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.
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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.
Have you been dreaming about your very own self-built oak frame home?
Tim Crump sits down with James Buchanan, our Turnkey and Custom Build Manager to discuss the latest ‘Help to Build’ Scheme from the UK government that aims to help self-builders to get onto the ladder and fund their self-build.
In this episode, Tim Crump discusses the benefits of offsite production where as much of your dream home is pre-manufactured in a factory setting which helps both the quality and speed of construction. He is joined by Craig Holden, a Business Development Manager here at Oakwrights who talks about his own experience with offsite production in constructing his first self-build project, Manuka Cottage.
In this episode of ‘In the Frame’ Tim sits down with Simon who has recently built an Oakwrights home via the custom build route with his wife Karen. Discover their self-build journey, from deciding to build with Oakwrights and finding the perfect plot to the lessons they learnt along the way.
Join Tim, our Founder, and Jasper, from PYC, the UK’s distributor of Warmcel insulation. They discuss the benefits of building with Warmcel insulation, not only discussing the changing industry and the focus on sustainability but also the benefits you can see in your home.
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