Carriage Houses

Compliment your home with a bespoke timber carriage house or oak-framed cart lodge. Our traditional-style garages are ideally suited to period and country homes.

  • Custom-Designed Timber Carriage Houses
  • Enclosed or Open Garaging Bays
  • Include a Workshop Area or Log Store
  • Nationwide Installation
  • 5-Year Workmanship Guarantee
Carriage Houses
Olson Carriage Houses

What is a timber Carriage House

A timber carriage house is a barn-style open-fronted garage, typically made with pressure-treated softwood or oak. With their rustic appeal and practical open bays, they’re ideal for:

  • Vehicle storage perfect for larger cars, 4x4s, or classic cars
  • Workshops and hobby spaces
  • Garden machinery and log storage
  • Adding kerb appeal and value to your property  

Depending on your layout, your carriage house can feature open or enclosed bays, personal access doors, windows, and integrated storage — all wrapped up in a timeless, country aesthetic.

Every carriage house we build is made to order and designed to complement your home, whether that’s a period cottage, a listed farmhouse, or a contemporary new-build.

carriage houses - Built for Character, Engineered for Strength

We build our carriage houses from sustainably sourced timber, using high-grade pressure-treated softwood or oak framing, depending on your preference. They’re robust, long-lasting structures made to withstand the elements and built to your exact needs. Choose from a range of finishing options including:

  • Oak or softwood support posts
  • Enclosed or open-fronted bays
  • Weatherboard or shiplap cladding
  • Cedar shingles, Tapco tiles, or traditional slate roofing
  • Integrated workshop, log store or garden room
  • Extra height or internal partitions

As a barn-style building, a carriage house or car barn is highly flexible with either open parking bays, enclosed bays with double garage doors or a combination of both. We can even add a recessed front wall with a door and window to create a self-contained workshop. We offer a range of widths and lengths for garaging even the largest of 4x4 and SUVs, as well as providing storage space or workshop area.

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Fully Customisable Layouts

Whether you need a single-bay cart lodge or a multi-bay oak-framed garage with workshop space, we can help design the perfect layout. Common requests include:

  • 2 , 3 or 4-bay carriage houses with or without doors
  • Double garages with side workshop
  • Bespoke oak-framed garages with storage lofts
  • Self-contained spaces for offices, gyms or studios

Everything is tailored to your available space, vehicle size and preferences — and we’re always happy to advise.

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Options & Features

Carriage House Options

Our carriage houses are particularly popular for properties with character — and for good reason. The traditional design, pitched roof, and timber cladding blend effortlessly with listed buildings and heritage sites, while still working just as well in newer developments.

If you’re working within planning constraints or conservation guidelines, we can offer guidance and design suggestions to help your carriage house gain approval and look right at home. From a single bay carriage house, double carriage house, triple or more, we can build to your design.

Key Features at a Glance

  • Bespoke layouts from 1–4+ bays
  • Oak or pressure-treated timber framing
  • Range of cladding and roof finishes
  • Add workshops, log stores, or enclosed spaces
  • 5-year workmanship guarantee
  • Delivery and installation available UK-wide
Roofing Options

Our timber buildings are available with a range of roofing options. Below are the different types of roofing material that you can choose between. Most of our standard building specifications include Onduline or are finished ready for tiling by a roofing specialist.

Cedar Shingles
Cedar Shingles

Cedar Roof Shingles are a natural, stunning and easy maintenance roofing option.

Cedar Shingles

Cedar shingles add to the natural look of a timber building. They will weather naturally over time and blend into the background whilst requiring very little maintenance. As a natural material, other than the process of timber felling and delivery, this is the lowest carbon roofing option. We can install cedar shingles on any of our OTB2 and OTB3 buildings.

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Onduvilla
Onduvilla

Made from recycled fibres, Onduvilla is a lightweight, quick to install but durable roofing material offering a natural tile look.

Onduvilla

The sister product to Onduline, Onduvilla is similar in being made from recycled fibres but is in an overlapping tile format (installed as sheets). The roof is coloured with variations to replicate the look of a clay tiled roof. With a 15-year manufacturer guarantee, this lightweight roofing material is laid over a boarded roof and can installed on any of our building ranges.

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Tapco Tiles
Tapco Tiles

A composite alternative to traditional tiles, Tapco offers low maintenance, easy installation and natural looks.

Tapco Tiles

Tapco offers a slate look without the cost. These composite tiles can be installed by our own team and are durable and long-lasting. Tapco tiles can be installed on relatively shallow pitched roofs are available in various colours and shades as well as styles of tile.

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Tiled Roof
Tiled Roof

Natural slate or clay roof tiles

Tiled Roof

Offering a traditional look, clay or slate tiles are ideal for complimenting surrounding buildings. All our OTB3 buildings (subject to pitch) are ready to receive a heavier roofing tile. As we install timber buildings all over the UK we prefer to do what we do best, timber buildings, and then you will need to instruct your own local roofer for this option.

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Cladding & Lining

Many of our timber buildings are available with a choice of cladding as well as a number of internal lining options for walls and ceilings. Depending upon the specification you choose, some will be standard and some will be available for an additional cost.

Shiplap
Shiplap

Shiplap timber cladding is a treated softwood cladding with a clean profile

Shiplap

Shiplap cladding has an overlap and rebate that gives a naturally tight fit and a low profile. Sourced from a FSC certified supplier and pressure treated, shiplap is low maintenance. Treated shiplap can be painted or stained but this is not required.

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Weatherboard
Weatherboard

Weatherboard cladding is well suited for a more traditional look, treated and ready for years of service

Weatherboard

Our most popular finish for carriage houses and oak framed garages, weatherboard has a tapered profile with each board overlapping the next in a traditional style seen on timber buildings for several centuries. Well suited to a country setting or period building, the boards are treated prior to installation and are sourced only from FSC certified timber suppliers. Weatherboard can be painted or stained but this is not required thanks to the preservation process.

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Ply Lining to Eaves
Ply Lining to Eaves

Internal ply lining for timber buildings

Ply Lining to Eaves

Ply lining provides a solid base for those looking to make additional use of their timber building. Often specified in studios and workshops the ply is used to hold in insulation as well as provide a warm and welcoming internal finish. Ply is a solid mounting surface for tools, shelves and electrical points.

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Ply Roof Lining
Ply Roof Lining

Using ply for roof lining gives a clean and flexible internal finish

Ply Roof Lining

An upgrade from our standard OSB boarding, ply brings a smart and stylish interior finish that is well suited to studios and offices as well as workshops or stables. Providing structural rigidity as well as aesthetics you can leave the ply bare, paint or plasterboard over it.

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Insulated Walls
Insulated Walls

Insulate your timber building with Rockwall insulation

Insulated Walls

As amazing as wood is, adding a layer of insulation between the outer cladding and inner lining can make all the difference for comfort both in summer and winter. If you are planning to use your building as an office, workshop or studio this is highly recommended. We also find that classic car owners are keen to insulate garages and carriage houses to help regulate temperature during the colder months.

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Boarded Canopy
Boarded Canopy

Boarding to the underside of the canopy

Boarded Canopy

All of our stables include a canopy, however, as an option, we are able to board the underside with ply or shiplap which creates a cleaner and smarter finish.

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Other Options

Our timber buildings are built to order, so we can incorporate lots of different features and fittings to create your perfect design. Depending upon the specification you choose, some will be standard and some will be available for an additional cost.

Rear Guttering
Rear Guttering

Half round guttering and downpipe to the rear

Rear Guttering

It is all too easy to skip past the need to deal with run-off water from the roof of a timber building. Depending upon the roof configuration, many of our buildings include half-round plastic guttering to the front, however we also offer the option to fit guttering and downpipes to the rear pitch as well.

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Double Doors
Double Doors

Timber double doors with galvanised hinges.

Double Doors

Standard on garages, and an option on carriage houses and workshops, our timber double doors are constructed using pressure-treated, FSC certified timber. Treated to lengthen their lifespan, the doors can either be left natural, painted or stained.

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Roller Doors
Roller Doors

Electrically operated roller doors

Roller Doors

Roller doors are a great option for garaging and carriage houses that don't have a lot of space for garage doors to swing fully open, or if you want to avoid obscuring your curved bracing or if you just want the convenience and security of electrically operated doors.

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Timber Personal Door
Timber Personal Door

A single door to your timber building

Timber Personal Door

A single door, constructed from FSC certified, pressure treated timber that is installed with galvanised, heavy-duty hinges. Used extensively across our timber buildings the door can be left bare, painted or stained as required. Many buildings will include doors but you can specify additional doors for side or rear access.

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Lock to Doors
Lock to Doors

Add locks to your doors

Lock to Doors

A lock to doors ensures security for stables, garages, and tack rooms, securing valuables, equipment, feed, and animals from unauthorised access. A lock simply provides security and is available on doors for our equestrian and garaging buildings.

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Timber Window
Timber Window

Opening or fixed single, double or triple timber windows

Timber Window

Timber windows can be installed in nearly any of our buildings to allow in both light and air. These are double glazed and we are able to tailor the type and style of window to your requirements.

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Carriage Houses
We have a selection of Carriage Houses available to buy online with nationwide installation and delivery.
Just
£3,864
inc VAT
Single Carriage House

Single Carriage House

A traditional style single carriage house built with strong pressure treated softwood.
Just
£6,570
inc VAT
Double Carriage House

Double Carriage House

A double carriage house made with strong pressure treated softwood support posts, headers and curved bracing.
Just
£9,408
inc VAT
Triple Carriage House

Triple Carriage House

A triple carriage house is an excellent traditional-style garage built with pressure treated softwood.
* Discount on base price of the building excluding VAT and delivery. Not available as a DIY kit. Subject to availability.
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