News Archive 2017
Our Blog section aims to bring you up-to-date with what’s happening at English Oak Buildings from day to day. This page contains an archive of our most popular blogs from earlier in 2017.
Make sure you also go to our Videos section, where you can view a mini-documentary about the process of designing and fabricating an English Oak Buildings frame, as well as a fascinating time lapse film recording the raising of one of our largest frames to date.
Our recent barn project: Hammer beam truss design.
The English Oak Buildings team recently completed a project working on a barn with a hammer beam truss design. The client came to us with a specific brief to replace an existing barn with a clear span roof design with an uninterrupted floor space. Scott provided two...
3D Modelling – all part of the service
When coming up with the concept and design of your new self-build project, you may have a clear idea of what it is you want, but still be unsure how it's going to translate into actual physical form. Or perhaps you have some key features you'd like included, but can't...
Want to save money on your energy bills this winter? Use SIPs!
Saving money comes down to the SIPs... The time of year has arrived when temperatures dip, we reach for the woolly scarves, and the usual 'discussions' start about how high to turn up the thermostat. It's therefore obvious that insulation is key to protecting your...
Add Value To Your Home with Oak – Part 3
In the third and final part of our series, we round up some more ways in which you can add value to your home with the help of a green oak frame built by English Oak Buildings. Whether you want to increase the market price of your property for the future, or are...
Add Value To Your Home with Oak – Part 2
In the second part of our series, we reveal ways in which you can add value to your home with the help of a green oak frame built by English Oak Buildings. Whether you want to increase the market price of your property for the future, or are looking for a specific...
Adding Value To Your Home with Oak – Part 1
In a new series, we discuss ways in which you can increase the value of your home with the help of English Oak Buildings and a green oak frame. You might be specifically looking for an investment opportunity, or simply want to incorporate a self-build aspect into your...
The traditions of the wandering journeyman
It's no secret that we're fans of heritage joinery here at English Oak Buildings, and use the traditional and precise technique called the ‘Scribe Rule. The joints are then cut by hand and pre-drilled so they can be fixed together on-site using oak pegs, and every...
The ‘Right To Build’ scheme helping self-builders
Building a custom green oak-framed home is a desire of many wannabe self-builders - and understandably so. Not only can you design it exactly as you've always wanted - lofty ceiling; open-plan kitchen; gorgeous exposed beams - but most self-build homes cost between 10...
