FAQs

We do work all over the United Kingdom and Europe. Frames are prefabricated in our framing yards and transported to site for assembly virtually anywhere. We have built several frames in France and have a carpentry team working for us in Bas Normandy.

We do work all over the United Kingdom and Europe. Frames are prefabricated in our framing yards and transported to site for assembly virtually anywhere. We have built several frames in France and have a carpentry team working for us in Bas Normandy.

We do work all over the United Kingdom and Europe. Frames are prefabricated in our framing yards and transported to site for assembly virtually anywhere. We have built several frames in France and have a carpentry team working for us in Bas Normandy.

We do work all over the United Kingdom and Europe. Frames are prefabricated in our framing yards and transported to site for assembly virtually anywhere. We have built several frames in France and have a carpentry team working for us in Bas Normandy.

The Green Oak Carpentry Company has an excellent reputation for quality and service. We are the only company who has won the Wood Awards Gold three times, two of our projects have been on the Stirling Prize short list and we have many satisfied clients. We can put you in touch with former clients who will talk to you and help you to come to your own conclusions, please talk to us, we are knowledgeable, friendly and want to help.

We require a 10% deposit to place the order and book a slot in our fabrication programme. We will discuss programme and all your requirements with you and your architect (if applicable) to get things under way. For a medium sized project like a small house frame or large oak frame extension, it usually takes 8 weeks to achieve signed off drawings at which time timber can be ordered. All our work is bespoke, there are no standard components and each frame is unique.

Yes. We carry Professional Indemnity insurance to the sum of £500,000 for each and every claim.

Yes, all our frames carry a warranty against defective workmanship and materials for 6 years. Problems are very rare but if they do occur we take this very seriously and do our utmost to make sure all is well. 

There are two usual routes to achieving this:

1. Employ an architect. A full service includes; planning submission, detailed design and contract administration. Once the building is complete the architects produces a final certificate and your project becomes insured under the architects ‘Professional Indemnity’ insurance.
2. Alternatively companies like NHBC, Zurich, Building Plans and others insure buildings with oak frames without much difficulty, on the proviso that the building is well designed and executed.

Under the right conditions, oak can last for centuries—up to 200 years or more.. There are many examples of historic buildings, standing for centuries when constructed using proper techniques.

Oak has always been a popular choice for traditional timber frame construction; it is available in large structural section sizes to create a well-designed and long-lasting structure.

When weathering externally, oak will initially darken slightly and then turn a silvery grey colour, subject to exposure. Internally, it does not change colour, as it is protected from UV light.

Oak frames are ideal for this purpose. Once the sub-structure works are complete and the frame has been assembled by us, the cladding and roof work, internal finishes, etc., can be completed at your leisure. Sometimes frames are left unclad in the open for a number of years before finishing. This represents no problem at all and may actually be beneficial as it slows the drying of the frame.