Period Living

Flawlessly framed

Whether you are looking to add space and enhance your home with an extension or garden building, or lift the house’s facade with a charming porch or veranda, oak frame has a universal appeal that suits period properties of every era. With its rich, honeyed tones and characterful woodgrain, the timber possesses an innate warmth and tactile appeal unmatched by any other building material.

Oak has been used to build homes for centuries – and many historic buildings still stand today. Taking over 40 years to reach its full size, it is a slow-grown timber, which makes it inherently strong and stable.

An advantage of building an oak-frame extension is that the structure is self-supporting. This is beneficial

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