This is a fairly major part of the whole project - the framing of the new oak frame that will form the basis of the rear extension. Here...

Now that all the cross frames are done its time to turn our attention to the roof - namely the purlins and windbraces which will in turn...

I thought this cross frame deserved its own post because it looks so flippin' awsome! This is the last truss to frame and will form the...

Now that the both side walls are complete its time to begin the first of four cross frames. As usual the main component timbers the make...

The first sections of the frame to be built are the side walls. We're working on on side wall at a time. Here the joints for 'top plates'...

This is last major part of sole plate repair - a nice straight run of sole plate and a couple of posts which have rotted away along the...

A quick update with some more photos of the final structural oak repairs in the dining room of the old cottage. These consist of creating...