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]