Exceptional frames
for inspirational homes
Elevate your fitness routine with an oak framed pool house.
Pool Buildings
Whether it’s a heated oak framed pool barn for
your daily swim, or a stylish spot where you can
change or relax before and after a swim.
Durable oak beams and traditional oak framing techniques create an elegant space that will withstand the humidity of an indoor pool and the vagaries of the British climate.
At Green Oak Carpentry, every oak framed pool house is designed in-house before being handcrafted by our team in our workshops. With over 30 years of experience and a record of three Gold Wood Awards, we bring the same depth of craft and care to every project, working with you from the first drawing to the final assembly to create something truly individual.
What is a pool building?
What is a pool building?
A pool house is a building that’s purpose-built for a swimming pool. It typically includes changing facilities, equipment storage, and a place to relax. At its simplest, a pool house sits next to an outdoor pool as somewhere to change, shelter, or simply spend time together
A pool house can also enclose the pool itself – creating a protected space that, when heated, can be used all year round. Sometimes referred to as a pool barn, it may include changing rooms, plant rooms and relaxation spaces as well as the pool.
How can you use an oak framed pool building?
An oak framed pool house allows
you to get the most out of your
swimming pool all year round.
A fitness studio where you can lift weights, practice your pull-ups or salute the sun
A sauna and steam room – especially welcome during the chilly winter months
A changing room, shower and WC, making it easier to get dressed after your swim
A small kitchen or bar area, perfect as a base for hosting parties and gatherings
Generous pivot or bifold doors that open your pool to the garden on hot summer days
However you choose to use your oak framed orangery, you’ll have somewhere you can connect with nature, appreciate your garden and enjoy the view.
Never repeated. Always remarkable
Every Green Oak Carpentry pool barn is
an original – we don’t work to set
design templates, nor do we build the
same thing twice.
We’ll work with you create an oak-framed pool house that complements your home and grounds by considering factors such as proportion, roof pitch and glazing. If we’re accommodating an existing pool, our designers will ensure your oak frame pool house looks and feels as if it’s always been there. And if you’re commissioning a completely new pool house, we’ll work with you to create exactly what you want and can suggest extra details to make it feel even more special.
Our fully bespoke approach accommodates your site’s idiosyncrasies – taking advantage of opportunities while managing any constraints. And, as you’d expect, we’ll work in line with local planning considerations and respect your budget.
Quality & craftsmanship
without compromise
Enjoy an unsurpassed level of continuity throughout the design, build and installation of your oak frame pool house. We guide you through your entire project, allowing you to enjoy the unique process of commissioning an oak frame building.
Design & architectural development
Our in-house draughtsmen and frame designers bring your vision to life, combining structural integrity with architectural beauty. Our designers readily accommodate unconventional ideas and specific features, and can incorporate any number of custom-designed features.
If you’ve already commissioned an architect, we’ll work with them and can adapt existing drawings to ensure your plans are suitable for oak framing.
Planning support
Our trusted planning consultants are here to support your planning permission application and are particularly experienced in heritage projects and sensitive sites.
Our materials
Oak is a popular choice for pool houses, but it isn’t always the best choice for a project. We work with you to choose the right materials, based on your site, aesthetic goals and engineering requirements. We only use sustainably sourced materials.
Fabrication
Each oak frame pool house is handcrafted from start to finish by our same team of award-winning carpenters. Using skills practised since the Middle Ages, they scribe the naturally shaped components together, making each frame unique.
Build & installation
After dry-fitting your oak frame in our workshop, our carpenters deconstruct it, deliver it on-site, and personally assemble it. Using the same team throughout build and assembly creates a rare level of consistency, giving your frame unsurpassed care and respect.
Bespoke finishes & specifications
We’ll work with you to agree on the best finishing options and specifications for your finished oak frame pool house. This will allow you to appreciate the beauty of this celebrated natural material while complementing your aesthetic.
The Green Oak Carpentry guarantee
All our frames carry a warranty against defective workmanship and materials for six years. Problems are very rare, but if they do occur, we take them very seriously and do our utmost to ensure all is well.
Commission your oak framed pool house
Learn more about beginning your oak frame pool house with Green Oak Carpentry. We work around you and your needs, whether using your drawings, quoting on an existing oak frame plan or guiding you as you begin your journey from scratch.
A naturally
sustainable choice
Oak is a natural, renewable material with exceptional longevity. When properly detailed and crafted, an oak framed pool house matures beautifully, developing an individual character and long-standing structural integrity.
A Green Oak Carpentry pool house is built with sustainability at its core. All wood – whether oak or another hardwood – will be sustainably grown and harvested. Crucially, it will meet PEFC’s strict chain-of-custody certification requirements, demonstrating our sustainability commitment.
Experience our oak
framed buildings for
yourself
Join us at one of our open days or events – they’re the perfect opportunity to immerse yourself in the world of oak framing, see our oak frames up close and ask our knowledgeable team as many questions as you need.
Why choose us for your
oak framed pool house?
There’s no shortage of oak frame building companies to work with. So why choose us?
One-of-a-kind
Every project is a one-off – you won’t see a single templated design on our website or in our office. Whether a domestic porch or a high-profile commercial build, we begin every project the same way – by taking your brief and designing to your needs.
Integrity, longevity
Oak trees can live for hundreds of years. We honour these gentle giants by building structures that will last for generations to come. Our team skilfully designs, fabricates and assembles each structure to achieve structural integrity and a positive, lasting impact.
Transparent & available
It’s not just about the buildings we make. We’re good to work with, too. We’re readily available and happy to accommodate our clients throughout their projects. We work transparently and will be open about your project’s progress and any potential challenges.
Deep expertise
Having been in business since 1996, we’re timber framing experts, training up the next generation of carpenters in our business. Our renowned timber restoration experts allow us to support highly specialised projects.
Professionalism assured
We partner with architects, contractors and developers to create modern and traditional timber structures of all sizes.
Industry recognised
Our timber structures have been recognised by numerous awards, and we’re the only company to have been awarded the prestigious Gold Wood Award three times. No other company has achieved this more than once.
Frequently Asked Questions
Planning your pool house
What are the benefits of choosing an oak frame for a pool building?
An oak frame is ideal for pool buildings because the pool’s humidity helps the wood season slowly, enhancing its durability. Oak also offers better acoustics than materials like metal or plaster, creating a more pleasant and tranquil environment where you can swim and relax.
Can you customise the design of my oak frame pool house to match my existing property?
Yes, our team of talented architects and designers will design an oak frame pool house that’s fully tailored to your property and requirements. Take a look at our gallery to see the variety of oak frame pool houses we’ve built for other clients.
What is the typical timeline and process for designing and building a pool barn?
There’s no such thing as a ‘typical’ timeline, because each project is so different. However, a pool barn design would take between 4-6 weeks, including detailed design drawings and engineer sign-off. Timber procurement, fabrication and assembly could then take a further 8+ weeks, depending on the size of the project. Learn more about how we work.
Every project is a one-off
No templates. No repeat designs. Every frame
we have ever made has started from scratch.
Never repeated.
Always remarkable
Explore our project gallery to inspire your oak frame building project. Take your time; each Green Oak Carpentry structure is unique and hand-built – you’ll never see the same project twice.
“There is a quality and soul in your work that is distinctly different from the mass production oak fabricators. One feels it in your buildings, in my home and Ricks and especially at the Chithurst Monastery which I have visited many times.”
Peter B
Great builds
begin with a chat
If you are considering an oak framed pool building and would value a thoughtful, design-led approach, we would be pleased to explore this with you.
Oak craftsmanship is best appreciated in person, so we welcome you to our workshop near Petersfield, Hampshire, where you can meet the team, see our carpenters at work, and catch a glimpse of the skill and care that go into every build. We work across the UK – so wherever your project is, we’d love to be involved.
