Building material

Common beam

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A length of timber squared by hewing with axe and adze from a felled trunk of whatever tree was available. Such beams formed posts, wall plates and joists of ordinary buildings. The 12th and 13th centuries saw important changes in English carpentry, with squared timbers, mortice-and-tenon joints and sill beams gradually replacing posts set directly in the earth.

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Which species were used for 'common' beams varied locally; this is a game category rather than a period term.

Sources: medievalists.net

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Hew a common beamfrom any timber (oak timber, ash timber, elm timber and 7 more); with any axe (axe, billhook), Adze; at hewing floor; by carpenter
Hew a rough beam with stone toolsfrom any timber (oak timber, ash timber, elm timber and 7 more); with Stone hammer; at hewing floor

Used to build

Watermillgives Watermill; from any beam (oak beam, common beam, great oak beam), any planks (oak planks, ash planks, elm planks and 2 more), Millstone, Iron fittings; by millwright
Inngives Inn; from any beam (oak beam, common beam, great oak beam), any planks (oak planks, ash planks, elm planks and 2 more), Tiles, any walling (rough stone, bricks), Barrel; by carpenter
Alehousegives Alehouse; from any planks (oak planks, ash planks, elm planks and 2 more), any beam (oak beam, common beam, great oak beam), Barrel, any vessel (iron cauldron, copper)
Wheelwright and wainwright shopgives Wheelwright and wainwright shop; from any planks (oak planks, ash planks, elm planks and 2 more), any beam (oak beam, common beam, great oak beam), Drawknife, Adze, Chisel; by carpenter
Storehousegives Storehouse; from any beam (oak beam, common beam, great oak beam), any planks (oak planks, ash planks, elm planks and 2 more), any roofing (tiles, thatch), Nails; by carpenter
Timber bridgegives Timber bridge; from any beam (oak beam, common beam, great oak beam), any planks (oak planks, ash planks, elm planks and 2 more), Nails, any stone (rough stone, limestone); by carpenter
Craft workshopgives Craft workshop; from any planks (oak planks, ash planks, elm planks and 2 more), any beam (oak beam, common beam, great oak beam), Nails; by carpenter
Cottagegives Cottage; from any beam (oak beam, common beam, great oak beam), any planks (oak planks, ash planks, elm planks and 2 more), Clay, any roofing (tiles, thatch); by carpenter
Spinner's cottagegives Spinner's cottage; from any beam (oak beam, common beam, great oak beam), any planks (oak planks, ash planks, elm planks and 2 more), Clay, any roofing (tiles, thatch); by carpenter
Infirmarygives Infirmary; from any beam (oak beam, common beam, great oak beam), any planks (oak planks, ash planks, elm planks and 2 more), any roofing (tiles, thatch), Linen cloth
Oil pressgives Oil press; from any beam (oak beam, common beam, great oak beam), any planks (oak planks, ash planks, elm planks and 2 more), any stone (rough stone, limestone)
Powder millgives Powder mill; from any beam (oak beam, common beam, great oak beam), any planks (oak planks, ash planks, elm planks and 2 more), Millstone, Iron fittings
Blowing housegives Blowing house; from any stone (rough stone, limestone), any beam (oak beam, common beam, great oak beam), any planks (oak planks, ash planks, elm planks and 2 more), Clay, Bellows, Iron fittings; by smelter

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