Recent content by sabu57

Guys, thank you for your re-assurance. I'll adopt a policy of wait-and-see, as advised, and "sister up" additional timber if they look like spreading further. Cheers.

Thanks for your prompt response. The post, roof and house are 30 years old - we've had it the last 12 years. As it's in central France (and I am not) I'm restricted to the following additional photo :- There is a less severe split on the face you can see in the 2nd photo, but the...

I'm looking for some advice in repairing a splitting king post in a holiday home we own abroad, please. The post is 300x20x20 cm, and has started to crack vertically on the face which is opposite a velux window which has previously had no heat reflective blind, so the post has been subject to...