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enclosed oak porch - Cheshire

Enclosed Oak Porch – Cheshire

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Dreaming of a enclosed oak porch to give your home the ultimate curb appeal?

We recently completed this stunning enclosed oak porch for a lovely customer in Cheshire.

enclosed oak porch - Cheshire

Handmade and individually designed, this enclosed oak porch is made from air-dried, chunky, 8 inch oak.

A Gorgeous, Glazed Oak Porch

To reduce shrinkage and minimise any movement from the oak, at Character Oak we only used air-dried oak for our glazed structures.

This solid oak porch was designed to give our client plenty of room to hang coats and leave their boots before entering their home. And to give their stunning property an entrance porch it deserves.

enclosed oak porch - Cheshire

The Perfect Enclosed Oak Porch – Cheshire

Designed to compliment our client’s cottage perfectly, the porch certainly enhances their home’s appeal.

The oak posts and beams used in this enclosed oak porch are a substantial 8 inches thick and are planed all round (PAR), making the oak smooth to the touch and snag-free.

enclosed oak porch - Cheshire

All of our enclosed structures, from porches to extensions, are direct glazed. We use a fully beaded, rebated glazing system on our air-dried, enclosed oak frames. This method is much like a traditional window casement. Although a more complex process than the surface-mounting method used by the majority of oak framers. we believe the rebated, direct glazing method produces a far superior end product.

Rebated, direct glazing fits the glazing directly inside your frame and as such, doesn’t cover the beauty of the exterior frame or the hand-drawn oak pegs.

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Stunning Outside & In

Along with the oak frame, we designed and handmade a new, solid oak door for our clients, too.

solid oak door

Why not take a look at some of our other oak structures and extensions in our oak framing gallery?

All of our oak is handpicked by us at the mill especially for your project and comes from sustainable forests. Sustainability to a key part of our ethos.

Considering enhancing your home with an enclosed oak porch? Call us to chat about what you need and what you’d like to achieve, on 01625 347165 or drop an email to hello@characteroakcarpentry.co.uk.

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Oak Porch – Shropshire

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We recently completed this beautiful, contemporary oak porch for a client in Bewdley, on the Shropshire/Worcestershire border.

oak porch Shropshire

Individually designed and handmade, this semi-enclosed, glazed oak porch is made from air-dried, 8 inch oak.

Glazed & Gorgeous

At Character Oak, we only used air-dried oak for our glazed structures, as this minimises any movement from the oak.

This individually designed porch was designed to give our client protection from the elements, while also providing uninterrupted views over the beautiful River Severn and the Severn Valley Railway below.

oak porch - Shropshire

Contemporary Oak Porch – Shropshire

All of the oak posts and beams used in the construction of this oak porch are 8 inches thick and planed all round (PAR). At 8 inches, the posts and beams on this modern design give this striking porch a wonderfully chunky and substantial appearance.

Although, raising this oak frame was a challenge for our team, due to the narrow, winding stone steps leading to the entrance of the property. The position of the porch made getting the heavy oak sections and large purpose-made glass panels installed rather tricky.

But our team love a challenge.

The tie beam alone weighed just under a staggering 24 stone!

oak porch - Shropshire

Architectural Glazing

The curved, contemporary design of this oak porch meant a glass template was made to fit inside the curves to the side, top and lower triangle section of the porch. The glass was then purpose-made, laser cut and toughened for the perfect fit.

The huge 2.2m x 1.9 m glazing panels weighed in at just under a whopping 13 stone (the same weight as an average man!) and were lifted in.

This contemporary oak porch design features trimmed, flush oak pegs and 10mm thick toughened glass, which is secured in place with stainless steel glass clamps for an ultra modern look.

The client chose to have our trademark sunflower carved into the front of the front porch, where it now takes pride of place.

oak porch - Shropshire

This stunning semi-closed, glazed oak porch enjoys enviable views across the valley below and can be seen from the banks of the River Severn in Bewdley town.

oak porch - Shropshire

At Character Oak, all our oak comes from sustainable forests and is handpicked by us for your project at the mill. So, if you’re considering an oak porch, oak veranda or oak garden structure call us on 01625 347165 or email hello@characteroakcarpentry.co.uk – we’d love to have a chat about your oak framing plans.