Hello! I have inherited an old house in the countryside of France and am reviewing the most urgent renovations. I have found a load-bearing beam, see picture, where a part (but not the whole) is rotten, and I am considering if it can be fixed without having to replace the entire timber.
Do you think it's possible to replace the rotten part and connect to the timber with sturdy nail plates or similar? It might not look pretty, but replacing the entire beam would be extremely cumbersome and expensive…
I'm thinking to relieve the load with a temporary vertical brace a bit further onto the beam when I cut out the rotten part.
Do you think it's possible to replace the rotten part and connect to the timber with sturdy nail plates or similar? It might not look pretty, but replacing the entire beam would be extremely cumbersome and expensive…
I'm thinking to relieve the load with a temporary vertical brace a bit further onto the beam when I cut out the rotten part.
It doesn't look so decayed, the question is how bad it actually is?
Otherwise, no, a joint in a load-bearing beam must rest on a support. You can of course relieve the beam with a post, temporarily or permanently.
Everything is relative, but that it would be extremely complicated and expensive to replace the beam is something many would likely disagree with. I would say it's a fairly straightforward measure.
Otherwise, no, a joint in a load-bearing beam must rest on a support. You can of course relieve the beam with a post, temporarily or permanently.
Everything is relative, but that it would be extremely complicated and expensive to replace the beam is something many would likely disagree with. I would say it's a fairly straightforward measure.
