More satisfactory is the use of some form of lightweight infill panels which add little weight to the frame and which can at the same time incorporate some thermal insulation to the walls, which will certainly be desirable. A method used at the Avoncroft Museum at Bromsgrove, when re-erecting timber-framed building using both traditional techniques […]
Category: Timber-Framed, Buildings of England
Timber Repairs using Epoxy Resins
In the last few years there has been an increase in the use of epoxy resins in timber-framed repairs, despite some reservations by such bodies as the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings. Its use should be restricted to situations where traditional repairs in timber are not desirable or practicable – for instance, where […]
Repair of floors
tenon in the mortice. If the end of the joist is badly decayed, it should be cut back to sound timber and a new piece provided scarfed and bolted to the existing joist one end and the tenons re-cut the other end to suit the existing mortices. More likely, however, is that the joint has […]
Joints used in repair
to repair them. When the decision is to repair them, the defective timber should be cut away until sound timber is reached and, in the case of studs, new timbers scarfed and skew-pegged. In the case of the main post, a scissor-scarf joint is recommended. In some cases only part of the sill-beam will need […]
Repairs to Timber-Wall Framing
Although deterioration of timber-framing due to infestation is common, particularly in thin structural members such as braces, rot is the worst enemy. It is to be found in the sill-beams, the feet of the main posts and studs, and the upper surface of horizontal members on external walls, together with feet of braces and studs, […]