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no one can tell from picture if its oak ..the fact is its getting wet because it is in a wall at ground level ..here in the uk we would put in a foundation either end and build a brick pier under it 2"from exterior wall ..when brickwork has properly set ..cut the beam so its not in contact with the wall ..sorted ...its a 3 visits job that adds up to a days work
That beam rests in a beam pocket in the foundation. it may be taking on some surface rot but it is still structurley sound. If worst came to worst a footing and jack post would need to be installed under the beam about a foot out from the stone wall to carry the beam. Or if you had the finances you could build two temporary walls on either side of the beam to carry the load of the floor joists while you replace the wood beam with a Steel I Joist beam and re-secure the floor joists to the new steal beam. This option is far more expensive and extensive.
Baloon framed or not the second floor is carried with much the same set up, I'm sure there is a beam or load bearing wall all through the centre of your house aproximatley in the same location as the beam in the picture. If it's a beam on the second floor the exterior walls have a post in them to carry the beam much like the beam pocket in your foundation.
Floor joist main support beam? A bit of rot on the one end, all seems strong no wobbling etc. What's the best way to stregthen it and stop it from collapsing? Above this beam is a room and its floor joists are resting on it (this beam). And above that room is a bedroom and its floor joists are somehow resting over that. Not sure if the bedrooms floor joists will be resting on another beam like this one, or just a wooden framed wall which would be the stair well. Above all of this is a attic.
The interior walls are all Lath and Plaster from the 1840s. And some of it is Balloon framed.
No one seems to have a clue how its all put together. But the main concern is the beam in the pic which is in the cellar.
Thanks
no one can tell from picture if its oak ..the fact is its getting wet because it is in a wall at ground level ..here in the uk we would put in a foundation either end and build a brick pier under it 2"from exterior wall ..when brickwork has properly set ..cut the beam so its not in contact with the wall ..sorted ...its a 3 visits job that adds up to a days work
That beam rests in a beam pocket in the foundation. it may be taking on some surface rot but it is still structurley sound. If worst came to worst a footing and jack post would need to be installed under the beam about a foot out from the stone wall to carry the beam. Or if you had the finances you could build two temporary walls on either side of the beam to carry the load of the floor joists while you replace the wood beam with a Steel I Joist beam and re-secure the floor joists to the new steal beam. This option is far more expensive and extensive.
Baloon framed or not the second floor is carried with much the same set up, I'm sure there is a beam or load bearing wall all through the centre of your house aproximatley in the same location as the beam in the picture. If it's a beam on the second floor the exterior walls have a post in them to carry the beam much like the beam pocket in your foundation.
Floor joist main support beam? A bit of rot on the one end, all seems strong no wobbling etc. What's the best way to stregthen it and stop it from collapsing? Above this beam is a room and its floor joists are resting on it (this beam). And above that room is a bedroom and its floor joists are somehow resting over that. Not sure if the bedrooms floor joists will be resting on another beam like this one, or just a wooden framed wall which would be the stair well. Above all of this is a attic.
The interior walls are all Lath and Plaster from the 1840s. And some of it is Balloon framed.
No one seems to have a clue how its all put together. But the main concern is the beam in the pic which is in the cellar.
Thanks
