Rolling down its sloped site towards a wild flower meadow, this house with its eclectic mix of styles espouses the idea of “Country Contemporary” design. As you will see from the attached photographs, the oak frame is clean and light enhancing the comfortable living space. ... [More]

We are as busy as ever with our ‘Try before you Buy’ service at the Show Home, and as ever we are always trying to improve our service and enhance the experience for our guests.   It had been decided, following comments by clients who ... [More]

An overview of one of our latest projects; a four bedroom post and beam house. Total time to complete: machine shop 4 days, framing up 5 days, build 3 and a half days.   Two weeks ago the oak arrived in the framing up yard from the machine shop, this is whe... [More]

I first met Martin & Tracey in October of 2005. Martin had bought a plot of land in Kent with an old 1950’s bungalow on it, which he aimed to knock down so that he could build a new oak framed house. Martin & Tracey had been to one of our open days at Bill & Gill Wades, and... [More]

I spent a day on a photo shoot with this house and oh what a pleasant day it was too. The pool in front of the house just gave such a calm feel and I drove home feeling fully relaxed.   My feeling of contentment made me ponder on the way home; was it the water, was it the oak frame, or wa... [More]

With the demolition complete it was now onto the real business of getting on with construction rather than demolition work. Derek first built a house with a basement in Norway in 1982. It was on a sloping site and built like most properties at that time. The site was dug out and cleared of deb... [More]

Five years ago David bought a plot of ground in a village just outside Ely, Cambridgeshire. The plot was long and narrow with an existing ancient circular brick dovecote on the front of the site. The previous owner had gained planning permission to build a single storey link and an oak frame... [More]

       A few weeks ago I spent four days out on site with Roland, one of our senior frame designers. Roland has put together our first foray into time lapse photography.   We had great fun out on site with... [More]

From the proverbial acorn of an idea, Oakwrights have made it possible to take history into classrooms across the length and breadth of the country from Plymouth to Newcastle and from London to Ulswater and 80 schools in between. I had the idea for children to build a 1/3 scale timber-... [More]

       Our gardener, Trevor, has been very busy making preparation in readiness for the busy season at our show home. Generally, the garden is low maintenance, but with “no maintenance”, Trevor has had his work cut out! Spring is always a very bu... [More]