Everything you need to know if you are considering a timber wooden garage

It’s September, and the long summer nights are slipping away, but there is still time to turn your attention to an outdoor project like installing a bespoke timber framed garage.

Whether you have just moved in to your house, or spent a lifetime creating your dream home, it is always exciting to start a new project – and we are here to help you every step of the way if you are thinking of replacing your old garage with a new timber one.

Right now, the addition of wooden garages has never been more popular for homeowners and investing in one is fast becoming an attractive option for adding value to people’s gardens and driveways.

Whether you are replacing an old and unloved garage that’s past its best, or creating a brand-new timber garage in your garden, it is a job best done before the winter. You will be adding extra character and charm to your property, and doing something that will certainly add value.

If you are reading this because you are thinking about having a bespoke timber framed garage, here’s a few helpful facts and bits of advice from our team of experts at Scotts of Thrapston.

Timber framed garages add aesthetics

Timber framed garages look fantastic and offer a rustic, natural appearance that blends in with any garden environment – especially if you live in a rural, countryside spot. They combine functionality with stylish aesthetics, and will enhance the overall appearance of your property, irrespective of its age or style. With expert planning, construction and maintenance, one of our timber framed or wooden garages will serve your needs for decades and it is always our pleasure to create traditionally designed buildings that fit in with your surroundings. We manufacture them to blend seamlessly and sympathetically with your existing architecture. Made to measure in the UK, our creations have a variety of roof options to choose from, maintaining a traditional feel to your property, outbuildings and driveway.

Insulating your new timber garage

Wooden garages naturally provide better insulation than concrete or metal, and this will keep them warmer in winter and a little bit cooler in summer. Timber framed, natural buildings built to your exact specifications will also ensure that your car or motorbike, and workbench and tools, will all remain dry and free from condensation – hugely important if you’re looking for a cost-effective solution to a problem you have with your existing, older garage.

Our experts can reassure you that a wooden garage is a worthwhile and wise long-term investment and that, with the right maintenance, you can ensure it remains an attractive and useful addition to your family home.

Timber framed garages = sustainable

By choosing a more natural alternative to brick or aluminium, our timber garages are an environmentally-friendly option and offer strong insulation properties. As you probably already know, wood is a sustainable and renewable resource, a factor which strongly contributes to making our buildings and garages a top choice with customers.

Our timber is vacuum pressure impregnated using Osmose Naturewood, a treatment and process which instils a largely maintenance free aspect to our all Scotts of Thrapston timber framed buildings.

By choosing our wooden garages, you are also contributing to the creation of a significantly smaller carbon footprint and a more sustainable future.

Need inspiration?

If you are considering enhancing your property with a bespoke timber framed garage, Scotts can most assuredly help! The team can give you the inspiration to design your own garage, and we will help find the best solution for you. We have extensive experience in the design, manufacture and installation of timber buildings across the UK, but every bespoke commission is important to us.

We love nothing more than welcoming you to our Northamptonshire HQ to find out to discuss in great detail your precise needs and wishes. It is our job, and our privilege, to help bring your ideas to life and make your dreams a reality. It is always a special moment when our customers see their timber garage for the first time after our installation, and love it as much as we do.#

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Did you know?

Our timber outbuildings are designed and manufactured to your exact specifications – and that’s what makes us a firm choice. We can offer our clients an almost endless selection of design possibilities, and work with whatever space they have. We listen to you and learn about what you want and need.

It is our pleasure to create something truly bespoke, whether you are looking to provide a new space for your vehicle or combine the garage with a new workshop, studio or work-from-home office.

We design and manufacture everything to your exact specification and size and always match our wooden timber buildings sympathetically with the ambience of your property. Fancy a clocktower feature? – we can do it! We will support you every step of the way, so that your ideas and designs shine through and your bespoke garage will be as individual as you are.

If you are wondering about size, we have a variety of design possibilities for each building and they can be created to suit your requirements. Our team will be able to offer advice on the best dimensions to accommodate whatever vehicles are involved – if you need access for a 4X4 vehicle or tractor, we can simply add extra height at the initial design stage.

We ensure our products are manufactured from the highest quality materials to guarantee our garages are built to last, and you will also be pleased to know that we can provide a full cost-effective, turnkey solution so you don’t need to employ a team of tradespeople to install our timber buildings.

So, why choose a timber framed garage?

There is something truly unique about constructing something out of wood – and we have been doing it for a very long time. Wooden garages blend sympathetically in with their surroundings and fit seamlessly into place, and this is why they continue to be extremely popular in the UK.

Our founder, James Scott, started making agricultural buildings in the 1920s, and the business has developed in both its range of services and expertise every year since then. We still focus on high-quality, timeless timber buildings and they still offer the same rustic charm all these decades later. Each generation of our family has committed to nurturing new talents and greater skills year on year – a promise we maintain to this day

It is also worth pointing out that wooden garages can last a long time – Timber frames are robust and adaptable, so don’t think you are making a short-term choice! Wood is a strong material that withstands the weather, better than other metal or brick options.

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It’s what we do best

Our expertise has enabled our business to survive, grow and thrive. In challenging economic times, we continue to lead the way with our innovative attention to detail and the ability to give customers exactly what they want.

Our passion for craftsmanship shines through in every single timber framed and wooden garage we create, and we pride ourselves on the supportive, effortless and inclusive service we provide.

When deciding on the next steps for improving your home, a timber garage could be high on your ‘to do’ list. They are straightforward to install, durable and aesthetically appealing, and will certainly bring the wow factor to your property and surrounding garden area.

If you want to get started, or simply talk through some ideas, we would be pleased to hear from you. If you want to get one last outdoor project completed before the colder months kick in, let’s get started and discuss your specialist build.

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