Beam of wood in Kitchen

Topper74

Hi,
First time poster, I'm just finished raft stage of self build and was thinking of putting a beam of wood across kitchen as a design feature. It would be about 12ft long.

What stage of build do I need to do this at? Putting in hollowcore also.
Anything I need to be aware of also when doing this.

Thanks..

FesterBeatty

Based on the information provided that question is literally impossible to answer.

Mellor

pretty much agree with fester above,

OP we need more info on the type of construction and the beam, its it structural, aesthetic, how is it supported. Solid or hollow.

Topper74

Sry,

It would be aesthetic, Solid beam of wood. (maybe 6' by 4' ) It would be supported on the internal block walls. Trying to get a nice classic feel to the kitchen.

I guess, I need to know at what stage it goes in at... as blocklayer is laying blocks and before hollowcore goes in or after all that.
What other things do I need to be aware of when doing this?

I'm waiting on some quotes for the blocklaying of house.

reverenddave

while the block layer is putting up his blocks and just finished first floor height you'll need a carpenter to come along and do a bit of amending to the blocks to fit the timber in
depending on the length and depth of the kitchen 6x4 may look a bit small personally if i had the opportunity i'd go for 9x6 but maybe that's just me

BTW there are hundreds of new and better technologies out there 10 times warmer and 10 times quicker, and 10 times better looking and 10 times ''greener'' then block

mind if i ask why you chose to use block ???????

is it a new build ?????????

EDIT:

nevermind i just saw the word ''hollowcore'' and got a little sick

it needs to go in after the house is sealed externally
i assume you're getting a suspended ceiling so it'll go in after that

Topper74

Thanks RD