The two oaks most commonly found in the United Kingdom are Quercus Robus, the
Common Oak, also known as the English or Pedunculate Oak and Quercus Petraea,
the Durmast or Sessile Oak. The branches of the Sessile Oak are straighter than
those of the Common Oak and the main trunk is less branched. The Common Oak has
stalked Acorns whereas the Sessile Oak has no stalks.
Oak frames for buildings are made from green oak, which is not weathered. It
will slightly alter its shape with time and with changes in humidity, and this
must be allowed for in the design of the structure. Joints in oak frames are
usually fixed with oak pegs.
The leading UK supliers of oak frames, described below the panel of sponsored
links, have informative websites with illustrated online catalogues and examples
of completed buildings.
SPONSORED LINKS
LEADING UK OAK FRAME SUPPLIERS
Prime Oak is committed to continuing
the use of oak in English buildings and the expansion of the Elizabethan
building style. It specialises in oak frame Garages, Conservatories and Garden Rooms but
has a wide range of experience in construction of many other types of building.
Prime Oak Buildings offers a full planning
submittal service, which includes a site visit to assess the following criteria:
potential features of the site that may influence planning of design of
the model required; to discuss variants, if required, of standard models to suit
clients individual requirements; to carry out survey of the site to receive
building, including assessment of site access.
English Heritage Buildings offers a full
oak-frame building service from conception to completion, subject to area.
Having established a suitable design with the client it will submit Planning
Applications and Building Regulations, provide a quotation for the supply and
assembly of oak frame products including groundworks and roofing, and conduct the build
programme through to completion.
English Heritage Buildings supplies non-standard, bespoke items for its
oak frame buildings. Its special 140mm wide bricks fit flush to the standard
140mm soleplate, which saves on materials. Special hand-forged hinges are
extra large to support extra wide doors. The standard opening is 2.6m wide
x 2.1m high. It uses a special high quality lock, which is made especially
for English Heritage Buildings. Weatherboarding is an extra large profile
200 x 38m and is available in treated softwood or oak.
All English
Heritage oak building
frames are manufactured to an approved design using traditional mortise
and tenon joints and pegged with wooden pegs. The oak timber is of the
highest quality and specification is in excess of Building Regulations.
The principal timber members - posts, eave beams and curved braces - are
in high quality oak. They are jointed and pegged together which
contributes to both the strength and appearance of the finished building.
Clients are offered a choice of hardwood and softwood joinery when
choosing windows and doors for oak buildings.
Click here
for an easy-to-use listing of leading UK suppliers of oak frames, provided by Archbone.
Other useful links relevant to oak frames and suppliers:
We recommend the following professional construction directories, which include manufacturers' specifications and CAD details: Barbour Compendium at www.barbourcompendium.co.uk, RIBA Product Selector Plus at ww.productselector.co.uk, ASC Bricsnet at www.ascinfo.co.uk, Building Products Index at www.bpindex.co.uk, British Board of Agrément at www.bbacerts.co.uk, British Standards Online at www.bsonline.bsi-global.com.
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