Mathew and Sally included a single storey oak framed garden room extension as part of a larger house renovation project at their rural Herefordshire home. With their experienced builder on hand, Sally and Mathew chose an oak frame ‘supply only’ route from us, with their builder erecting their oak frame.
1. Why did they choose to build their garden room with Oakwrights?
The local village in which Mathew and Sally live is famous for its old black and white houses, with Herefordshire’s traditional oak framing dating back hundreds of years.
“It felt right to use oak, one of the most traditional of materials in our modern extension,” explains Mathew.
“I asked the builder to source an oak structure and he suggested we use Oakwrights who are based a few miles away from us. Oakwrights designed the frame, and the builder followed the detailed plans to ensure the oak frame fitted perfectly onto the plinth,” he continues.
2. What key features did their bespoke oak frame design have to include?
The brick plinth which forms the base of Mathew and Sally’s oak framed garden room continues to form a gable end creating a feature wall on their interior space, while the exterior above the brick plinth is clad in weatherboarding, as is their neighbouring two storey extension. The brick feature wall is also the perfect location for the couple’s TV and creates a hub for their seating area.
Dual aspect windows set within the oak frame allow views out both sides over Mathew and Sally’s garden and the surrounding countryside from the inside, and also enable views through their extension from the confines of the garden out into the fields, reducing the visual impact of the building.
The oak roof truss placed at the halfway point of the vaulted roof adds character and warmth to the room while maintaining the contemporary feel Sally and Mathew wanted to achieve.
Mathew and Sally used natural materials including clay bricks, stone flooring and an oak frame to their best advantage, creating a modern space using a traditional material palette.
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