The floor above had to be reinforced before a new ceiling was put in, as the plaster would continue to crack unless properly addressed.
Two steel beams were installed within and below the ceiling joists. The beam spanning left to right is a T-beam and sits inside the joists via slots cut within them. It is then bolted via a welded plate to a single large box section of steel running perpendicular to the T-beam. All the steel rests upon brick within the interior walls and slate padstone shims on the exterior wall:
Glad to see steel reinforcing beams being used, but still don't understand how the weight of the floor, etc. above those beams is transferred to the foundation for stability. Of course, your foundation is just some wood laid on top of stones, LOL! Oy - obviously brick/stone construction as your old house has is entirely different from stick-framed, log-framed and timber-framed homes.
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