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What are air-dried oak beams? As the name suggests, these oak beams are wind-dried in the open air. The old brickworks is situated in the middle of the floodplain: a place with lots of wind and...
What are purlins? In timber construction, a purlin is the name for the wooden beam in a roof structure that runs lengthwise in the roof. The purlins run from truss to truss and carry the roof. They...
Are you looking for high-quality French oak planks with long lengths? Then we are the right address. We offer a wide range of oak planks, including planks as long as 4 meters, 5 meters, 6 meters and...
Long oak beams These are by far the longest oak beams we have ever received. A single beam weighs as much as several thousand pounds. The trees were estimated to be between 150 and 250 years old, and...
What are oak battens? Oak rules, also called oak slats, are narrow, straight pieces of oak that are versatile in a variety of construction and furniture projects. At Frank Pouwer Historic Building...
What are air dried oak beams? As the name suggests, these oak beams have been air dried at our woodyard, located in a former brick factory. The former plant is situated in the middle of the floodplain: a place with a lot of wind. During the dry months the river provides humidity: the right conditions for drying oak.
Like wine and whisky, a long time period is required for oak beam to attain quality. The so-called ‘seasoning’ (or drying) of oak beams is essential before the wood can be used in an outbuilding or veranda, for example.
The drying process of oak beams is a natural process; over the years, the winds, rain and sunshine cause an oak beam to dry about a centimeter per year towards the core. This means that a 20×20 cm oak beam already takes ten years before its should be perfectly dry.
Seasoned oak beams
The air dried oak beams in our collection are at least five years old, and some reached the age of 25 years. Most of of these oak beams have never been applied before, and for that reason are free of metal, notches or treatments. Compared to reclaimed oak beams, air dried or seasoned oak beams are therefore more straight and square. On the other hand, the beams are characterized by a well seasoned appearance.
Oak beams in good long lengths
The air dried oak beams are available in good long lengths such as 7 meters, 8 meters, 9 meters and even longer. Did you know the longest one in stock is approximately 12,5 meters long?