for a roof. Note its very agriculutral construction.
	The new roof with a continuous pitch lining the three bays.
	A new build cart shelter which used local English oak and sweet chestnut rafters.
	An 'Arts and Crafts' inspired garden screen made with locally sourced green Douglas Fir. The woven wattle panels are inspired by a number of local barns.
	The elevation of this building had started to show its age, coupled with the incorect use of cement, the faces of some of its timbers had started to take in and trap water. When the timbers are un-painted, re-facing is the kindest way to treat the worst affected. This means that there is minimal disturbance to the interior and most of the original fabric can be retained. The cement is duly cut back and a special weatherproofing process is carried out prior to lime rendering up to the timbers to make good.
	This elevation had been slowly decaying for years. Previous bad repairs had meant all of the brick panels had to be dismantled, the frame repaired and the new brickwork rebuilt (with lime) and properly tied in to the frame.
	A repaired principal rafter.
	A mezzanine floor inserted with stop-chamfered spine beam.
	The rafters for a reinstated dormer window rebuilt with new. 7/8 of the rest of the roof was either repaired or conserved.
	After all the mess and noise of the conservation work, this is the end result.
	A repaired tiebeam, new jowl post and wall plate.
	A listed porch with replacement cills and posts, all inserted without having to fully dismantle the frame.
	A new section of wall framing. Note we were able to save the adjacent historic infill panels without the use of slip tenons by bracing it all together, tilting it to the left and inserting the new.
	A replacement section of wall framing. Note the scaffolding used to take the load of the main frame whilst the rotten pieces were cut out and replaced.