I've decided to make this second floor room my first priority. The floor is cracked and this is a concern of mine when it comes to restoring this room. I feel the major contributor to the cracking is the several nails used to secure the support beam underneath the floor as, after further investigation, there was a hairline crack where each nail was. This is a result of not pre-drilling the holes before the nails are inserted. Thus, to remedy this situation, I've replaced the support beam with one of solid oak. This will add the much needed support strength the second floor is in need of and once painted white again, it will look just like the original. The vertical beams are in place to support the post until the glue dries and will be replaced with something much smaller and built-in so that they are not very visible to the eye. The second floor will receive a thin sub-floor to reinforce it and it will also serve as a 'mend' for any cracks I have discovered. I feel this is the safest way to remedy the problem without doing further damage to the structure.
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