Oak-Framed Buildings2020-02-27T14:25:27+00:00

Oak-Framed Buildings

  • Publishing: Autumn 14
  • Pub month: November
  • ISBN-13: 9781861087263
  • Author: Rupert Newman
  • Price: £24.99
  • Binding: PB with flaps
  • No. of pages: 192
  • Dimensions: 254 x 254 mm
  • Colour: Full colour throughout

Oak-framed buildings have been with us for centuries and they are here to stay. They are beautiful, durable and environmentally friendly, and by marrying traditional and modern materials they can be brought to a very high standard of energy-efficiency. This is a practical book on the technique of timber-frame construction for carpenters, builders and aspiring self-builders, but it will also be a source of inspiration to anyone who appreciates beautiful buildings. Full-colour photographs show projects by the author and others both complete and under construction, and structural details are clearly explained both in photographs and in three-dimensional drawings. Here is a traditional craft brought fully up to date for the 21st century.


Author Information

Rupert Newman
Rupert Newman has been actively involved in carpentry since the age of 12. Having completed a degree in Naval Architecture he began working as a shipwright, but soon realized that building roofs and other large structures was his true passion. He is the founder of Westwind Oak Buildings Ltd, a well-respected, employee-owned company that employs a number of highly skilled craftsmen and apprentices, building modern structures with green oak in the traditional way. From his base in the south-west of England, he undertakes building projects all over Britain and Europe. Recently he has worked for a spell at Gothenburg University in Sweden teaching on the Timber Building Conservation degree course.