"I will endeavour to keep that in mind as the work progresses," Edward said as he inclined his head to her. He returned to taking notes as one of the timbers approached the end of its life. It was the first of the four to be nearly completely engulfed, however, the other three had clearly caught. So the lumbar was not fire proof but the one of them was only smoldering near the end so it looked like, at the very least, he'd already found a way to make sure a home would last longer in a blaze.