Carpentry

Oak Structural Frames

Kolbon Oak Carpentry specializes in Oak Framing. It is the art of building structures of massive Oak components, joined by mortice and tenons or halving joints held together with Oak pegs. It is an ancient and honorable art which has been in use for over two thousand years, and many sound structures, cathedrals, barns, and houses, still stand which were built hundreds of years ago

Oak Frame means:

• Beauty: Massive exposed Oak timbers celebrate the strength and beauty of the wood. Oak timber frames create buildings of great function, warmth and high performance. Oak has the visual flexibility so it can be used on the most traditional designs, or highly contemporary buildings, where it's combined with modern materials such as glass and stainless steel.
• Strength: These massive timbers are not only used for their beauty, but are also an integral part of the building's structure that actually provide strength and support for the building. weight.
• Durability: Over 3000 Oak Frame structures still exist in England that were built between 400 and 1100 A.D. Many Oak frame buildings have lasted centuries, and ones built today are expected to last at least 300 years.
• Ecology: We tend to be environmentally aware and constantly cooperate with Forest Department - our activities harmonize with the model of ecological and sustained forestry practices. Oak timber used in our Oak Frames is from local renewable sources. Much of timber carries the FSC certification, which is only awarded for forests and woodlands that are responsible managed.

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