British Oak Framed Buildings

Tailor made oak frames

Why Choose Oak Framed Buildings?

A look into why we choose to work with oak at Timberpride…

  • Durability: The inherent durability of oak ensures that your building remains solid and secure, providing a long-term investment.

  • Standout Factor: Each piece of oak is unique, with its own grain and natural tones that add character to any structure – from oak frame houses to log stores.

  • Versatility: Whether you’re looking to build a period-style extension that complements your home’s heritage or a modern conservatory, oak offers the flexibility to achieve your vision.

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Wooden Extension - Timberpride Work Showcase

Why Choose Timberpride?

At Timberpride, we’re committed to delivering oak framed buildings that are defined by craftsmanship and sustainability. Here’s why we believe we’re the right choice for your project:

  1. Responsible Use: We choose to use only D30 or D40 graded oak, with D40 being the highest strength grade available for European oak in the UK. This provides a solid foundation for years to come and ensures we use the correct grade for the job.

  2. Free from Automated Processes: Every piece of your oak frame is carefully handcrafted by our skilled team in the UK. This human touch ensures the joints are strong and secure, creating a structure that is as beautiful as it is long-lasting.

  3. Sustainably Sourced British Oak: Provenance matters to us at Timberpride. We know exactly where each tree grew, and we only source from British forests with a management plan in place to protect and sustain forest health for the future.

  4. Experience: With over 25 years of experience, we’ve got the expertise to guide you through each stage of your project. Worried about planning permission or building regulations? We’re here to help!

  5. Bespoke Designs: With our attention to detail and craftsmanship, we ensure that your oak frame building is exactly as you envisioned it, making it truly one-of-a-kind.

Wooden Extension - Timberpride Work Showcase
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Visit Us for a Coffee and a Tour!

Discover the craftsmanship behind an oak framed building from Timberpride first hand. We invite you to pop in for a coffee and explore our showroom.

While you’re here, enjoy a guided tour of our workshop and see our skilled artisans in action. We look forward to welcoming you!

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The Process of Working with British Oak

We have a long standing process of how we handle our trees through from felling to final product assembly of our oak buildings. All our oak is responsibly and sustainably obtained from British forests.
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The Tree

The Tree

At Timberpride we’re proud to be responsible in sourcing our oak from well managed woodland in the UK. The growing conditions and forest health are closely observed to ensure future health for generations to come. Each Oak tree grows for a long time, a thriving eco system is therefore vital.

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The Process

The Process

Once a British Oak tree is felled it’s brought to our yard in Tetbury. We begin the process of grading, milling and grading again. Reading each beam to use it or position it to it’s greatest strength and advantage before we start carving the joints.

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The Craftsmen

The Craftsmen

We’re committed to using traditional skills. With a material as idiosyncratic as oak you have to really understand the grain patterns and how it will behave later on when in a frame. That’s why we trust skilled hands over automated methods.

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The Benefit

The Benefit

Oak frame construction has been around for many centuries, with buildings still standing for many more to come. Oak simply lasts a very long time when used correctly. The environmental impact of using oak in construction over modern methods is substantial as well.

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The Result

The Result

A beautiful oak frame design which will last for generations to come. Oak frames are a tried and tested method of sturdy construction and each project is unique entirely to you and your specification.

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Oak Framed Garden Kitchen from Timberpride

Creating a Standout Oak Framed Garden Kitchen

We worked closely with a client to design an 8-meter octagonal structure with no central posts, creating an open space with a beautiful roof.

Customer satisfaction comes first at Timberpride. Before sending the frame to the site, Carl, one of our team members, assembled the entire structure in our workshop to confirm everything fit together perfectly. Using a crane, forklift, ropes, and sheer determination, we stood the frame up to ensure that our work would exceed the client’s expectations.

Now that the building is complete and in use, the client’s favourite feature is the view from inside, with the intricate ceiling boss, rafters, and sarking all contributing to an exceptional space.

Expert Hand-Crafted Oak Carpentry

From Oak Trusses to Octagonal Garden Rooms

Sustainable Oak Construction

We believe it is our responsibility to make maximum use of every magnificent oak tree that we bring into our yard. Harvesting a tree that was planted by our great-great grandparents’ generation which has now reached maturity is an honour.

Each saw log is selected for the job, considering length, girth, knots and efficiency. Not only do we produce beams, we take boards form the outside which, grade dependent, are used for cladding, joinery or flooring thereby maximising the yield from what might be a 120-year-old tree.

We are proud that nothing is wasted. Only the bark and slabbing boards, pieces too small or rotten knot pockets which can’t be used are chipped to fire our biomass boiler, heating the workshop, office and kiln.

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A Natural Approach

When working with oak framing, you generally find it tends to do what it wants and there’s not much that can be done to stop it. However, with experience we can see how a beam is going to behave and work with it’s strengths, not forcing it, in denial of its nature.  When you work with oak the results can be amazing, but you must accept it for what it is.

We’ve always prided ourselves on doing things the natural way, having the greatest respect for this material which has been used in construction for centuries.

Alec & Victoria Golesworthy