Alex H
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The 'house' next door was not lived in for 6 years before we bought it and during that time was not looked after at all. Water has leaked in at various points and I have already had to demolish one part which was threatening to fall into the road.
The remainder looks like this.
The house consists of 2 rooms with an attic space above. A bread oven is integral to the main wall of the house. The attic floor and subsequently the roof is held up by a large beam tied to the wall which also holds the bread oven.
The bread oven and it's attaching walls (to the right on the plan) are collapsing - they are not attached and their method of construction makes repair beyond my meagre skills.
My thoughts are to create a full block wall directly in front of the bread oven wall, to support the floor above and the roof.
I would retain the current stone pillar that supports both floor and roof beams.
Is this a GOOD IDEA ? or am I thinking in the wrong direction?
The remainder looks like this.
The house consists of 2 rooms with an attic space above. A bread oven is integral to the main wall of the house. The attic floor and subsequently the roof is held up by a large beam tied to the wall which also holds the bread oven.
The bread oven and it's attaching walls (to the right on the plan) are collapsing - they are not attached and their method of construction makes repair beyond my meagre skills.
My thoughts are to create a full block wall directly in front of the bread oven wall, to support the floor above and the roof.
I would retain the current stone pillar that supports both floor and roof beams.
Is this a GOOD IDEA ? or am I thinking in the wrong direction?