Reading, Berkshire
Four-Bay Oak Garage Project
A Southern Oak four-bay project in Berkshire demonstrating the scale possible with a larger multi-bay oak frame.
Four Bay Oak Garages
Four Bay Oak Framed Garages
A four-bay oak garage is suited to larger properties where the building needs to do more than simply shelter two cars. The additional bays can be divided between vehicle storage, workshop space, garden equipment, enclosed rooms or an upper floor, while the roof and frame are designed as one coherent building.
Designed around your site
A four-bay garage does not have to be a standard kit
A four-bay oak garage is suited to larger properties where the building needs to do more than simply shelter two cars. The additional bays can be divided between vehicle storage, workshop space, garden equipment, enclosed rooms or an upper floor, while the roof and frame are designed as one coherent building.
Southern Oak can quote the oak frame on a supply-only basis or as part of an installed project. Roof covering, doors, cladding, groundworks and planning support can be included according to the agreed scope, so you can compare the same level of finish when reviewing quotations.
Before the frame is designed
Decide what each bay needs to do
Vehicle dimensions, door openings, workshop space, log storage, stairs and wall build-ups all affect the structural layout. Establishing those needs early helps avoid redesigning the frame later.
Check garage planning rulesFour-bay layouts
Ways to configure a four-bay oak garage
The bay count defines the structural rhythm, but the building can still be tailored around parking, storage, work space and the way the site is approached.
Large cart lodge
Four open bays provide substantial covered parking while keeping the front elevation light and traditional.
Parking plus workshop
Use part of the footprint for vehicles and part for a workshop, store or secure enclosed garage.
Mixed doors and open bays
The front elevation can combine open bays with selected garage doors where security or weather protection is required.
Lofted four-bay garage
The larger footprint can support substantial first-floor space, subject to the structural, planning and regulatory design.
Southern Oak examples
Four-bay oak garage projects
Examples from the Southern Oak project library, with project locations shown where recorded.
Sherborne, Dorset
Four-Bay Lofted Garage
A four-bay lofted design with useful upper-floor space incorporated into the roof form.
Prices
Compare costs by bay
See current indicative one-to-five-bay garage price ranges and the main items that change the final quotation.
Oak garage price guidePlanning
Check the site first
Height, boundaries, siting, curtilage coverage and property restrictions can all affect whether planning permission is needed.
Planning permission guideFoundations
Coordinate the base
The groundworks, plinth and post positions must align with the final frame setting-out information before the oak structure arrives.
Garage groundworksFour-bay garage questions
Frequently asked
Four-bay garages are designed around the required bay widths, depth, vehicle access, storage uses and roof form. There is no single standard footprint because a large garage should be proportioned to the site and intended use.
The cost depends on overall dimensions, oak frame, roof structure, doors, cladding, installation, foundations and any upper floor. Southern Oak's garage cost guide provides indicative ranges, with a fixed quotation prepared for the agreed design.
Yes. A four-bay footprint can create substantial upper-floor space. The floor structure, stairs, roof, glazing, fire strategy, insulation, intended use and planning route should all be established during design.
Yes. Four-bay layouts are particularly well suited to mixed use, for example open parking alongside enclosed garages, a workshop, garden store or log store.
Groundworks can be quoted separately where required. The base and setting-out information need to remain coordinated with the oak frame so that post positions, plinths and finished levels align correctly.
Bespoke oak garages
Four-bay oak garages designed around the way you will use them
Designed for longevity
Designed for long-term structural performance when correctly installed and maintained.
Traditional pegged joinery
Mortise-and-tenon connections and oak pegs used in line with the approved frame design.
Coordinated planning support
Permitted development checks, applications and building regulations coordinated with Planning By Design, where included in your quotation.
Established oak suppliers
Oak sourced through established French sawmills, with available sourcing information provided for your project.
Clear staged payments
Clear staged payments linked to defined project milestones.
Spread the investment
Transparent staged payments keep you in control, and our £250 + VAT Planning Feasibility Appraisal is credited against a full planning application if you proceed through Southern Oak.
How the appraisal worksPlanning a four-bay oak garage?
Send us your approximate dimensions, postcode, site photographs and any drawings you already have. We can then advise on the most suitable next step.