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Case Study

The Granary

Location

Situated on the rural Surrey/ Hampshire border midway between Farnham and Odiham.

The property

The granary is situated on the property of a Grade II listed farm house dating from the 18th century,  it is a two bay oak frame building with double sole plates seated on staddle stones. The configuration of the oak frame is typical to its era, with standard English post and beam construction and mortise and tenon joints throughout.  The trusses are close studded with clasped purlins and collars.

The frame was largely untouched upon our arrival apart from the rafters above purlin level. At a point (thought to be in the last century) the roof had been stripped, most likely due to water ingress and fears that the rafters may not be sufficiently supporting the tiles. The original common rafters were mostly all missing their top half and softwood upper sections had been crudely put in place of these breaking their continuous run. Evidently by photo 1 this was determent to the roof and solely responsible for its structural failure.

The process

  • A site visit to establish the scope of works and a ball park cost proposal was agreed.
  • A Schedule of works and condition report was costed, agreed, undertaken and submitted to the local planning authorities in order to get listed building consent.
  • Pre- construction preparation works were started which included materials lists, health and safety documents and access equipment works.
  • 8 weeks later listed building consent was granted with a few specific conditions which were agreed upon. This process ran smoothly due to the detailed schedule of work clearly displaying sympathetic and minimally invasive repair methods.
  • All materials including the oak was then ordered and delivered to site meaning work could commence.
  • The first stage of the works was removing the felt and batten to uncover the structural oak frame in order to access the areas that needed attention.
  • The structural oak frame repairs were then executed in accordance with the schedule of works and the building was repaired to its former glory. Thought the process and notable changes were documented and discussed with the appointed conservation officer.
  • The granary is now a fantastic asset that any homeowner would be proud of, the space is now used as a games room and a home office.

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