A photograph showing the mezzanine floor, framed by the green oak archway. Green oak was also used in the roof space as can be seen in this photograph. Green oak meant that the wood was still drying out and from time to time there would be a sound as the wood cracked. Once in particular I was woken up as the archway beside my bed split one night. In another room a beam can be seen to have twisted as it dried out. None of this was anything to worry about in terms of the structural integrity of the building. In any doubt? Check out the centuries old cottages dotted around the UK countryside built using green wood. From a purely aesthetic point of view it brought the house to life, taking the house beyond being a roofed and walled shelter.