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CURRENT PROJECTS (last updated 7th January 2008)

A medium sized Timber Frame will take approximately one month to build in our yard and three or four days to erect on site. The links below will take you to a selection of the recent structures we have built. This page will be updated regularly with the most recent projects at the top of the page

 

November 2007 Commoners' cottages in the New Forest Commoners' Cottages   Large oak house in North Devon Large oak house in North Devon

November 2007
November 2007 An oak framed house consisting of 2 storey, barnroom and conservatory sections Truss rod end   Faceted gable building by the sea A building on the shore of a lake with complex faceted gable end November 2007
October 2007 An extension to a thatched cottage on a river bank Extension to thatched cottage   Lee Manning An extension to a bungalow in South Devon October 2007
October 2007 Two oak framed extensions to a brick house Tight access   First phase of Sussex house First phase of a large project in West Sussex October 2007
September 2007 A multi level oak house with 'slarch' trusses Slarch frame   View to front door of extension An extension to a house in Wiltshire with a 'Juliet' balcony October 2007
September 2007 An Octagonal ended summer house with oak shingled roof Shingled garden room   Garden room Forester's cabin style oak frame in Somerset September 2007
August 2007 Low pitched, single storey extension to stone house Single storey extension   Details to follow after the Christmas break A two storey oak frame with a two storey balcony to one side September 2007
August 2007 Two bay oak frame with mezanine floor Two bay oak frame with mezzanine   Lean to conservatory Lean to conservatory in Devon August 2007
July 2007 Oak scissor truss roof replacing decayed softwood original in Devon barn conversion Scissor trusses   Two storey, two wing oak framed house Large two storey house with two parallel wings with link between July 2007
June 2007 Barn conversion with stunning view in South devon South Devon barn conversion   Extension to three storey house A single storey oak framed extension with lean to kitchen and log store attached to a three storey town house June 2007
June 2007 Tree house in Devon Treehouse   Two part conservatory in North Devon A two part conservatory extension in North Devon May 2007
May 2007 Oak framed 'den' on a cycle track in Haldon Forest near Exeter Haldon Forest den   One and a half storey extension in Oxfordshire A complex one and a half storey extension in Oxfordshire May 2007
April 2007 Oak framed extension to stone barn in Devon Oak framed extension to stone barn   Oak framed wing to house in Scotland Oak framed wing to new house in Scotland April 2007
April 2007 A classic monopitch conservatory built in Douglas fir and Larch Douglas fir and larch conservatory   Capton bus shelter Capton oak framed bus shelter April 2007
March 2007 A two storey Oak frame house with 2 wings, link and balcony 2 Storey oak frame house   Large span oak extension A large span oak frame extension in South Devon March 2007
March 2007 A douglas fir framed house in Ireland Douglas fir frame in Donegall   Main barn conversion The final phase of a holiday let development in South Devon March 2007
February 2007 An 'L' shaped extension to a 2 storey extension L shaped extension in Oxfordshire   Jersey cliff top frame A very large oak frame situated on a cliff on Jersey, incorporating an elaborate stair tower as seen in the thumbnail (right) January 2007 & November 2006
February 2007

An oak frame swimming pool room using very large spanning king post trusses

 King post pool house   New larch bakery roof New larch roof on Devon Bakery January 2007
January 2007 An oak framed garage to be joined later by an oak framed house Salcombe bakery roof   Shallow pitched garden room A low pitched garden and family room, fully hipped January 2007
January 2007 A single storey, single bay sun room extension in Wiltshire sUN ROOM IN wILTSHIRE   Extension, balcony and walkway An oak framed extension to a house on a sloping site plus a balcony and walkway. January 2007
December 2006 New two storey house in Scotland Two storey house in Scotland   New roof on old barn in Devon The first stage of a three part development in Devon November 2006
November 2006 Green oak wing to new house in Buckinghamshire New oak house in Buckinghamshire   Slarch brace truss house in Somerset A house which is part of a larger project started earlier this year October 2006
October 2006 A large new house in Lancashire Large lancashire house   Old Nag's head Restuarant wing to 'Old Nag's Head' in Lancashire October 2006
August 2006 A one and a half storey new oak house with a glazed gable wing. 2 Storey reverse assembly frame   Hertfordshire garden room A two bay garden room in Hertfordshire September 2006
July 2006 Two porches on a stone built Devon farmhouse Two porches on a stone house in South Devon   Large frame with 'S' shaped sling braces A four bay, two storey frame with a two bay barnroom, conservatory and entrance frame with ballustrading around the stairwell. July 2006
July 2006 A complex 'L' shaped garage for classic cars L shaped garage   Large house with several oak frames A large project with an independant floor, barnroom and a conservatory July 2006
July 2006 An oak framed monopitch conservatory fitting tightly under the eaves of the exisating building Monopitch conservatory   The good, the bad and the ugly A two storey four bay frame with king post trusses and ridge bracing. July 2006

July 2006

 An oak frame, almost square in plan, prototype for low cost house
 Oak house almost square in plan   Arch braced barn conversion in South Devon New arch braced roof to stone barn in South Devon June 2006
June 2006 New oak roof on South Devon barn using stainless steel tie rods Oak framed roof with stainless steel tie rods   Classic oak framed conservatory A classic oak framed, monopitch conservatory in North Devon June 2006
June 2006 Two oak framed extensions in Devon Oak framed extensions   2 storey reverse assembly frame A new roof for an existing brick built barn with one large two storey wall. June 2006
May 2006 Oak framed extension with walkway in South Devon Oak extension in Devon   D10130J

A 2 storey extension to a timber framed building in Gloucestershire

 May 2006
May 2006 A low double pitched garage, 1st phase of large oak framed house Large oak garage with braced ridge   Yorkshire oak link extension Link extension room with glazed roof in Yorkshire May 2006
April 2006 An elaborate extension using sling braced trusses. Barnroom extension   New house in Devon New house in Devon with blockwork walls April 2006
March 2006 New oak frame on top of a stone built boathouse in Cornwall Boathouse   Three two storey bay windows Three two storey screens as part of a large new house April 2006
February 2006 A long (seven bay) barn conversion with a gallery and a variety of types of trusses. D7262J   D8077J A large 2 storey extension in North Devon March 2006
February 2006 Extension to listed timber framed house in Essex D9715J   D10825J A 1 1/2 storey barn conversion in Wales with interupted cross frames February 2006
January 2006 An extension including a stairwell and gallery fitting into a very tight gap in the existing building. D9952J   D3737J An extension to a frame built by Carpenter Oak Ltd incorporating a roof on masonry walls January 2006
January 2006 A two bay green oak extension to a stone built two storey house in Wiltshire D10205J   D10514J A three bay extension to a house built by us in 2004 January 2006
        Archive projects Follow this link to projects which are not current but haven't been moved on in this site due to lack of completed photographs. Pre January 2006
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