How to secure badly split cottage beam.

[pineapple]

We were thinking metal plates screwed through from floor above and injected resin. Maybe should get a structural engineer to advise?

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• pineapple
• 12 Jun 2015
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[Belboz]

FWIW, might be better posting this in the BUILDING section so the experts there can give you advice.

They may pop in here but probably faster to re-post.

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[joe-90]

A couple of bolts through it (and recessed) then use fibreglass paste to fill the crack. Will be as good as new. Fibral by U-Pol is very good. You can get it at Halfords.

 

[pineapple]

A couple of bolts through it (and recessed) then use fibreglass paste to fill the crack. Will be as good as new. Fibral by U-Pol is very good. You can get it at Halfords.

Thanks. So not bolts with plates? Except that would look ugly

 

[pineapple]

FWIW, might be better posting this in the BUILDING section so the experts there can give you advice.

They may pop in here but probably faster to re-post.

B

Cheers will do

 

[joe-90]

A couple of bolts through it (and recessed) then use fibreglass paste to fill the crack. Will be as good as new. Fibral by U-Pol is very good. You can get it at Halfords.

Thanks. So not bolts with plates? Except that would look ugly

You can use big washers and inset them so that when you either fill over them or fit wooden caps you don't see them.

 

[pineapple]

Thanks folks. I put this issue in the Building forum at someone's suggestion so maybe a mod could merge the responses or close this thread.