Oak-Framed Buildings

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By Rupert Newman
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Another Westwind Oak frame completed

July 2008 With just five days allowed to deliver and erect this three bay, two story house, the boys at Westwind Oak managed to complete the job in only three.
This beuatiful frame shows many traditional features such as cusping in the gable frames, ogee moldings on the arch brace trusses internally with plenty..

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Westwind Oak offer buildings regs drawings

June 2008 Westwind are now in a position to offer full details of every part of the construction of an oak framed building, a service which will be free to all clients.
These drawings will be available via Westwind Oak, and ultimately through our website.
For more information call us on 01934 877317.

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An example of a Westwind Oak drawing

Westwind Oak make the front page!

May 2008 One of our recent projects - The Lighthouse - in Herefordshire, has made the front page of the June issue of SelfBuld & Design.
With ecological and sustainability issues a priority the building was designed to use passive heating, natural rainwater collection and photovoltaic panels, as well as sourcing both materials and labour locally (where possible).
Check it out at http://www.sbdonline.co.uk..

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The answer is blowing in the wind.................

March 2008 ‘It’s lovely and shiny and new and whizzes round really fast’, says Rupert of our new 1kW Upwind Turbine installed just a week ago. As part of our aim to minimise our environmental impact the wind turbine has been installed to reduce reliance on the national grid.
This system is designed to generate..

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