September 16th, 2026
Paul and Sharn got in touch to commission a green oak loggia and porch for their old schoolhouse property near Carmarthen – 12m long and nearly 4m wide with a simple slate roof in keeping with the house. The loggia adds a huge usable covered area for them to enjoy the southerly facing scenic rural aspect; giving shade from the sun, and protection from the wet Welsh weather.
Read moreApril 13th, 2026
Great to see this one finished. Ian and Cherie originally approached us at the Homebuilding and Renovating Show in Birmingham to see if plans to remodel their existing bungalow into an oak framed dormer bungalow were viable. The project involved a new vaulted roof with dormers and a spectacular central cruciform truss above a vaulted atrium.
Read moreJuly 01st, 2025
Perfect day out in the Cotswolds to install a feature king post truss above the drawing room as part of Belinda and Richard’s extensive refurb. Purlins and a ridge beam were also part of the roof structure. Thankfully Richard and his brilliant builders had accurately cut out the receiving pockets in the existing masonry so that the whole installation went without a hitch.
Read moreMay 31st, 2025
Oak framed porch So happy with this! This is the oak framed porch that went up in Lyonshall, Herefordshire, in […]
Read moreJune 21st, 2024
An oak framed house in Suffolk Thurston is a rural village in the heart of Suffolk, close to Bury St […]
Read moreMay 01st, 2024
The Guest House counselling cabin We headed to RHS Chelsea this week to put up a building we have made […]
Read moreDecember 06th, 2023
An oak frame “inserted” into a local stone barn complex Last Friday Jake, Graham, Andrew and I braved a beautiful […]
Read moreFebruary 15th, 2023
Steve and Linda’s oak framed house Steve and Linda got in touch back in the spring of 2018 with the […]
Read moreApril 20th, 2022
Time lapse – seven years to be precise… Between making this oak frame, and putting it up at the end […]
Read moreFebruary 10th, 2022
Sometimes, after a heavy raising, you just want to forget about it for a few days while your batteries slowly […]
Read moreApril 06th, 2021
Frame raising day Isn’t it lovely to be out there doing stuff in the clear spring sunshine and to be […]
Read moreNovember 16th, 2020
Graham and Philla were planning to build a family house on a large plot on the outskirts of Bedford and […]
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