Maison du 14e siècle, dite Maison Bessac

English translation

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History

House composed of a ground floor and two storeys. The lateral walls and the rear façade are constructed in rubble stone. The façade on the street is in timber framing with brick infill, and features a projection at each storey. The roof structure, dating from the original construction, is intact. It is composed of four trusses and four half-trusses of hip rafter, whose rafters are assembled mortise and tenon fashion. The common rafters are assembled with tenons and mortises. There is neither a king post nor a ridge beam. The floor beams constitute the ties. Braces prevent buckling. A post receives the hip rafters and comes to be assembled on a main beam of the floor. On the ground floor, a staircase gives access to the storeys. This ground floor was to serve as a shop. Masonry infill was done under the main beam which supports the façade. The stopped chamfers and the holes of pegs indicate the locations of the old posts which supported this beam. On the first storey was found the common room with the fireplace, the cupboard, the sink and the four-poster bed of the parents. The children were on the second storey.