Renovating a half-timbered house - low ceiling heights, are there possibilities?

An intact half-timbered house can be lifted by a crane on a beam. And you just remove beams there? Our predecessor building, a medieval half-timbered house under monument protection—by the way, a cozy spacious nest for the family—cost us more over the years than a new build—even though we did a lot of it ourselves, but not botched it and with a delicate touch and the necessary knowledge. Old houses need such enthusiasts; otherwise, they cannot be preserved. I like best for them an owner who maintains them sparingly but diligently with quality and has no money for nonsense. You can’t get in with big machines; you need, I’d call it monument material, which is very close to ecological building; much is handcraft. When you open something somewhere, it’s like a surprise egg, only you can’t shake it beforehand. Of course, you can acquire that knowledge! Of course, you can do the renovations with equity! And you get a house with a charisma that is hard and expensive to achieve in a new build, no little boxes. But low ceilings are hardly fixable.

The facade requires more maintenance than any house without mixed materials. You shouldn’t find the crookedness too bad. The living climate was superb. Heating costs lower than a post-war stone house; clay and straw we experienced as absolutely competitive building materials that we greatly appreciate. But, as Haydee says: If, for example, the wood is no good or was already puny from the start, that alone can be a knockout criterion.

You can also work with monument protection when no one cares about it. I want to say, then even best.

Many greetings
Gabriele