by Ali Nott | Jan 4, 2017 | Blog, 2016, Good Cause 3
In the third and final part of our diary recounting the recent trip to Malawi with the One Foundation, Heather and Rory visit communities where lives have been saved from the addition of fresh water pumps. The population of Malawi in 2016 is nearly 18 million –...
by Ali Nott | Dec 21, 2016 | Blog, 2016, Good Cause 2
Homes with no roofs; children who are desperate to have their photo taken so they know what they look like; a tiny girl in a princess Elsa fancy dress – her only dress; a small boy (Isaac’s age) wearing a pair of shorts with his bottom hanging out… These are my...
by Ali Nott | Dec 7, 2016 | Blog, 2016, Good Cause 1
In the first of three diary blogs, we follow Heather and Rory as they travel to Malawi to volunteer with The One Foundation – an organization that aims to bring drinking water to those in the world most in need of it. The One Foundation does incredible work through...
by Ali Nott | Oct 27, 2016 | Blog, 2016
Some people might consider the differences between an oak frame and a brick home, and assume that the latter is more likely to keep the heat in winter, and indeed save on energy costs. After all, stone walls are known to hold warmth in colder environments, and keep...
by Rory Millar | Aug 4, 2016 | Blog, 2016, News
The latest project for English Oak Buildings is the addition of a large oak extension to an older cottage in Walton-in-Gordano, a village and civil parish in North Somerset. The property lies on the coast between Clevedon and Portishead, and as such the new oak...
by Rory Millar | Jul 30, 2016 | 2016, News
For the past few months we’ve been working on a massive project in Sandwich, Kent, that would daunt a lot of timber framers – in fact, this is the most complicated frame we’ve ever made. The client wanted a nine bay barn/garage that wrapped around an oval-shaped,...
