Building Oak Frames

Once the frame has been commissioned and a deposit received, the first available time slot will be booked in to our workshop schedule. The timber takes about 3 to 5 weeks to be delivered and once work commences a typical house frame takes approximately 2 months to construct before delivery to site. In this time ground works are completed, and the site is prepared for the raising of the frame. Once delivered, the frame can be erected and finished within the week.

We do our utmost to tailor the design to suit your budget. At the early stages of a project a guideline price can be given, and after the technical drawings are completed a fixed price for the project will be provided.

Westwind Oak does not have any hidden costs and give a price for the complete frame, i.e. design, manufacture and site erection. The only costs independent of this are the engineer's and architect's fee. When asked about prices of buildings, actual examples of recently completed projects, rather than a quote worked out from a formula, have proved to be more useful.

Westwind Oak's terms for payment are as follows:

• Initial consultation – free of charge
• 10% deposit to book workshop slot
• Stage invoice to cover the cost of the timber once it’s been ordered
• Stage payment every month during the workshop fabrication
• Final payment once the frame has been erected