Residential Failing Timber Arch Support

During the renovation of a listed barn, it was discovered that the “solid” oak archway through the sandstone brick wall was not as solid as it first seemed. Being open to the elements for so many years caused extensive rot and woodworm infestation all throughout the beams. The carpenter on this project came to us looking for a replacement steel support frame which would then be clad in thick oak paneling to give the appearance of the original oak supports. In additon to this, the frame was to be square to better suit the installation of new internal doors and so the square arch was born. It is a 152UC30 goal post with 10mm profiled plates creating the arch. Notable information on this job was that when installed and levelled, the brickwork above the arch required less than 8mm of packing to be fully seated to the frame and, believe it or not, we were paid for this project in some timber work! The office got a beautiful live edge oak side table out of it. Just one professional exchanging skills with another.