Poulton House
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The Green Oak Carpentry Company were engaged to design and engineer the roof structure of this extraordinary building, which is clad internally almost entirely with Larch and forms the new games room to the main house.
The Georgian style exterior clad with Bath Stone contrasts markedly with the ‘Canadian log cabin’ interior. We worked with Smallwood Architects and Symm & Co. builders both of whom were excellent and collaborated with us to ensure the best possible outcome.
The span of this building is over 10 metres and with a flat lead roofed central section required a really strong truss to support substantial roof loads. The Queen Post truss is the perfect solution to this problem as it can terminate at the collar level to form a ‘flat top’ and is immensely strong. We have opted for a steel tie rod to lighten the appearance of the truss. A central spine beam and common ceiling joists form the flat roof of the building which has firrings set over to create the falls for the lead roof.
A mezzanine forms a snug area and really gets you up close to the carpentry. The log cabin style is used with great success to create a warmth and homeliness that is highly appealing.
Dragon beams and ashlar post with braces forms a decorative and strong detail at the corners of the top plate ring beam. All in all, a fascinating project we were pleased to play our part in helping to realise.
“"Thanks for the excellent job which has just been completed on the Oak Frame extension to the above property. Not only is the quality of the work faultless, it is a true work of art, which will bring endless enjoyment to me and my wife. The end result has surpassed our wildest expectations."
Ray Nicolaides
“"Thank you for the frame that you have just finished at Rogate. It was a miserable wet day, yesterday and John and team carried on regardless. We are delighted with the overall look and also the mouldings to the members. As usual, the frame was millimetre accurate and will be easy to take forward to complete the building."
Bob, Trembath Associates
“"We wanted to write to you to express our profound gratitude for the excellent work you have done on our building scheme. It cannot have been easy to pick up the project from another architect when there were still a number of issues unresolved, but you have done so brilliantly and remained calm throughout, even at fraught times. We really do appreciate that you have gone the extra mile for us. We have all enjoyed working with you and have been so impressed with the quality of your work."
Alastair, The Early Years Project
“"I wanted to drop you a quick note to show my appreciation for your guys efforts today; they were a pleasure to have around the house and worked hard to get the frame up today."
Paul, Contracts Manager
“"Everyone is very impressed with the finished result and I thought I would just take the opportunity of belatedly giving my thanks to you and your team for a job very well done. I have submitted the bridge for a Civic Society award for next year and have every expectation of its success."
P White, Northholt & Greenford Countryside Park Manager