Walls and Beams

Now we have completed the ceiling insulation and boarding, we are moving on to planning the dividing walls. Where possible we want to integrate the use of modern materials with the barn's original features and, in particular, the oak and chestnut beams. The picture here shows a chestnut beam, taken from one of the out-buildings' first floor.

Planning the dividing walls means laying out the stud-work and seeing how this can fit around the huge ceiling beams. The main dividing wall will be that dividing the lobby and larder from the living/dining room  -  so, as you enter the whole space from the main house this is the wall that will be immediately facing you ... so, it would be good to make an interesting impression. It is also going to run along one of the finest beams. Here is what David has done, shaping the stud-work to the beam and matching the pillar beam that is already in place, with the chestnut beam pictured above:

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Then there is the dividing wall that will create the larder .... and here's Oska, a bit confused now, as this area used to be his personal dining room! But he might really like the larder, once it is completed and stocked ....

More building news later this week.