Giving support where it's needed

 The brick lintels with flat bar support had sagged over the years with cracks appearing in the brickwork. The decision was made to replace the lintels with hardwood beams made from wood re-cycled from our old pool deck. The first job was removing the fan hood. Opened up the kitchen no end.

This is the first window to have it's bricks removed. It was a bit nerve wracking bashing at the bricks while the rafters were propped up but it all went well. Ellie seemed quite happy to work under an unstable roof.










  And before we knew it, the new beams were up. The timber sanded up well but that effect is lost when the paint goes on. Still, it has to fit with the final overall effect so paint it is.