You will meet with our sales designer on-site to discuss your initial ideas and help us understand your aspirations for your new oak-framed building. Our designer will take any necessary measurements and discuss any possible council planning requirements.
How we work
Choose Eavoak, and you’ll have a team of dedicated experts by your side to guide you through the process of creating your custom oak building from start to finish.
Our experienced team of project managers, building designers, planning consultants, and carpenters are here to ensure your bespoke oak-framed building is as perfect as you dreamed.
We provide a complete end-to-end service and can take care of every step – all you need to do is enjoy. If you prefer to be more hands-on, we will be pleased to collaborate with you or work with your chosen contractors to ensure the end result meets all your expectations.
Site visit & consultation
Building design & quotation
You will meet with our sales designer on-site to discuss your initial ideas and help us understand your aspirations for your new oak-framed building. Our designer will take any necessary measurements and discuss any possible council planning requirements.
Planning application
Should your oak frame building require planning permission, our experienced planning team can prepare and submit the relevant application for you.
Our planning experts have many years of experience working with Planning Authorities in Hampshire, Surrey, and West Sussex, in both the public and private ectors. They collaborate closely with our in-house design team, resulting in a high success rate in gaining approval for our oak-framed buildings. Thanks to their knowledge and experience, you’ll find the planning application process smooth and efficient.
Our success rate for planning applications is currently over 95%.
Some buildings can be built under Permitted Development (where express planning permission is not required). We can help you understand whether planning permission is needed or whether a Lawful Development Certificate for Permitted Development will be enough.
Whatever your situation, our experienced team of planners will prepare and submit your application with all the necessary documentation, helping make this part of the process easy and stress-free.
Programme of works
You will meet with our sales designer on-site to discuss your initial ideas and help us understand your aspirations for your new oak-framed building. Our designer will take any necessary measurements and discuss any possible council planning requirements.
Now things get really exciting; it’s time to start creating your beautiful oak-framed building. With so many aspects to consider, this is the most complex part of your project and requires careful management
Selection
With your design approved, our carpenters choose the oak for your building. We work closely with our local timber partners in West Sussex to select the perfect pieces of fully traceable, sustainable oak for your project. Our close involvement with our suppliers allows us to be especially precise with our requests, ensuring your completed oak building is truly unique. You are wholeheartedly welcome to visit us and our partners so you can learn more about where the oak for your building comes from. You can even help select the oak, perhaps choosing a particularly characterful beam or post for a key part of your build.
Production
With your design approved, our carpenters choose the oak for your building. We work closely with our local timber partners in West Sussex to select the perfect pieces of fully traceable, sustainable oak for your project. Our close involvement with our suppliers allows us to be especially precise with our requests, ensuring your completed oak building is truly unique. You are wholeheartedly welcome to visit us and our partners so you can learn more about where the oak for your building comes from. You can even help select the oak, perhaps choosing a particularly characterful beam or post for a key part of your build.
Site preparation
With your design approved, our carpenters choose the oak for your building. We work closely with our local timber partners in West Sussex to select the perfect pieces of fully traceable, sustainable oak for your project. Our close involvement with our suppliers allows us to be especially precise with our requests, ensuring your completed oak building is truly unique. You are wholeheartedly welcome to visit us and our partners so you can learn more about where the oak for your building comes from. You can even help select the oak, perhaps choosing a particularly characterful beam or post for a key part of your build.
Groundworks
With your design approved, our carpenters choose the oak for your building. We work closely with our local timber partners in West Sussex to select the perfect pieces of fully traceable, sustainable oak for your project. Our close involvement with our suppliers allows us to be especially precise with our requests, ensuring your completed oak building is truly unique. You are wholeheartedly welcome to visit us and our partners so you can learn more about where the oak for your building comes from. You can even help select the oak, perhaps choosing a particularly characterful beam or post for a key part of your build.
Building regulations approval
With your design approved, our carpenters choose the oak for your building. We work closely with our local timber partners in West Sussex to select the perfect pieces of fully traceable, sustainable oak for your project. Our close involvement with our suppliers allows us to be especially precise with our requests, ensuring your completed oak building is truly unique. You are wholeheartedly welcome to visit us and our partners so you can learn more about where the oak for your building comes from. You can even help select the oak, perhaps choosing a particularly characterful beam or post for a key part of your build.
Installation
With your design approved, our carpenters choose the oak for your building. We work closely with our local timber partners in West Sussex to select the perfect pieces of fully traceable, sustainable oak for your project. Our close involvement with our suppliers allows us to be especially precise with our requests, ensuring your completed oak building is truly unique. You are wholeheartedly welcome to visit us and our partners so you can learn more about where the oak for your building comes from. You can even help select the oak, perhaps choosing a particularly characterful beam or post for a key part of your build.
Internal fit-out
With your design approved, our carpenters choose the oak for your building. We work closely with our local timber partners in West Sussex to select the perfect pieces of fully traceable, sustainable oak for your project. Our close involvement with our suppliers allows us to be especially precise with our requests, ensuring your completed oak building is truly unique. You are wholeheartedly welcome to visit us and our partners so you can learn more about where the oak for your building comes from. You can even help select the oak, perhaps choosing a particularly characterful beam or post for a key part of your build.
Once your oak-framed building is complete, it’s time for a final inspection from your project manager. If they are satisfied with the work and you are happy to sign off on the build, we will mark your project as complete.
You’ll receive a 10-year guarantee on your building and an unrivalled aftercare service to ensure you are 100% happy.
If the building needs repairs or replacements due to faulty materials or workmanship, we’ll happily do this for you, no questions asked. Small wonder that 40% of our work comes from client referrals.
Step into our workshop
Our framing workshop is nestled within the charming Hampshire village of Oakhanger, surrounded by beautiful countryside. It’s here, amidst the woodsy scent of fresh sawdust, that the magic happens, and your oak building takes shape.
Surrounded by workbenches, mallets and lathes, our committed and highly skilled team of oak carpenters work meticulously by hand on every frame. They are traditionally trained and hugely passionate about their craft, showing every new project the same attention to detail.
Part of our carpentry team’s job is to professionally check every single piece of oak before approving it for use. Their discerning eye is critical in maintaining our high standards and allowing only the highest quality oak to be used in our work. Our bespoke oak buildings are built to last and age gracefully over time; substandard beams will simply not make the grade in our workshop.
We are unique in that, for the most part, our oak is crafted by the skilled hands of our craftsmen. Modern machinery – although it has its place – does not allow for the unique honesty of a building crafted by hand.
The oak on our buildings is usually left untreated, with a sawn finish for a natural look. However, each building can be unique in its finish.
For example, our carpenters can craft a chamfered edge on some posts to remove the sharp edges. Or we can sandblast the internal oak to bring out a raised grain effect. Our designers and carpenters will happily discuss the different features & finishes available to you and your project, making it undeniably bespoke.
Every Eavoak building is carefully crafted to last a lifetime.
Learn about our commitment to sustainability & how we care for the environment.
What our clients say
The whole process from the design through planning permission to the end product has been a joy. We are very, very happy with our new barn”Carol Ann Dickson
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