Timber beam-end engineering repairs

Beam end repair to a principal carrier beam

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Beam end in situ showing rot to its bearing end.

The carrier beam is carefully cut up into small sections.

The coboidal cracking from dry rot within the centre of the beam.

Rotted beam end is removed and cuts made into the rotted wall plate.

Principal carrier beam marked out ready for cutting.

First stage is to augur out the main section.

Slots are finished by hand.

First dry fit of the timber repair system to the carrier beam.

Wall plate completely removed at the bearing end.

New concrete pad stone cemented into position.

Injection of boron gell wood preservative into the remaining wall plate.

Treatment of the new bearing end with a deep bodied preservative paste, noting ceiling lath and plaster.

Next dry fit, with the sterilisation of the masonry.

New beam end sealed to the principal carrier.

Resin bonded, finished job.