Timber Frame Survey & Repair

Antique Buildings Ltd was founded in 1975, specialising in ancient oak-framed buildings. They are architectural consultants on re-erecting and converting timber frames, holding stocks of complete frames of buildings, such as houses, barns, cartsheds, and granaries, painstakingly drawn, numbered and photographed, before being carefully dismantled for re-erection. They also can supply reclaimed oak beams, handmade peg tiles, handmade bricks, Yorkstone Flags, Bargate Stone, Sussex Stone, Oak Plank Doors, Yorkstone and Granite Setts, Terracotta Floor Tiles, Brick Pavers, and reclaimed floorboards.

Butler Hegarty Architects offer an unusual fusion of skills as experienced conservation specialists and sensitive contemporary designers. With over twenty years of experience in conservation and regeneration projects, we have a particular expertise in timber frame buildings, Georgian houses and nineteenth century polychromatic architecture. To each project, we bring an awareness of historical narrative, and a close understanding of architectural history, building crafts and traditional materials. We fire the imagination by the lyrical use of familiar elements and materials to create delightful, well designed and sustainable places.

Creative Heritage Ltd is an experienced design consultancy specialising in the design and conservation of traditional pegged and jointed oak buildings. We offer a full design service for clients wishing to construct an oak frame addition to their home, whether a garage, car port, stable block, pool house or any other we will work with you to ensure the building is completed to the highest standard. Creative Heritage Ltd are regional representatives for T J Crump Oakwrights one of the UK's leading and highest quality manufacturers.

Nick Joyce Architects LLP, established in 2003, specialise in historic building projects in a wide area centred around the West Midlands. Projects include listed building repair and extension, barn conversions, church conservation, timber frame repair, local authority conservation advice, HLF, English Heritage and Natural England grant aided projects, as well as new build. Nick Joyce established his practice in Worcester in 1989, and is the founding member of the LLP. He is a church architect for many local churches and is AABC accredited. All other partners in the LLP have a minimum of 12 years experience in historic building work.

St Astier is a historic building conservation contractor operating across the North of England. The company has a wealth of experiencing in conserving and repairing Grade I and II listed properties, Scheduled Ancient Monuments, masonry ruins, ecclesiastical buildings and other structures of historic importance. Specialist building conservation services include natural stone repair and conservation, sensitive masonry cleaning, hidden/non-invasive structural repair and reinforcement, historic timber preservation, concrete repair & protection, and the installation of humane bird deterrent systems to prevent roosting birds.

We are a small but dedicated group of timber frame carpenters able to repair historic frames or frame new buildings to your specification. We have many years experience of vernacular framing traditions and work only to the highest standards.