Why did you choose the Oak Glasshouse Company? Initially, I met Jim, the owner, at a trade show and immediately felt drawn to the personal and genuine feel of his family-run company. After our conversation at the show, we scheduled a more detailed meeting, which turned
Why did you choose the Oak Glasshouse Company? In total, we met with three companies, each of which came in a similar cost-wise. However, we liked Jim’s ideas, and when presented with the final design, it was evident he listened more to what we wanted. It
Why did you choose the Oak Glasshouse Company? I know Jim to speak to in passing from the local gym he and I attend. I also knew he owned an Oak Building company, so I approached Jim and asked him to provide an estimate. We
This building was designed to extend the existing house and provide a large open-plan space. The main section of the building was 5m x 10m, with the link being 7m x 1.5m. The prominent focus is to let in ample light and views over their
This Oak Garden Office was built as a functional working space. The client sold small computer parts. He had a separate room of 2x5m at the back, which was used as a packing room. The main room was his office, which had a seating area
Why did you choose the Oak Glasshouse Company? Our friends recommended Jim and the Oak Glasshouse Company, and the reasons for this became apparent over the two or three initial visits. We felt nothing was a problem for Jim and his team. This customer-first approach
Grand Entrance Building Penn near Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire. We actually completed this project around 4 years ago but recently caught up with the customer and spoke about the original build, below you can read a rough transcript of the conversation. Why did you choose the Oak
This large oak and glass house extension in the Hertfordshire countryside presented us with several challenges. The building is in an area of outstanding natural beauty; making the build subject to strict planning laws. For example, the footprint of the new extension could not exceed
This recent Oak garden room installation features an attractive vaulted ceiling and exposed oak beams, which in turn, serve to complement the existing building; our client provided us with a tight remit and concrete ideas. Everything was planned to the smallest of details; the type
Another recent installation in Cheltenham Gloucestershire the room itself has fast become a firm favourite for the family, with everything from relaxation to large family meals taking place in their new Orangery. The Orangery has three sets of doors which serve to open up the
The team recently completed this two storey grand entrance building and Oak Kitchen Extension (often referred to as a garden room) in Farnham Surrey; the initial conversation started at the Farnborough building show when our customer Mr James approached us with some existing plans. During
This summer we completed a number of bespoke buildings with unusual features. A good example of this is our project in Derby where the client wanted to add a building to match their home. The building also needed to take enough solar panels on the
We are going to be attending the following shows this summer. We will be taking our urban garden building to Chelsea and Hampton Court Flower Shows this summer. We intend on taking a partial oak frame showing the front of our traditional building to Grand
Gazebos In the summer of 2010 we continued to bring out new building designs. At the RHS Hampton Court Flower Show we launched our new oak framed gazebo range. Other Shows attended Grand Designs Live London, 1st May-9th May Chelsea Flower Show, 25th-29th May Hampton
We decided to build a new building which was more suited to an urban setting. We have continued using oak to building this oak framed garden office which is of a more modern style and has a lower profile than our previous buildings.
We decided to make a few changes to the building for Hampton Court. We included a mezzanine floor in the rear third of the building and we took an oak door. ask question . Although the weather wasn’t terrible we will remember to take wellingtons
The Oak Glasshouse Company at Chelsea Flower Show 2009 with our building. It was our first RHS flower show and we were very privileged to be allowed to exhibit our building for the first time at the flagship event of the RHS show calendar. free
We made this summerhouse this spring for those entertaining outside during the summer that still require some shelter from the unpredictable weather we experience. The building was shown at Grand Designs Live at London’s Excel centre.