Who we are
Two carpenters.Nearly twenty years of oak.
Hopton Oak is a joint venture between two reputable Shropshire carpenters, Tom and Charlie. With nearly two decades of oak frame building experience within the team, we design, make and install bespoke traditional oak framed buildings.
Who runs Hopton Oak?
Hopton Oak is run by Tom and Charlie, two carpenters from Shropshire. The company is Hopton Oak Ltd, and traditional oak framing is all we do.
Between us we have spent nearly two decades building oak frames. We have honed the craft through hard work, and we still take pride in every job, from an intricate curved brace to a five bay garage.
You deal with the people who draw your building, cut the joints and raise the frame, from the first visit to the last peg.
What do we build?
Eight kinds of oak framed building, each one designed for the home it is going to. Our goal is to give you the building you have been picturing.
Open porch, Mamble. Hand carved jowled posts and curved queen posts.
How do we build?
The traditional way. Frames are cut with mortice and tenon joints and held with oak pegs. We use traditional techniques and the best quality timber we can buy, and we help you choose the right oak for the job.
- 01
Green oak
Freshly sawn. The traditional choice and the most affordable. It seasons in place and tightens on its pegs as it dries.
- 02
Air-dried oak
Seasoned outdoors, so most of the movement has already happened. Our usual choice next to glass.
- 03
Kiln-dried oak
The most stable of the three. Used for glazing beads and for frames supplied in kit form.
Where do we work?
We are based in Shropshire and the Worcestershire border. Most of our work is across Shropshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Staffordshire and West Midlands, and we travel further for the right building: our case studies include jobs in Mamble, Ledbury, Lichfield, Hartlebury, Reading, Northumberland.
Read the case studies- Company
- Hopton Oak Ltd, registered in England and Wales, no. 15693040
- Phone
- 07951 041977
- Hopton Oak on Facebook
Tell us what you're picturing.
Send us a few details and photos of where it will go. We'll come back with ideas and a clear price.