Visitors to Rookwood Cottage some years ago will remember that there is a low beam in the sitting room which has had a split half way along its length. In May of 2008 we decided that we had to ensure the beam would last for another 400 years and so we looked at what was needed to repair it.An easy solution would be to fit a metal brace as seen on so many old beams. We didn't want to spoil the look of the cottage and we felt that only the best would be right for Rookwood and so we contracted a specialist contractor to 'mend' the beam a very different way!
The floor boards were lifted in the bedroom above and four tungsten steel rods inserted into slots cut into the sitting room beam whilst it was jacked up from below. Resin was then poured into the slots to harden and create the perfect finished job. The specialist claims that if the cottage was blown to pieces this beam would remain in tact!
