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From the groundworks to the arrival of their oak frame and more, over the past year we have documented the incredible self-build journey of Charlie, our Managing Director and his Fiancé Helen, as their dream oak frame home, Church Cottage, transformed from an initial design based on our Cottage range, into their reality. In this documentary, they open their doors and discuss aspects of their amazing experience...

Here, Tim Crump reveals where his spark was first ignited and his passion for carpentry grew. You will also discover how over the years our teams have mastered the technique of combining traditional hand skills with cutting-edge, modern machinery to craft bespoke oak frames that meet our clients' exact requirements and last a lifetime...

In our introductory documentary, we invite you to virtually step inside the world of Oakwrights and discover first-hand from our Founder, Tim Crump, what shaped his passion for carpentry, oak framing and the appeal it has to many wishing to build an oak home, extension or outbuilding…

Welcome to our first ‘In the Frame’ podcast, where our Founder, Tim Crump, is joined by Bill Kier, a Director at Oakwrights. Here, they reminisce and look back to where it all began and how their carpentry skills led them to discover the beauty and brilliance of oak, shaping the construction of future oak framed homes, extensions and outbuildings for years to come. Please click on the ‘Listen on Spotify’ button to hear the full episode.

In part one of this podcast, Tim Crump is joined by Helen Needham, our Architectural Department Manager. Here, Helen shares her vast knowledge and provides an overview to plot finding and and the types of building plots out there for you to choose from, enabling you to embark on your oak frame self-build journey.

Tim Crump and Helen Needham continue their conversation about how you can find your dream plot of land and the various ways our Architectural Design team can support your oak frame home building journey…

Are you looking for your dream plot of land? If so, have you considered the amazing opportunities that custom build sites have to offer? Join Tim Crump and James Buchanan, Head of Custom Build and Turnkey here at Oakwrights, as they discuss the benefits of custom build as an alternative home building route…

In this podcast, Tim Crump is joined by Tom McSherry from the UK’s leading supplier of support and services for individual homebuilders, BuildStore. Here, they discuss all you need to know about raising a self-build mortgage to kick-start your oak frame project. BuildStore can provide you with mortgage advice from the initial stages of your self-build and beyond. Their mortgages have been carefully designed to specifically meet the financial needs of budding self-builders like you. Having completed two home building projects of his own, Tom McSherry is the National Relationship Manager at BuildStore, and has worked in the financial services industry for over 27 years.

Are you planning an upcoming self-build project? Don’t miss Tim Crump speaking to Mark Brinkley, Author of ‘The Housebuilder’s Bible‘, in this podcast! Delving into the book, which is a must-read for anyone looking to build their dream home, Tim and Mark discuss the most common questions that self-builders find themselves asking when embarking on their own journeys…

In this podcast, Tim Crump sits down with our Managing Director, Charlie Mills, and our Head of Architecture and Chartered Architect, Helen Needham… Join them as Helen delves into the six most important steps that will progress your self-build vision through the architectural design, planning and Building Regulations process, and hear first-hand from Charlie as he reflects on his own experiences of these steps during his and his wife’s journey to building their oak framed cottage!

Join Andrew and Linda as they reflect on their self build journey and discuss how they first came to learn about passivhaus, why they chose to build sustainably and the technologies used in the process.

Join Chanelle from Zest Home Staging as she chats to Tim about staging Church Cottage as well as things you should consider when thinking about the interiors for your oak frame home.