Timber-framed homes that are as individual as you are

The UKs leader in bespoke timber-framed homes

Bespoke timber-framed homes of exceptional character and beauty

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We have produced more bespoke timber frames than anyone else in the UK

The UKs leader in bespoke timber-framed homes

When you select Carpenter Oak & Woodland, youre choosing a company with an enviable pedigree; a company with a twenty-year history of building some of the UKs most outstanding oak-framed homes; a company which, in the UK, has produced more bespoke timber frames than any other.
Experience counts and, when it comes to bespoke timber frames, no other company has a track record to even come close to that of Carpenter Oak & Woodland. Our singular focus is to create bespoke oak frames, for buildings of exceptional beauty and character. So, we dont have a range of off-the-shelf houses, ready to build, yet lacking individuality. Everything which we build is designed around the needs and desires of a specific customer, delivering homes which are as unique as they are stunning. Our industry-leading experience in other areas of timber framing including commercial properties, large-scale timber engineering and even conservation gives us a broader set of skills, enabling us to create homes which we believe are quite simply unmatched. Our unparallelled skills, genuine passion for timber framing and keen attention to detail have helped us to build a successful business one which has featured three times on Channel 4s Grand Designs.

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Oak-framed homes which embrace the past, the present and the future

Unique among todays building materials, timber sets itself apart, by working wonderfully well in both traditional and contemporary building designs or even within designs which seamlessly mix the best of both ancient and modern.
It is one of timbers great strengths that it is an exceptionally adaptable building material, working equally well across a diverse range of designs. So it should: the design of a timber-framed home is a very personal thing. Some prefer the heritage of a traditional English barn-like structure, while others want something more modern. Many want to mix the best of both worlds, using modern materials to complement a more traditional frame. Carpenter Oak & Woodlands experience embraces a wide range of building styles, from the ancient to the most modern. Weve built oak-framed homes which incorporate authentic medieval cruck frames or Victorian king posts and buildings combining an oak frame with more modern materials, such as stainless steel plates, cables and glass. Our bespoke approach to timber framing means that we wont impose standard designs on you. Its your home: traditional, contemporary or a mixture of both. Its your choice. Always, our aim is the same as yours: to create a stunning building which is exactly right for you.

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Traditional and contemporary timber-framed homes

Timber-framed homes without compromise

Timber-framed homes which are as individual as you are

Home. There should be no place like it. A place without compromise, where every detail is an expression of your character.
The starting point for each and every one of our homes isnt an off-the-shelf design or oak frame its the unique aspirations and ideas of our customers. Our job, and one at which we excel, is to turn those dreams into a distinctive reality. Every single timber-framed home built by Carpenter Oak & Woodland is different. Each is a unique reflection of the owners long-held dreams, whether the design is a contemporary marriage of steel, glass and timber or a more traditionally inspired structure. After all, the home you want to build is an important part of your life, embodying your past dreams and future aspirations. Why should it be anything other than exactly what you want? Why compromise your vision by using an off-the-shelf design? You can witness some of the sheer diversity of our work by leafing through this brochure or see our Web site for even more examples of our bespoke approach to timber framing.

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Building with time-proven skills and materials

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Craftsmanship and building methods

Despite advances in construction, many ancient building techniques are as relevant today as they ever were and are what often provide timber frames with their unique character.
Theres nothing wrong with modern building methods, until using them sacrifices the integrity and quality of the final building: some modern methods can rob timber of its individuality, creating uniform and characterless frames. Carpenter Oak & Woodland believes that the strongest, more durable and most aesthetically pleasing buildings are a result of selecting exactly the right timber and working with natures idiosyncrasies, rather than cutting them away. Working timber in this way, especially oak, requires skills and expertise which cannot be replicated by a machine. This is especially true in most traditional methods of building an oak frame using joints held together by timber pegs this provides what architects often refer to as an honest timber frame: one without hidden supports. However, it remains just as valid an approach in more contemporary building designs which combine modern materials, such as steel and glass, with timber. Were happy to use (and do use) modern methods, where they are of benefit to the finished frame, but not where they create visual or structural compromise.

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Featured three times on Channel 4s Grand Designs, in some of its most memorable projects

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Our work showcased on television

Carpenter Oak & Woodland is no stranger to television, having featured on Grand Designs, Build Buy or Restore, Homes Under the Hammer, House for the Future, Shock of the Old, Home Front and Working Lunch.
Without doubt, our most unforgettable television appearances have been on Channel 4s Grand Designs a programme which has featured our work no fewer than three times. Most people remember the house which we helped to build in Argyll, overlooking the Clyde, with incredible views towards the Isle of Arran. The design mixes the most traditional with the most modern a time-proven cruck frame at the heart of a house which also extensively used concrete, steel and zinc. We have built two other houses on Grand Designs: a more traditional English barn-style house, with a frame incorporating a stunning glass atrium and an open-air conservatory and a more contemporary building, set out in a cruciform shape, designed to provide magnificent views in every direction. We are often featured in print, in lifestyle magazines and trade journals and have appeared on many television programmes. For the Castaway series, we even created the living pods for the contestants.

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Expert help and advice

Your building project can benefit from our industryleading expertise

Building a bespoke timber-framed home can be daunting, but neednt be. Involving us at the early stages can help to ensure that your building project runs smoothly and can help you to achieve an outstanding finished result.
By its nature, building a bespoke home often means solving new and unusual challenges. Our experience in doing this is unrivalled, since we have built more bespoke timber-framed homes than any other company in the UK. We want our customers to take advantage of that experience to help to make their project a success. Getting us involved early allows a more productive sharing of ideas. By understanding the customers vision, we can contribute by showing practical examples of similar projects which can both inform and inspire. Our goal isnt to narrow our customers thinking to a specific path, but to broaden their horizons, helping them to develop their ideas to their full potential. Our extensive experience on a wide range of projects, involving many building styles, construction methods and materials, enables us to provide customers with a unique insight into whats possible helping to build a unique, stunning home.
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Free guide to timber framing

Weve prepared a detailed guide to timber framing which provides essential, detailed information about oak frame designs and building methods.

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Working as part of your project team

Our role as timber-framers encompasses just part of a project, so its good to know that we have a proven track record of working closely with other design and construction professionals.
For any construction project to succeed, all of those working on it need to work well together, driving towards a common goal. Carpenter Oak & Woodland has developed an industry reputation as a good team player, working well with others adding value, without imposition. We dont have an in-house architect the bespoke nature of our homes means that it is better for us to work with the most suitable architect for each project. If you havent yet appointed an architect, we can help by discussing and understanding your vision to help you to find the most appropriate architect for your project. If you already have an architect, he/she can draw on our unbeatable timber-framing experience, knowledge and resources, to help to achieve your goals. Whatever the nature of your design, our experience means that it is very likely that we will have undertaken similar work in the past; so, working closely with you, your architect and project manager can help to reduce uncertainty, costs and timescales.

Working together with project managers, architects and engineers

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Timber-framed homes

Browsing through this brochure, one of the greatest things in evidence is the diversity of our work. This comes from the bespoke way in which we approach building timber-framed homes every project is unique, with its own personality and character.
Over more than twenty years, Carpenter Oak & Woodland has built bespoke oak-framed homes in a wide range of styles, sizes and materials. We believe that building your own home is, for most, a dream which shouldnt be compromised by settling for the ordinary. Timber is a remarkable building material which can be accommodated in almost any style of architecture. Whether youre looking for a home with a traditional design or something with a more modern twist, timber can provide the answer.

Bespoke timberframed homes of great character

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Timber-framed homes

An investment thats built to last and is a delight to live in, each and every day

Imagine a feeling like no other, a feeling which doesnt diminish with time the sheer joy of owning a home where every detail is built around your specific needs.
Thats the feeling you get with a bespoke oak-framed home from Carpenter Oak & Woodland. We dont use off-the-shelf designs, standard plans or ready-made components. Everything we build is built for you, designed for you and inspired by you. Were here to help you, at every step along the way, to realise your dreams and thats why the end result remains such a thrill for years to come. Nothing else comes close.

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Timber-framed extensions

Extend your home with a living space thats like no other

There can come a time when a family needs extra space whether for an office, playroom, dining room or conservatory. A timber-framed extension can add something really stunning to your home.
An oak-framed extension allows you to reject standard building conventions and opt for something far more exciting, dramatic and beautiful. Timber is highly adaptable it can be designed so that it either fits in seamlessly with a current building or complements the current design in an exciting and interesting way. We work closely with clients and their architects to understand their needs and to help them to arrive at a style of construction and design best suited to their current home, whether thats traditional or contemporary.

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Timber-framed swimming pools

A timber-framed extension or stand-alone building for a swimming pool creates a unique, luxurious and supremely relaxing environment for recreation.
Oak-framed buildings for swimming pools come with their own unique challenges many of which can be met only by the most expert timber-framers. For example, most companies are unable to create a structurally sound all-timber solution for the wide roof spans required by swimming pools. We can handle this size of timber frame with confidence without having to resort to adding steel into the frame, spoiling its appearance. Also, where most companies say that its not possible to provide glazing directly into the oak frame, we recommend a proven system for glazing, allowing for the oak frames natural movement. We also use a specific grade of timber, chosen especially for its minimal movement, to be extra sure of the longevity of the glazing system. While we dont provide the pool itself, we work closely with several swimming pool specialists, so can always help our customers to find the right pool-designer to meet their needs.

Bespoke timberframed swimming pools which are nothing short of stunning

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Garden rooms, buildings and conservatories

Garden rooms, garden buildings and conservatories

A garden room is a special place which gives you the outside, inside and nothing improves this naturally relaxing environment more than building it using a timber frame of unique character.
You want a garden room to be a special place, a place to relax or even work, separate from your home. A bespoke oak-framed garden room provides an environment which matches your needs exactly, in a building of unequalled character. Carpenter Oak & Woodland recommends a proven system for glazing onto the outside of the timber frame, allowing for the frames natural movement. The result is a high-quality and elegant combination of timber and glass. We also use a specific grade of timber with minimal movement, ensuring that the glass is not damaged as the timber shifts with age.

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A history of award-winning work

Carpenter Oak & Woodland has accrued a substantial number of awards for timber-framed buildings, timber engineering and even timber conservation projects.
We have received awards from the Royal Institute of British Architects, Civic Trusts, the Wood Awards and many others, for projects carried out throughout the UK. The awards include our work on: Bedales School, Hampshire Bursledon Windmill Charlton Court Barn (conservation) Chiddingstone Castle (best use of British timber) The Commandery at Ansty Dolbelydr (conservation) Maggies Centre, Inverness Solar Canopy, Earth Centre, Doncaster Stirling Castle, Argyll The David Douglas Pavilion Whitchurch Silk Mill Windsor Castle (conservation)

Prestigious awards for a wide range of timber projects

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Other services

Theres far more to Carpenter Oak & Woodland than building just houses. Our experience on other projects enables us to create better and more exciting timber-framed homes.
Even though youre looking for a timber-framed home, our work on large-scale projects demonstrates our unbeatable skills and experience at working with timber. Weve built almost every kind of public and commercial building conceivable, including offices, golf clubs, visitors centres, educational buildings, theatres and religious buildings. Our timber-engineering knowledge enables us to tackle projects with more complex construction demands than those of buildings, including bridges, grid shells and even memorials. Our skills have been used to re-create even ancient timber war machines, for both television and historic public venues. Its good to know that were highly regarded in terms of conservation, including award-winning projects to restore parts of Windsor Castle and Stirling Castle. Our breadth of experience is unmatched, giving us a wider range of skills and far greater ability to solve timber-framing challenges.

Commercial timberframed buildings, timber engineering, conservation and restoration

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Ecology and environmental

Timber an environmentally sound choice for housing construction

One of the reasons why timber has become increasingly popular in construction is that it is an ecologically sound choice in fact, the environmental arguments for using timber are compelling.
Timber is one of the most sustainable building materials, being widely available (often locally) and easily replaced. The replacement of older trees with younger ones actually has a positive impact on the environment, as trees make their biggest environmental contribution within their first twenty years of life. We avoid the chemical treatment of most timber, as wood contains natural tannins and oils, making treatment unnecessary. Timber uses less embodied energy than most construction material (embodied energy is the overall energy needed to bring that material into use). For example, steel uses 120 times more energy and aluminium 650 times more! Timber can also be more easily recycled or reused or even returned to the ground. We plant up to ten trees for every one felled.

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Contact us

Locations in both England and Scotland

Carpenter Oak & Woodland has offices and timber yards in both England and Scotland, giving us complete UK coverage.
This also enables us to produce frames locally, using timber grown within and associated with that specific region. Tel:
01225 743089 (England office) 01575 560393 (Scotland office) Web: www.carpenteroakandwoodland.com E-mail: [email protected]

ENGLAND OFFICE
Carpenter Oak & Woodland Thickwood Lane Colerne Chippenham Wiltshire SN14 8BE

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01225 743089 01225 744100

SCOTLAND OFFICE
Carpenter Oak & Woodland The Framing Yard Loch of Lintrathen Kirriemuir Angus DD8 5JA

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01225 743089 (England office) 01575 560393 (Scotland office) www.carpenteroakandwoodland.com [email protected]