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    • The Limecroft Project

      December 2025

      The TFCo team on site for the Limecroft project installing our contemporary Douglas fir primary frame for the client’s kitchen and dining area.

      Architect – EllEll Architects
      Structural Engineer – Studio 3

      Simple Douglas fir roof truss assembled and ready to lift
      Roof trusses and wall frames in place
      High level window frames fitting between masonry openings
    • The Croft Project

      September 2025

      Site installation of The Croft green oak frame garden room project to the rear of the clients cottage complete.

      Architect – Jo Hibbert

      Internal arch braced truss and wall frames that will be glazed.
      The exterior gable end frame that will be glazed, including a pair of large French doors to the garden beyond.
      Interior view of the glazed gable frame, already enjoying the views of the countryside beyond!

    Our Awards

    • RIBA London Awards 2017January 2017
    • Stephen Lawrence Prize 2017 & RIBA South West Awards 2017January 2017
    • Craftsmanship Award 2006January 2006
    • The Wood Awards 2004January 2004

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    In The Press

    • House and Garden MagazineAugust 2011
    • One of our projects is in March’s edition of 25 Beautiful HomesMarch 2011
    • One of our projects made the Architects Journal (AJ) Small Projects 2011 shortlistJanuary 2011
    • Sullingstead featured in this week’s Country LifeNovember 2010
    • The Japanese Teahouse is on the cover of Architects DatafileApril 2010

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    The Timber Frame Company designs, builds conserves and restores timber buildings and structures using traditional and modern materials and techniques.

    Here are the sample test results results of our re Here are the sample test results results of our recent greenheart reclamation. The hard work and nose breaking learning curve has paid off! Combining the greenheart tapered posts, with a tight planed surface with the scabbled stone base. We’ve worked with the architects intention of joining the two materials using a form of carpentry joint, which I’ve detailed to lock together with a slim wooden key, sloping end abutments which drain into an inclined slot keeping the end grain out of any standing water. Excited about raising the first of these wall frames next week on site!
    An exciting afternoon inspecting the prime quality An exciting afternoon inspecting the prime quality first and second length Douglas fir sourced from a local estate with the fantastic support of @roofurneaux at the Land Logic mill in Ditcheat, Somerset. This will be kilned and planed and framed up to high joinery standards for a new build open plan kitchen we are building collaborating with our friends at Jonathan Tuckey Design. Relieved to see how well this is converting with less spring off heart than anticipated. Into the kiln after settling in stick for a couple of weeks and I’ll post how it looks once cooked!
    Part of my plans for this year was to develop our Part of my plans for this year was to develop our use of reclaimed timber, promoting its use where it makes most sense. It’s been a steep learning curve!! Here’s some reclaimed greenheart dock piles, you can see the limpet shells and the eroded surface within the tidal range. The freshly sawn timber just below the gnarly surface is as good as new! Finally got the mill behaving sweetly with some amazing carbide tipped blades. The third life for these trees, soon to be a beautiful new home with some well considered materials and details. Will keep you posted!!
    Here’s the ancient mothership… Here’s the ancient mothership…
    Gnarled old oak power washed to expose the epicorm Gnarled old oak power washed to expose the epicormic swirls.
    Lovely to see the inside of a roof we designed and Lovely to see the inside of a roof we designed and built for Yarlington Village Hall, just down the lane from our HQ. It’s a nice space to be in, we’ve been asked to add a new exterior canopy to extend the useable space. I love building these kinds of community buildings.
    A very satisfying day raising this carefully consi A very satisfying day raising this carefully considered oak roof to the bowing and slightly random Cotswold stone walls for this barn conversion. The frame has been cut and stored for many months due to complex delays but is going together well so far.
    Back to the boathouse today. Faired off the resin Back to the boathouse today. Faired off the resin grout and are using traditional boat building material to caulk the gaps and abutments. The pine oil soaked hemp is really lovely to use and smells of pine smoke. I’ve finally bought myself a proper set of caulking irons which made it all the more straightforward. The gaps over the oakum is sealed with a teak deck sealant (no nasty silicone mastic used here) all of which can be raked out and renewed. Should the oakum get wet it swells like mad keeping the voids below dry. The pine tar stops it rotting. Richard and I then refitted the repaired balustrade panels with their new kerbs and bonded their ends to keep them dry. Should last longer than the last 20 years!
    Just finished flooding the voids with an epoxy gro Just finished flooding the voids with an epoxy grout. Strange stuff, flows nicely and levels out over 10 minutes or so. This will consolidate our earlier repairs and the metal flitch plates and pins. This is not a typical conservation repair as it’s non reversible. It should protect the structure for a very long time though. Back on Friday to fit the balustrade.
    Here are the repaired balusters, which have had ne Here are the repaired balusters, which have had new tenons turned and glued to the rotten ends by my old friend and mentor Jon Swayne. We’ve prepared new sacrificial shaped kerbs to shed rain water away from the new baluster ends and keep the tops of the repaired beams covered and kept dry. I’ve decided to use traditional boat oakum to weather proof the abutting horizontal joints, which I’ll carry out next week. It’s all coming together again and I’m very pleased with how much of the original materials we are reusing.
    Carrying out some considerable in situ structural Carrying out some considerable in situ structural repairs to the open balcony oak frame and balustrade I designed and co-built with an amazing international gathering of carpenters. Being adjacent the Thames and facing south, the floor beam had a large check that joined the baluster holes (we don’t do this anymore) and has been an extended rot pocket putting the post ends and their connections at risk. I’m pleased that we’ve been asked to repair it and we’ve done so while the boathouse has been in constant use.
    Quite a tricky delivery today. Looking forward to Quite a tricky delivery today. Looking forward to raising this new roof soon. The backlog is slowly clearing, it’s going to be a busy springtime! More pics to follow…
    There’s something rather exciting about a roofless There’s something rather exciting about a roofless masonry building under a tin roof. The pile of oak timbers will support its new lid. A relief to get it all to site as all the builders we are working with have been really struggling with big delays due to problems with material availability. We’ve got rather a lot of frames backing up so it will be a very busy spring on site. An exciting year ahead!’
    With my old mate Janine Tutt at Ashwell Timber rec With my old mate Janine Tutt at Ashwell Timber recyclers, Essex. I was like a kid in a sweet shop, 3hrs whizzed by, so many amazing piles of timber each with their own story, waiting to be turned into something new and beautiful. I’m really excited by the prospect of using more amazing materials that have had a previous life. As people’s awareness grows over the increasing effects of climate change on timber buildings and structures, using recycled highly durable tropical hardwoods is a no brainer. Can’t wait to start playing with some samples!!
    My favourite kind of day visiting Whitney sawmill My favourite kind of day visiting Whitney sawmill to discuss the locally sourced oak, Douglas fir and other hardwoods. They’ve been busy building a new office and storage shed with a new sawmill line expected soon. Pleased to work with Dermot to extend our reach into sustainable uk sources.
    An exciting start to the year, the Lydney Harbour An exciting start to the year, the Lydney Harbour project has been granted planning permission! We are off the blocks with an exciting meeting with the wonderful Denman & Gould team, Eleanor and Russell, the creative force behind the Destination Lydney project. TFCo and Denman & Gould are collaborating to deliver the timber elements of the sensitively considered art work structures that will be installed permanently around the amazing ancient industrial landscape. Its always a treat to visit other artist and crafts-people’s studios, and to build something so unique and reflective. Watch this space!!
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