Frequently Asked Questions

All our oak is English and French. We make sure we only select from sustainable forrestry managed sources for the air dried oak, and are caruful to hand pick each beam. As well as our yard in Sussex we have an acre sawmill in France where we hold a large amount of stock.  

Reclaimed oak has been used before. That is the simple answer, but there is also the age, character and colour of the oak. Some of our reclaimed oak beams and flooring can be in excess of 500 years old. As oak ages it toughens and darkens in colour, giving that beautiful dark oak look. Air dried oak has been sawn and left to dry naturally, this way it does most of its settling of its own accord so minimises movement when used. Air dried oak can vary in colour as to the age of the beam.

At Traditional oak and timber company we can fabricate most sizes of oak frame structures, from oak porches to full house frames. We offer full design drawings when a frame is being fabricated. We offer a full on site meeting and measurement service to offer any suggestions and ideas that could enhance your project. We offer full on site erection services and full cleaning of finished product service. If you have a design idea you are looking to get off the ground we will be more than happy to speak with yourselves to give advise and help where needed.

We can cut, clean and machine our oak. We pride ourselves in being able to give the customer what they want, not a “that’ll do” attitude. We can also hollow both reclaimed and air dried beams to encapsulate steels.

We are able to offer full joinery solutions including, oak frame doors, oak tables and dressers, chairs and benches.

No matter the size of order we can deliver. Be it nationally or worldwide, and have delivered in  the past to America and Japan.

Yes we can give immediate estimates on the phone or have them written and sent.