Oak Atrium and Oak Trusses To Provide Wow Factor

Oak By Design were contacted in March by Arlington Property. They were in the process of building a new residential development, and extending an existing property in Great Broughton, in the north of Yorkshire and Humberside, near Stokesley.

Dean Cook had been passed Oak By Design’s information from a friend who had seen them on Pinterest

Part of one of the properties on the new development required a 2 storey, oak glazed frame to form a rather impressive gable end.

Dean initially spoke to Richard Penny regarding their exciting upcoming project. Dean, and his colleague Mike, asked if they could visit the showroom and factory to see for themselves what Oak By Design had to offer.

They were also wanting to provide an element of Wow Factor within the kitchen of the property and they wanted oak trusses and oak purlins to provide this.

After visiting the workshop, and seeing oak products in production, and then seeing the oak products on display in the showroom, they returned home.

They asked Richard to provide them with a guide price for the 2 storey oak atrium and oak trusses with a section of 240mm x 120mm. They had found the workshop and showroom “Very Impressive!”.

Richard provided this in April, but the build was being offered out to tender to contractors in the May, with Oak By Design specified as preferred suppliers.

After all the contractors had submitted their tenders, they then whittled down their preferred choice to 5, and then 2 and then finally 1!

Stephen Walker Brickwork Ltd was the company they chose.

A further visit was made to the showroom in the January, the following year to discuss the oak trusses, and decide on the preferred size, and the number of trusses. They were deciding between having one central truss made from 240mm x 120mm timbers, or 2 smaller profile trusses staggered along the length of the kitchen from 190mm x 90mm timbers.

They decided on 190mm x 90mm timbers over the 4.5metre span for the 2 trusses. The pitch was 40°. These would create great impact when walking into the kitchen.

The oak purlins would be supported by an oak purlin cleat, which would sit on top of the Oak truss.

Stop chamfers to the edges of the trusses provided a neat, thoughtful finish

The external framework was finished with the Osmo Polyx UV oil in 429 Natural. The internal oak was finished with the equivalent 3044
Everything went into production, and delivery was made in February.

Whilst planning the oak atrium, there were a number of options offered for the area between the 2 floors. This is usually the thickness of the finished floor levels within the property. Finishing the space with black glass was discussed, but it was felt this was too modern for the home which they wanted to retain a traditional feel. Vertical oak tongue and grooved boards were decided on and they have added a characterful addition to the atrium.

Once the installation was complete, and everything finished, photos were sent.

Whilst the company was working on another property, Richard was approached by the company to make a solid oak kitchen island worktop. This had the added challenge of having to scribe into the profile, and fit around a vertical RSJ cover. The solution was to make use of Oak By Design’s CNC machine by creating a specific programme which produced a worktop which fitted perfectly. They wanted a thick, chunky look for the worktop as this would be the only oak in the room, and it needed to add warmth.

The house name was to be The Workshop, and this was engraved along the edge of the 70mm thick island worktop. This together with a photo of the island prior to the worktop being installed, can be seen below. This too was finished with Osmo Oil – 1 coat of the 3044 and a top coat of 3032.