Every workplace has them. Talks about himself 24/7, spurts complete nonsense. Think Jay from the Inbetweeners crossed with Piers Morgan.
Fortunately Lewis isn’t that. But those of you that do have one, know just how strong a bond forged through mutual-hatred can be.
PS: if you’re thinking your workplace is lucky enough not to have one, it’s probably you.
So next time you’re thinking an onsite-selfie is needed, or getting stuck into the 31st minute of telling the lads about that insane night out you had last week, do us all a favour and don’t. You might even end up getting some work done.
#oakframing #workbanter #tradesperson #tradielife #carpentrylife
Some things just look better with a bit of cover on top...
Bald heads. Front doors. Expensive cars. And houses. 🏠
That’s where we come in (no we’re not creating hats for bald heads). 🧢
Proper oak porches with enough character to make the rest of the house perk up and raise its game a bit. No flimsy timber. No sad little brackets. No “assembly required” panic attack halfway through.
Just solid, 175mm2, slow-grown oak. Not to mention proper joints and porches that look like they’ve belonged there for generations. 🪵
Swipe through and pick your fighter, or view more at .
#oakframing #oakporch #oakframe #housegoals #drivewaygoals
We can’t take all the credit for our social media content 👏
A huge shoutout goes to @dbmediagroup_ for bringing ideas to life and helping create the Friday reels you all enjoy so much 🎥🔥
We don't actually look at any of our content untill it's dropped so we see it at the same time as you guys.
We absolutely love seeing the support and appreciation for what we do every week — thank you for all the love! 🙌
Another exciting challenge ahead for us and our friends at HB_Oakframes.
The design and visualisation were created by Riva Building Ltd, and we have entrusted HB_Oakframes with crafting the oak pergola. Rob has promised us their pergola will look every bit as good as our visualisation… although we are still waiting to confirm whether that means it will arrive already covered in grapevines and flowers 😂
At Riva Building Ltd, we always support our clients with clear visualisations, helping them make confident decisions and see the project from different perspectives before it becomes reality.
This is how we work — from concept, to visualisation, to carefully executed construction.
Riva Building Ltd
Design. Visualise. Build.
#RivaBuildingLtd #HB_Oakframes #OakPergola #OakFrame #PergolaDesign GardenDesign OutdoorLiving BespokeConstruction LuxuryHomes DesignAndBuild ProjectVisualisation BritishCraftsmanship
Do NOT interrupt our shoot days. We take marketing very seriously. 😡
Although we’re pretty confident most of our competitors would pull a muscle just thinking about getting their leg that high, so we’ll sleep easy for now.
On a side note, we apologise for Rob needing to step out halfway through the ad read this week. He spotted an unfinished tenon in the background that needed some emergency attention. The tenon was completely fine in the end.
As Cam was trying to explain before getting water bottles kicked at him, if you’re looking for some of the best bespoke oak designs around, you’re in the right place.
Head over to now to check out our pergolas, gazebos, garages, pavilions and much much more. We’ll see you for more serious media next week...
#oakframing #bottlekickchallenge #spinkick #workplacehumour #comedy
This is a garage. A GARAGE.
‘Why’s it looking nicer than my house’ you ask? Because we built it. (Also sort your house out Susan). 🏡
We don’t create ‘average’, to the point that if we’d designed Weetabix, poverty, world hunger and pollution likely would’ve been solved by now. 💪
The client said luxury “two-tiered garage”, so we delivered a two-tier palace. With more beams than the sun and a higher concentration of exposed wood than a dense forest, having a personal space to retreat to never looked so good. 👀
‘Retreat’ not in your vocabulary? Understood. Then how about a guest space they’ll never want to leave? Just be careful if you plan to have the in-laws stay. No one wants that kind of permanency. 🙂↕️
Take a look a our catalogue and past designs here: and get in touch.
#oakframing #interiordesign #gardendesignideas #drivewaygoals #carpentrylife
Why on earth (and space) are clients banging on about more experience? We’ve got Carl orbiting the bloody earth with a Makita and no oxygen for goodness sake.
I mean, were your team called up when the International Space Station needed a refresh on their oak framed porch?
Didn’t think so.
How about when Noah got a heads up from the weather app that ‘next week was loooking a bit dicey, can you lads sort me a boat’.
Again, that was us.
“Oh, you’re building a big wall through northern China? Let me check how our thursday is looking... Rob can go if you sort him protective headwear”.
Yup - just us.
So next time you’re thinking of checking our experience, you just remember how long Big Ben has been sitting there and how cracking that ended up from just Cam, a handsaw, two 15-minute breaks and an Elf Bar. Jokers.
#clientfeedback #workhumour #tradie #oakframing #comedyskit
🌿☀️ Got plans this Saturday? You do now…
We’ll be hanging out at The Glasshouse Collective this Saturday – and the good news is it’s open to everyone (no fancy invite required 👀).
HB Oak Frames will be there from 10am – 2pm
Pop in, say hello, talk oak frames… or just come for a wander and a nose around.
If you haven’t been before, it’s basically a playground for garden lovers – a stunning greenhouse packed with some of the best in outdoor living.
Think garden rooms, outdoor kitchens, landscaping ideas, lighting, water features… and plenty of “we didn’t know we needed that but now we do” moments.
Honestly, the whole place has loads going on – you might come for a quick look and accidentally stay longer than planned (we won’t judge).
Where: The Nursery, Bagshot Road, Chobham, Surrey, GU24 8DB
👉 If you’re thinking of popping by, drop us a message and let us know – we’ll keep the kettle on ☕
This stunning pool house combined with an art studio is enough to make anyone want to trade-in the corporate city life and retreat to Kent. 🌳
Exposed oak woodwork that highlights the refined, natural theme and a design that will stand the test of time - this is the ultimate retreat space for a lazy day-off, enhancing an AirBnB property or just having friends over.
We’re not great with a brush ourselves, 🎨 however, we ARE the authority on oak artistry, designing structures like this in addition to carports, garages, houses and garden structures.
Don’t believe us? Look at . We won’t say ‘told you so’, but you can buy us a beer to apologise... 🍺
#oakframing #artstudio #poolhouse #homedesigns #interiordesign
Slackers? No. Slappers? Yes. Not that kind though...
You see, at HB Oak Frames we reward ingenuity, quick thinking and problem solving.
THIS, was none of those things.
No, ladies and gentleman, this was a man who has seen too many highlight reels of the matrix and failed year 9 physics.
We’ve found this to be a lethal combintation, particularly within the construction industry. This very same man works on the theory that if you stare at a falling beam long enough, it’ll reconsider.
That said, although some might believe gravity is more of a “guideline” than a law, our Oak Frames are put together as if they were designed to work WITH the laws of physics...
Not only that but we’d bet on it they’d outlast nearly every other structure on your property.
Curious? Take a look at our designs at .
#oakframing #workhumour #carpentrylife #oakframe #tradielife
Pluckley is known for many things:
1. It’s home to a multi-tiered HB Oak Frames 3 bay garage with more elegance and charm than Sean Connery on a yacht in an Old Spice advert 🐎;
2. Someone saw a ghost there once (maybe). 👻
Yes you heard that right. MULTI-TIERED.
Especially tailored for the petrolhead gentlemen of this world who have come to the realisation that they probably love their car collection more than they do the missus... 🏁
Our garages allow you time to yourself, while enjoying an oak structure that looks like it was designed by a team of award winning architects and featured in House and Garden magazine.
...It’s the most haunted village in Britain?
Literally couldn’t care less. ❌
Home to one of the greatest feats of wooden design since Noah built the ark?
Now we’re talking.
If you’ve recently realised that your car collection doesn’t shout back at you, give us a call, email, smoke signal or other form of contact via .
#oakframing #garagedesign #drivewaygoals #homeandgarden #carport
If you watched right until the end, the company are still trying to ascertain what ‘site acess restrictions’ where the problem.
Rob is still absent from work, and can therefore shed no further light on the subject. Rumour has it Carl’s face hasn’t shifted from a permanent state of disbelief for three weeks now.
Mind you, when there aren’t any ‘site access restrictions’ and everyone makes it safely to work, our oak frames are a little more reliable than someone’s attendance record.
If you feel like taking a look, head over to , our site’s easier to find than a warehouse door. Apparently.
#oakframing #doorlocked #workhumour #workbanter #tradielife
