About

Our Company

Chartwell Oak Buildings Ltd specialise in providing handcrafted oak framed buildings. We design and make all of our products from our workshop in Kent but operate all over the county as well as Surrey and Sussex.

We are a reasonably small company who prides ourselves on our strong work ethic and building close relationships with all of our customers.

Our creations are built to last using traditional building methods. One of the key skills when designing and building oak structures is considering the movement of the wood; during just the first few years, oak can shrink by up to 5% as it loses its moisture.

While the length of the wood stays the same, the width and thickness of the beam can move and shrink. At Chartwell Oak we are well practiced at taking these factors into consideration in our designs.

The Process

We use the shrinking of the wood to our advantage by ensuring that all the shrinkage results in is the tightening of the existing joints. We use the traditional draw pegging method on our mortice and tenon joints to ensure that all of our buildings benefit from strength and durability. Many firms use the modern dowel method on their oak framing but we feel that this doesn’t provide the same level of strength in the joints.

All of our frames are constructed by hand in our Kent workshop – we create each of our designs with extreme precision so once it comes to supply and assembly we have no problem constructing your building both quickly and accurately.

We provide a high level of site supervision so that our high standards of construction are carried out correctly, resulting in a high quality finished product.

Our Customers

Chartwell Oak Buildings work closely with our customers all over Kent, Surrey and Sussex to create beautiful bespoke oak framed buildings.

We stand out from our competitors because we have the ability to adapt to our customers needs and create high quality products. We can be flexible to suit all of our customer’s needs and requirements without having a phenomenal uplift in pricing.

When working with Chartwell Oak, it is no problem if you would like to deviate from our standard modules or designs – we can help you to create a building to meet your specific requirements without having to break the bank.

We work closely with every single one of our clients no matter what size project; we believe that a good relationship with the client throughout each stage of the project will lead to increased satisfaction for both us and the customer!