DESIGNED AND BUILT FOR YOU
EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR YOUR DREAM OAK FRAME HOME DESIGNED AND BUILT FOR YOU
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Welcome to The Complete Oak Home where we take care of everything you need. From discussions on project feasibility, design, planning and build - right up to the day we hand you the keys to your dream home. We understand this journey is an intensely personal process and believe it should start with an experienced team who really care. We specialise in working with clients who want to build their own home, but don’t want to be self-builders. You choose your involvement at every step and leave the rest to us. Our expert multi-disciplinary team of architects, engineers, construction specialists, cost experts and project managers have been creating award winning oak frame homes for over a decade
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and always with outstanding, dedicated and personal service.
TIM BURRELL & ANDY PARKER Founders of The Complete Oak Home
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BEAUTIFUL, LONG LASTING OAK
Choosing attractive and sustainable oak for your individually designed home will bring character, light and stunning results. Oak frames lend themselves to many different styles of home, from the very traditional to the very contemporary. Regardless, it is the quality, warmth and character that always shines through.
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CONFIDENCE TO GET STARTED
8 Your dream, our expertise 12 Planning 14 Design 16 Budget WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT
18 The complete turnkey service 20 How do we compare? 24 Specialist, independent design 26 Our unique cost control process 30 Tailored service
A SAFE PAIR OF HANDS
32 The build – exacting standards 34 Moving in day 36 The team 38 Our promise to you 40 Next steps
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Will I get planning permission? Can I get the home I want within my budget? Should I speak to a planning consultant, an architect or an oak frame specialist? Do I need to find a project manager, quantity surveyor or a builder?
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YOUR DREAM, OUR EXPERTISE
For many of our clients, the journey to design and build their perfect home begins with a lifelong ambition or dream. When the dream becomes possible, actually getting started brings a host of sometimes daunting questions. Having decided you don’t want to be self-builders, choosing which company to work with and what makes them different can be confusing. Working with us you’ll have all the expertise and answers you need in one place. Our unique, complete service covers everything from initial discussions to moving in day.
ENJOY THE JOURNEY We want you to enjoy this exciting and rewarding time, being involved where you want to and leaving the rest to us - your expert, professional project team.
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vision CONFIDENCE TO GET STARTED
PLANNING From just a short, no obligation phone call with you, our in-house planning experts will quickly advise on the likelihood of achieving planning permission for your plot. They’ll also guide you through considerations such as whether outline planning permission will be required or if a pre-application process or full planning application is the best option. With many years of experience in all kinds of planning scenarios from splitting a garden plot, replacing a bungalow with a house, building in the open countryside, replacing agricultural buildings, permitted development and more; our team will get you started on the right track.
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We spoke to several planning consultants about our site, but it was The Complete Oak Home who gave us the greatest confidence with their extensive planning knowledge and expertise. G. HUNT, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
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From the outset we were delighted at how the team interpreted our brief. E. VAN GILLS, SURREY
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CONFIDENCE TO GET STARTED
DESIGN We understand having a home designed and built for you is a big decision and choosing the right company to give you exactly what you want is very important too. With us, architectural design starts by listening to your vision, ideas and aspirations. Our skilled architects will develop simple concept sketches and these will evolve with your input. Next we will prepare detailed drawings of exterior elevations, floor plans and perspectives to show how the design works in its setting. The design process will continue until you are fully confident we’ve achieved exactly what you’re looking for and are ready for us to move to the planning stage.
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Our team of specialist architects and designers create spectacular oak frame homes, each one individually designed to your exact requirements, to fit perfectly with your lifestyle.
BUDGET
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CONFIDENCE TO GET STARTED
Having confidence from an early stage that your dream
home can be achieved within your overall budget is crucial
to getting started. With 20 to 25 bespoke homes underway at any time, our cost experts have extensive knowledge
of pricing to advise you on all the costs before the project begins. They’ll detail everything involved in the design, planning and build of your home and will make sure nothing is overlooked.
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WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT
THE COMPLETE TURNKEY SERVICE As the only multi-disciplinary company specialising in the design and build of oak frame homes, our service is unique. Right from the start, our team of specialist planning consultants, architects, engineers, surveyors, cost experts and project managers will look after everything you need – and you’ll be the most important person on the team! We’ll take expert, professional care of every aspect of the design, the management of your budget and of course the construction of your home, providing support and guidance at each step. As our client, your dreams and aspirations are at the heart of everything we do. From turning your initial ideas into concept sketches, creating a stunning bespoke design, obtaining planning permission and project managing every meticulous detail, until we hand you the keys to your dream home. You simply relax and enjoy the process.
7 STEPS TO YOUR DREAM HOME
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Your turnkey service means I’m really enjoying the journey of building our dream home. I get to be involved in the nice parts knowing you take care of the stress, there’s a safe pair of hands managing the process and I still get involved in all the decisions. C. NASH, OXFORDSHIRE
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2 They coordinate but ask you to contract the services directly leaving the risk liability with you
3 A systemic method, applied throughout the entire design process to improve the value of the finished house
4 Some manufacture, or are agents for, these panels and have a vested interest in selling them
5 Some architects provide this but some don’t like to take on the responsibility and risk liability
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WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT
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SPECIALIST, INDEPENDENT DESIGN
The Complete Oak Home offer something rather different, not oak frame manufacturers but oak frame experts who design and build oak frame homes. HOMEBUILDING & RENOVATING MAGAZINE
We are oak frame home specialists, not manufacturers.
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Oak frame buildings are more efficient and perform at their best
when combined with other construction methods. Our architects and designers are free to give our clients exactly what they want, bringing together budget, value and design aspirations.
specialist We create unique and stunning homes without any pressure to maximise the extent of the oak frame.
OUR UNIQUE COST CONTROL PROCESS
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WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT
Safe in the knowledge your dream home can be achieved within
your budget, our ongoing cost review systems are designed to ensure we achieve best value for money for your build.
Good cost control has to start with good design. Not only working to the agreed budget, but ensuring the building is optimised for oak
frame construction. As we’re not oak frame manufacturers we aren’t constrained by the need to maximise the extent of the oak frame.
By working with us, and taking advantage of our industry knowledge and expertise, you can expect to save 10-15% on your total project costs, compared with going down the self-build route.
During construction our specialist contract administrators continue to look for cost savings. Best value is at the heart of every project.
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WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT
TAILORED SERVICE We approach things differently, tailoring every project and every detail to meet the specific requirements of each client. From how much involvement you would like in the project, to incorporating your lifestyle needs into the design, right through to advice on fittings for the smallest room in the house. Everything from interior design to landscaping. With our collaborative approach, our multi-disciplinary team will deliver a spectacular home on time and on budget for you to be truly proud of.
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THE BUILD – EXACTING STANDARDS
Once the design, planning approval, technical and cost details are agreed you can watch your vision come to life, as our specialist construction team builds your home to exacting standards. Relax and feel safe knowing every detail is being monitored, costs are being managed within budget and project timings are under control. You choose your involvement at every step and leave the rest to us.
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A SAFE PAIR OF HANDS
MOVING IN DAY Preparing for moving in day is the highlight of your project! Our thorough, hands on project management of even the smallest detail means we are confident you will be absolutely thrilled with the end result. Everything you specified will be fitted and working beautifully. You can literally walk in and start living in your fully finished, stunning dream home.
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The thought of managing the build of our own home filled me with dread. I was so grateful to find The Complete Oak Home knowing they would make the project happen . They really listened to us, provided us wit h designs which really met our needs, and remained very patient when we kept changing our minds. The service has been exceptional! B. MERRON, KENT
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THE TEAM
Over a 12 month period we typically work on 20 - 25 new home projects across the UK, varying from very traditional to contemporary in design.
The Complete Oak Home founders, Tim Burrell and Andy Parker, are renowned in the industry for their multi-award winning oak frame design and manufacturing backgrounds. Both are also recognised as the original developers of the complete end to end oak frame home design and build service. Tim and Andy have lectured at Napier University, delivered seminars for the industry trade body, TRADA, presented at ‘Wood for Good’ events and trained industry professionals and heritage bodies such as the National Trust. In 2010, Tim was featured as the oak frame home industry’s ‘Leading Light’ by Self Build and Design magazine. The Complete Oak Home is the result of their work over many years to develop a joined up and complete service to meet demand. A unique, multi-disciplinary team of the best architects, engineers, surveyors, cost experts and project managers to create spectacular, unique oak frame homes for individual client tastes and lifestyles. A truly safe pair of hands for
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anyone embarking on the journey to design and build their own home.
Everyone in our multi-disciplinary team of specialists is committed to providing outstanding professional services to achieve the aspirations and ambitions of each client. We engage wit h, listen and understand our clients’ lifestyles before using our experience to advise, design and create a dream home from their vision . A home which expresses exactly how they want to live. TIM BURRELL
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ANDY PARKER & TIM BURRELL
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promise A SAFE PAIR OF HANDS
OUR PROMISE TO YOU • We will design and build your entire home with stunning results on time and on budget • We will provide unparalleled value for money • We will look after every detail from designs to moving in day • Every project will have cost certainty with detailed specifications, a detailed project programme, full costings and no hidden extras • We will always remain independent of the oak frame manufacturing industry and any vested interests
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We want you to open the door of your stunning new home having enjoyed the whole experience, safe in our hands. ANDY PARKER
So when should you start talking to us? The simple answer is as soon as possible. Our friendly specialist advice is free and impartial. We find the earlier we can help in the process, the more we can help you avoid unnecessary, occasionally damaging and costly work. If you already have a plot then you’re already over the biggest hurdle. Either way, pick up the phone or send us an email and let’s begin with a no obligation conversation.
www.thecompleteoakhome.co.uk start@thecompleteoakhome.co.uk 01249 479 890
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