Timber carriage houses are a traditional open-barn style of garage originally used to house carts and carriages. Each bay can be open or easily enclosed creating a secure garage, workshop or store space.
The ideal type of garage for country or heritage settings, the carriage house or car barn is supremely flexible and easily adapted to your specific requirements. From building somewhere to park your car to creating a home office or gym, the carriage house offers a sustainable solution.
Often called a cart lodge or a car barn, a carriage house is much like a wooden garage but built in a more traditional style. The parking bays are usually left open to the front, enclosed to the sides and rear, featuring our characteristic curved bracing which is available in pressure-treated softwood or if you are looking for an oak framed barn or garage, consider our Chester carriage house. The front uprights, supports and curved bracing are made from slow grown oak whilst the main structure is constructed from faster growing pressure treated timber. Embracing the oak look where it is seen but using FSC certified and pressure treated softwood elsewhere helps balance cost and environmental considerations.
If you would like enclosed bays, we can install a pair of timber doors or even a flush or recessed timber frontage with a door and window to create a workshop or studio. Equally, you can choose any combination of enclosed or open bays, as well as additional doors and windows to the side or rear, internal partitions, ply lining and even a log store to the side.
We build our carriage houses to order, so whether you need just a one bay carriage house, two bay carriage house, triple bay or a range of bays, we can accommodate any size and configuration. Equally, we can extend the depth and add a catslide roof to create a workshop space at the rear of the bays.
Choose from either shiplap or weatherboard external cladding and select your preferred roofing material to match your home or fulfil any planning requirements.
Our experienced team can help with the design, provide both base plans and elevated drawings needed for planning and we will deliver and install nationwide.
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Our timber carriage houses are available in two ranges which feature slightly different specifications. We have summarised the differences below but if you need any help, please get in touch with our team.
Made from pressure treated timber the Chart range of carriage houses offers nearly unlimited options including parking bays, closed garaging, home offices and garden equipment storage. High-quality FSC/PEFC certified timber and Onduline roof will help to make sure the barn has a long life span.
With a raised ridge height and increased pitch the Chester carriage house is a stand out barn which can also be specified to accept clay or slate tiles (with optional 35° pitch). Adding in an optional upgrade to oak support posts, headers and bracing at the front completes this timeless barn which is at home in country settings. Robustly built to stand the test of time.
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