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01423 593 794
Are you dreaming of a beautiful oak conservatory that seamlessly blends with your home and adds a touch of elegance to your lifestyle? Look no further!
In this article, we will guide you through the process of designing your own and how it connects with your home.. From understanding planning permission requirements to considering cost and design options, we’ve got you covered.
Get ready to create a space that not only enhances your home but also brings you joy for years to come.
Are you wondering about the planning permission requirements for oak conservatories? Understanding the regulations and guidelines can help you ensure that your project meets all the necessary criteria.
Planning consent is typically required for oak buildings, but there may be instances where you can take advantage of permitted development rights.
It’s important to familiarise yourself with the specific rules and limitations in your area to avoid any potential issues during the construction process.
You’ll need to consider planning consent before constructing your oak conservatory. Planning permission requirements for oak conservatories may vary depending on your location, home design and the specific regulations set by your local planning authority.
Generally, if your oak building meets certain criteria, such as being within permitted development rights, you may not need planning permission. However, it’s always recommended to check with your local planning authority to ensure compliance.
Factors that may affect planning consent include the size, height, and how it is situated against your home. as well as whether it’s considered an extension or a separate structure.
Keep in mind that oak conservatory kits or oak frame conservatories may have different planning requirements compared to other types of oak buildings or oak frame buildings.
It’s advisable to consult a professional to determine the necessary planning consent and to estimate the potential impact on the conservatory cost.
You can determine if your oak building falls under permitted development by checking the specific regulations set by your local planning authority. Permitted development allows you to make certain changes to your property without the need for planning permission. However, it’s important to remember that each local planning authority may have different regulations, so it’s crucial to consult with them before proceeding.
When it comes to oak conservatories, the use of air-dried oak can be a significant factor in determining whether it falls under permitted development. Air-dried oak is a popular choice for conservatories due to its durability and attractive appearance. It’s important to ensure that the use of air-dried oak in your conservatory complies with local regulations to avoid any potential issues with planning permission.
When it comes to designing an oak building against your home, there are various design options to consider.
From the shape and size of the conservatory to the type of glazing and roofing materials, each decision will contribute to the overall look and functionality of the space.
Choosing Air-dried or seasoned oak over green oak will give you a huge advantage when it comes to glazing!
Additionally, cost factors such as materials, labor, and any additional features or customisation will need to be taken into account to ensure that the design aligns with your budget.
An oak conservatory offers a range of design options that can fit both your budget and desired aesthetic. When designing your perfect addition, there are several factors to consider, including cost and design considerations.
First, determine the size and shape of your conservatory. This will depend on your available space and how you plan to use the area.
Next, consider the type of roof you want, whether it’s a glass roof for maximum natural light or a tiled roof for a more traditional look.
Additionally, think about the doors and windows. Choose between bi-fold doors, French doors, or sliding doors, depending on your preferences.
Lastly, consider the interior design elements, such as flooring, lighting, and heating options.
Consider the size and materials of your extension, as well as the complexity of the design, to determine the overall cost.
Today, the size of your conservatory will have a significant impact on the cost, as larger structures require more materials and labor.
Additionally, the materials used can greatly affect the price. Oak is a premium material, known for its durability and beauty, but it comes at a higher cost compared to other options.
The complexity of the design is another factor to consider. Intricate designs with unique features or customisations will require more time and expertise to build, resulting in a higher cost.
It’s important to carefully consider these factors when planning your dream extension to ensure it aligns with your budget.
You should contact multiple suppliers to get quotes for the construction of your oak building. This will help you compare prices and choose the one that fits your budget. When selecting suppliers, make sure to consider their reputation, experience, and the quality of their materials. It’s important to work with a reputable supplier who’s a proven track record in their construction.
Once you have chosen a supplier, you can move on to the construction phase. It’s advisable to hire a professional contractor who specialises in solid oak projects. They’ll have the necessary expertise and knowledge to ensure that your conservatory is built to the highest standards.
Before construction begins, it’s important to obtain any necessary permits or approvals from your local authorities. This will ensure that your building complies with all building regulations and codes.
During construction, it’s important to regularly communicate with your contractor to ensure that the project is progressing as planned. Regular site visits will allow you to monitor the progress and address any concerns or issues that may arise.
Once construction is complete, make sure to conduct a thorough inspection of the conservatory to ensure that everything is in order. This will help identify any potential issues that need to be addressed before they become major problems.
When it comes to choosing the glazing, there are several options available to consider.
From double glazing to triple glazing, each option has its own benefits in terms of insulation and energy efficiency.
Additionally, it’s important to be aware of the building regulations that govern the use of glazing in conservatories, ensuring that you comply with safety and structural requirements.
To ensure compliance with building regulations, it’s important to understand the different glazing options available for your oak conservatory. The type of glazing you choose won’t only affect the overall aesthetic of your conservatory but also its thermal performance and energy efficiency.
There are several glazing types to consider, including single glazing, double glazing, and triple glazing. Single glazing consists of a single pane of glass and is the most basic option.
Double glazing, on the other hand, consists of two panes of glass with a gap in between, providing better insulation. Triple glazing offers even higher insulation properties with three panes of glass and two gaps.
When choosing the glazing type for your oak conservatory, it’s important to consider factors such as your budget, desired level of insulation, and local building regulations.
To ensure compliance with building regulations, consider the glazing options available for your frame conservatory. Building regulations dictate specific requirements for glazing in order to ensure safety and energy efficiency.
When it comes to glazing options, you have a few choices to consider. Double glazing is a popular choice as it provides better insulation and noise reduction. It consists of two glass panes with a layer of air or gas in between.
Another option is triple glazing, which offers even higher insulation properties and soundproofing.
Laminated glass is recommended for safety purposes as it holds together when broken, reducing the risk of injury.
Finally, toughened glass is a durable option that’s resistant to impact and breakage.
Consider these glazing options to meet building regulations and create a safe and efficient oak structures.
You’ll appreciate the durability of oak conservatories due to their low maintenance requirements and long lifespan. Oak is a hardwood that’s known for its strength and ability to withstand the elements. Unlike other materials, oak conservatories require minimal upkeep, making them a practical choice for homeowners.
One of the main benefits of ‘oak framed’ extensions are their low maintenance requirements. Oak is naturally resistant to rot and insect damage, reducing the need for regular treatments or repairs. Simply cleaning the conservatory periodically with a mild soap and water solution is usually sufficient to keep it looking its best.
In addition to being low maintenance, oak conservatories have a long lifespan. When properly cared for, an oak conservatory can last for decades, even centuries. Oak is a dense and sturdy material that can withstand the test of time, making it a worthwhile investment for homeowners.
To ensure the longevity, it’s important to address any minor issues promptly. This includes repairing any damaged or loose joints, as well as addressing any signs of moisture or water damage. Regular inspections and maintenance will help to prevent any major issues and extend the lifespan of your new home addition.
So there you have it, designing homes with extensions that can be a rewarding and practical endeavour.
With careful planning and consideration of cost, design, and suppliers, you can create a stunning addition to your home.
Remember, it’s not all about the glazing options and building regulations, but also the benefits, maintenance, and longevity of oak conservatories that make them a worthwhile investment.
So why wait? Start designing your own oak conservatory and bring a touch of elegance to your living space.
After all, life is too short to live without a beautiful oak conservatory. Show it off!
Telephone: 01423 593 794
Locksley Park
Blind Lane
Tockwith
YORK YO26 7QJ
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Mon to Fri - 9.00am to 5.00pm
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Christmas 2025- TBC
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Really delighted with the new porch by Oak by Design. It adds a super feature to my converted barn. Thanks to Joanne and the team.
Great service by a friendly professional team, a pleasure to work with. The end result of our oak glazed leisure spa and outdoor kitchen looks fantastic. Great job
Amazing customer service from beginning to end . My builder was in awe at the quality of the oak porch components. Call them and ask for Joanne - what she doesn’t know isn’t worth knowing! It’s not every day you invest in a “proper” porch so do it right. You’ll definitely be delighted!
I firstly used oak by design a couple of years ago for an open oak porch. They were extremely helpful and everything was delivered on time to the highest quality. The porch went together with the oak dowels provided and looked great when it was all slated in. They have also supplied me with a oak beam for a fireplace natural random finish and it looks good.
A great company to deal with. Professional from start to finish and always there to assist with any queries. Highly recommended.
Fantastic service from start to finish, I would have no hesitation in recommending this company or using them again. Very professional and helpful. Joanne was great in assisting us with choosing both styles and colours of the beams and cladding.
A first rate service from start to finish. We've used this company in the past for our floor - 40 foot of solid oak! 2 beams and 2 RSJ covers. This time a beam for our new kitchen inglenook and another RSJ cover. More than impressed with the products which more than met our spec. A very friendly and helpful team who I'd recommend to anyone.
We can thoroughly recommend Oak by Design. Not only did they provide the best of oak floors and oak staircase to suit our new, contemporary home, but they returned to make good a problem which was not their fault. Going the extra mile separates great companies from ordinary firms. Thank you Jamie & Billy. From Mike & Barbara, York.
Four years ago we took the decision to completely gut an old farmhouse and start again with it, we started looking for a supplier of oak to refit all of the internal doors, door casings, skirting and flooring. Our carpenter recommended Oak By Design. He wasn't wrong! All of the oak has been completely top notch. As the old house has settled into it's new skin it has moved and cracked in various places, the only thing that has been stable and unwavering is the oak. The customer service has been superb, with them continuing to supply exactly the same items, with the same quality over the course of 4 years. They even indulged our designs for furniture for our "boot room", with Shoe pigeon holes and a bench which we could store wellies under (as pictured). The doors supplied by them are reassuringly heavy and sturdy, with a proper "thunk" as you close them, cutting off sound from the rest of the house. There may be other, cheaper suppliers of oak out there, but none with the same level of quality, longevity and customer service as Oak By Design. If you want to do it right (& once!) use these guys.
Great company. Awesome flooring, we are very, very happy with the outcome. And great price which is always a bonus. Staff knowledgable & efficient.
Excellent customer service. Very friendly. Explained in detail. Product is beautiful. Would recommend. Company sent photos of finished product prior to dispatch to confirm our happiness with their work.
Fantastic staff with fantastic craftsmanship. Great communication and always on the ball. I would highly recommend oak by design, I don’t think you could get a better quality oak porch anywhere. Extremely pleased with ours , always getting compliments from fellow villagers
We worked with Jamie from Oak By Design on a super project near Wetherby. There was plenty of oak in this design for the team to really show their worth - and they did. The attention to detail was excellent. If anything was not quite how the client wanted it, they were straight back to attend to this. The customer care was superb. We look forward to working with Oak By Design on another project soon.
On behalf of John Docherty: Oak By Design were a great company to deal with; helpful, knowledgeable, professional. The quality of the oak supplied to us for our bespoke porch was first class. Nothing was too much trouble for this company, and we will definitely be using this wonderful company again in 2022.
We ordered two bespoke doors and two bespoke porches for our house build from Joanne at OByD. We were specifically delighted with Joanne's attention to detail (and patience! lol) making the overall customer experience excellent. The product was equally fantastic, the product quality was truly beyond our expectations. Joanne is super helpful and knowledgeable, and kept my spirits up throughout our project. We would 100% recommend OByD, and specifically Joanne, for all your standard and bespoke oak requirements. H&D
I could not recommend Oak By Design more highly. Joanne and the team worked tirelessly to resolve an issue that was the result of my mistake when I ordered the porch. Great customer service.
Exceptional service and beautiful flooring. Absolutely delighted with every aspect. Went above and beyond great customer service to meet our needs and timescales.
Thank you Oak by Design for my gorgeous… Thank you Oak by Design for my gorgeous oak porch. From my first contact with your company and speaking with Amanda the service has been first class. The quality of the oak and the design of the porch was just what I wanted. Manufacture and delivery were well communicated and delivered to site for our builder on time and to fit in with the building works. Your finishing touches and added extras made our porch very unique to our home. I have had lots of compliments on the enhanced look it has made to our property and our builder is full of praise about the quality and the ease of construction on-site. Thank you so much Amanda & all the team at Oak by design.
What can I say, Oak By Design have been the most fantastic company to deal with. Joanne was so helpful, friendly and professional. She really seemed to care about our project, which made such a difference. We had 4 oak RSJ covers made and 2 fireplace mantles. The finish is outstanding. Everyone believes they are solid beams, which was just what we wanted. The care and attention this company will give you is 2nd to none and I would highly recommend them. Pictures will follow when we complete our project, thanks again Oak By Design. x
From the initial quotation right through to the delivery and after service Joanne has been brilliant and given me an excellent product. I have just ordered another porch for another project from them and I will continue to do so for future projects . Thomas and Bell Building Contractors Ltd
Oak by design provided our engineered oak flooring. From our initial meeting and supply of samples to the final delivery we have been provided with excellent service. Carl has been in touch throughout the process and provided updates about the lead time and expected delivery dates. We are delighted with the flooring. Very happy to recommend Oak by design.
We were looking to have a bespoke oak and glass atrium for the front of our new house renovation. We wanted to find a company we trusted, who clearly understood our brief and could manufacture and install a high quality product at a competitive price. A big ask, but OakByDesign ticked all our boxes. Jamie and the team from the initial discovery meeting to completion of the installation were fantastic. The design, material quality and installation were first class and I would highly recommend you to include them within your project plans. Thank you all. Ben and Lindsay.
I was sourcing an oak RSJ cover (circa 5m length) for my extension and found Oak by Design on the internet. All of the reviews I could were glowing and so I contacted them......And I'm so glad that I did. Joanne Fisher answered my initial call and she looked after my order from beginning to end - in terms of ensuring that I got exactly what I wanted she/they provided a superb service - everything on time - delivery in to the Peak District to suit when I wanted. The quality of the the RSJ cover is fantastic thick solid oak that matches my oak floor - looks amazing. If you want anything oak I can thoroughly recommend Oak By Design.
Having lived with our porch for over 2 years I can honestly say it’s the best addition to our house we ever made. Not only does it look fantastic the quality is outstanding. I love that it keeps the mud out of the hall and provides a seating area to remove muddy boots.
We are ‘over the moon’ with our beautiful oak porch made by Oakbydesign .From our initial enquiry to delivery and installation the service and attention to detail has been outstanding! A very big thank you to Joanne who was so helpful and friendly from start to finish which made the whole process such a pleasure. Highly recommend anyone looking for an oak porch to choose Oakbydesign . Yvonne Grant.
Thank you Jo for your assistance and detailed guide every step of the way with my new porch. Very pleased with the finished product, I would highly recommend Jack and his team for installation
Found this company by accident whilst passing through Harrogate, but well worth a visit.Great products choice with helpful friendly service. The wooden flooring and beams look great in situ and we are very pleased with the transformed room. Would recommend and use again.
First class service and product . Our car port and steps look fantastic and blends in with the existing buildings beautifully. Would definitely recommend them.
From start to finish Oak By Design have been incredible, nothing was too much trouble. Our new Oak doors are beautifully made and have really been the icing on the cake to finish our house renovations off. We have also had a fabulous outdoor oak structure with heating and we are very much looking forward to making the most of it in the months ahead. Thank you to the whole team I would throughly recommend.
Fantastic service and quality of product. I couldn’t be happier with my Oak porch, which was designed to my specification with the minimum of fuss. Joanne was so helpful and nothing was too much trouble. Incredibly well engineered and looks fantastic. Thank you so much.
Superb! Fantastic! I can’t recommend enough. If you want gorgeous oak use this company. Oak by design made a porch for us and we couldn’t be more happier with it! It’s beautiful! The quality is first rate. Throughout the build Jo kept us informed as to the process of having the oak cut to size and installed. Jo and the team even sent us a lovely oak chopping board! Jack and his team who built it are fabulous! They go the extra mile. We have decided to use oak by design for a kitchen extension project in the future. Thank you oak by design for giving me a gorgeous porch! Charlie x
We got a fantastic garden structure from Oak by Design. It is a very handsome building and the design process was very patient, to say the least. We didn’t really know what we wanted, so we had to be guided through it. And we are delighted.
Oak by design were a fantastic company to deal with. They made us some treads for a bespoke stair case from large pieces of air dried oak. They were very thorough in making sure that they understood exactly what we wanted. They made excellent suggestions for small changes to our own design in order to produce a better finished product and to manage the cost. We were very happy with the treads when they were delivered. They look fantastic and fitted perfectly to the steel frame which was made by a third party. I could not recommend them more highly.
Great service from start to finish, Joanne was great help. Designs were spot on and so happy with the porch. 10/10. Fully recommend.
Great personal service to ensure we got what we needed specific to our personal requirements. Quality is outstanding and there was a helping hand there all the way. The porch we ended up with was not cheap but having looked at others the quality of the Oak by design product shines through. Very pleased with the result and the complements from both neighbours and our builders keep coming.
From the moment we visited the Oak Design showroom, we knew that we were dealing with a top quality local company. Richard the owner, showed us around his design works with real pride of his product and service offering. Jamie as sales executive has discussed and agreed the options & design with costs to us and we have now implemented the first phase of our home improvement, with more work to follow. We are highly delighted with the finished product and would strongly recommend Oak Design to other interested clients. I also suggest that you pay them a personal visit at the Home Building & Renovation exhibition in Harrogate, as well as their wonderful showroom of Oak Solutions in Tockwith to get a personal guided tour.
From the beginning the customer service has been superb, excellent help and advice when choosing the flooring, delivery arriving when promised and a product which is extremely high quality. We have replaced the majority of our flooring downstairs and we are so pleased with the result that we would have paid more. Fantastic.
As the owner of a local joinery business, Robert Davis Joinery, I have had the pleasure of using Oak by Design on several occasions over the last 8 years. They have produced bespoke interior products for me including Oak doors and timber moldings. The staff in the office and the workshop are always very helpful and friendly and the standard of the workmanship and materials are always of a very high quality.
Ordered an oak mantle beam from Oak by Design and they quickly called to check the finer details. Unfortunatly, the beam was slightly damaged on arrival by the courier company. Oak by Design immediately arranged to have it picked by DHL, transferred back to Yorkshire from Kent, repaired and sent back within 2 days, with no quibbles. The beam is beautiful, as is the high quality customer service by these people. Fully recommend using this company. Anthony Slater, Tonbridge. Tonbridge.
A fabulous service and supportive through the design and delivery process. Highly recommended
Firstly, the product quality was superb, a beautiful oak mantle piece for my fire place, gorgeous. The installation was quick, efficient and fitter very friendly. The price was very reasonable, actually very good value. But what makes it all SIX STAR, ( but we I can only give 5!), was the customer service. When walking in the shop I was perfectly attended to, I was given samples to take home and they remembered to call soma days later to see what I thought. Order to install time was very fast for such a bespoke service. My experience was world class, great to deal with a brilliant local/small business, I totally recommend.
My company has ordered 2 porches with Joanne from oak by design, and have more planned in the future. They've been brilliant from start to finnish. Great communication right through. And the quality of the product is exceptional. Do not hesitate to order.
I first used Oak by Design in 2021 for a oak porch, I used them again 2023 for an oak pergola. Both times my clients have been Delighted with the finished product. Both times the product was delivered when stated, everything i needed was on the delivery. Oak by design listened to what I required for both jobs. The quality of the oak is excellent, all joints fit correctly & if I had a problem I only had to ring and speak to them. R Brown Carpentry always recommends Oak by Design when asked about oak structures.
Spectacular service from start to finish! great design work and support from concept to installation. The builders were amazing! So pleased with the outcome! Thankyou so so much !
