Installation

Our team raises over 80 frames a year nationwide, and occasionally abroad. Our expertise in lifting operations and installation with strategic project planning has enabled us to raise frames in remarkable locations such as on the shores of Scottish lochs, on rooftops in London, and steep sites on Dartmoor.

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Timber Frame Raising

Timber frame raising is an exciting part of a project. After the long build-up to this point – putting together a team, planning, architect, design, groundworks – this is the first point at which a timber framed construction project comes off the paper and takes shape.

The structural frame forms the skeleton of the building and is made in its entirety in our workshops while your builder is preparing the foundations. Once we get on site, the frame goes up very quickly under the care of the team of carpenters who made it. Even the largest of structures is usually complete within weeks. For small frames, it can be a few days.

The completion of the frame raising is a moment to celebrate. If desired, the team will ‘top out’ and mark the milestone of the project – this is when the carpenter nails a branch of a tree, traditionally oak – to the top of the roof.

The skeleton is in place and the work of encapsulation (with Structural Insulated Panels SIPS, cavity wall, straw bales, hemp panels etc.), roofing and cladding can get underway. The building can be watertight within days allowing internal studwork and first fix to carry on inside under cover & with ease. Compare this to traditional brick and block builds, where getting to this stage can take months, and it’s easy to see the advantage of the timber frame route.

A view of a lake and surrounding green trees and hills with a lake side construction site for a timber framed boathouse in the foreground

Carpenters installing the oak frame of a timber boathouse on loch ness with a curved roof during construction

A yellow crane lifts into place the oak frame of a timber boathouse on loch ness with a curved roof during construction

The Carpenter Oak Way

You need to be confident that work on site is going to get done swiftly and skilfully without compromising safety or attention to detail. Our teams are highly experienced, raising over 80 frames a year and we pride ourselves on being swift, efficient and safe.

Your raising team will be made up of the carpenters who made the frame, and this ensures the ownership of quality right down to the last peg. Our teams raise frames in the trickiest locations and most challenging conditions, always maintaining pride in their work and going the extra mile to get the job done with the care it deserves.