Oak framed garage kits with room over, built to your spec

An oak framed garage with room over solves a familiar problem for self-builders and renovators: you need secure vehicle storage, but your site and budget call for a structure that does more than one job. A bedroom, studio, workshop or storage loft above the garage bay transforms a utility building into genuine added value. Green Oak Solar Frames builds these as hand-cut solid green oak kits, each one specified through a live 3D configurator so you see the finished structure, the timber joinery, the roof form and the integrated solar or battery options before any timber is cut.

The craft of the kit begins with the oak itself. We work in solid green oak—freshly felled and air-dried to the moisture content suited to your design. Unlike off-the-shelf timber frames or kit suppliers working from stock templates, every beam, rafter and tie is hand-cut to the geometry of your specific structure. The joinery is traditional—mortise and tenon, scarf joints, pegged connections—because that method is precise, honest and built to endure. Room over a garage is typically a first-floor platform, which means the frame must carry real load: the 3D configurator shows you the structural logic, and you’re working with a maker, not a parts catalogue.

Solar integration is where a garage with room over becomes genuinely modern. You can specify integrated solar roof tiles across the main roof pitch, or a standalone solar carport structure in the forecourt if your footprint allows. Battery storage and EV charging hardware can be configured into the design from the outset, so the electrics and the timber frame work together rather than being bolted on afterward. This is not a solar system added to a garage; it is a solar-enabled structure, designed as one thing.

The 3D configurator is the heart of how this works. It is live and interactive—you adjust the bay width, the depth, the pitch of the roof, the height and position of the upper floor, and the solar option you want to explore. The timber frame updates in real time, showing you the joints, the timber sizes, the spans and the overall proportion. You can export images, take measurements and sense the building in the round before you commit. This is how a bespoke maker works at scale without losing precision or conversation: the configurator is a shared design language between you and the studio.

For self-builders and renovators sourcing outbuildings, the kit approach offers clarity. You receive cut and pegged timbers, ready to assemble on site. The kit does not include build labour—that is your responsibility or your chosen contractor’s—but the precision of the hand-cut joints means assembly is methodical and within reach of a competent team. You are not deciphering vague instructions or worrying about tolerance stackup; the oak is cut to fit. Secondary elements—cladding, windows, doors, solar hardware—are your choice, sourced to complement the timber frame or integrated via the configurator where we handle the specification.

Delivery is nationwide across the UK. The kit arrives on a flatbed wagon, and you unload timbers onto your site in logical sequence. Because every kit is different, we work with you to plan delivery timing around your site readiness and the weather. Oak is robust, but it benefits from a degree of shelter and ventilation during and after assembly, and we help you think through that.

A garage with room over can be the most versatile outbuilding on a property. The lower bay works as a garage, workshop or covered storage. The room above becomes a studio, guest bedroom, home office, playroom or loft store. The form is simple—a gabled structure, or a catslide roof if your site needs a lower profile. The oak frame is the honest skeleton, visible inside if you choose, or clothed in secondary cladding on the outside. Either way, the maker’s craft is in the timber, not hidden.

Pricing reflects the genuine bespoke nature of the work. There is no single starting figure for a garage with room over, because a 4-metre-by-6-metre single bay with a modest loft is different in cost and timber volume from a 6-metre-by-8-metre double bay with a full first floor and integrated solar. The 3D configurator shows you the structure and connects you with the team for a real quote. The starting point for our whole range sits at £31,485, but this is a floor across all products, not a promise of a lean-to or a minimal garage.

If you are a self-builder or renovator specifying a timber outbuilding that carries weight—that needs to shelter vehicles, hold value, frame a room, and possibly generate or store solar energy—the conversation starts with seeing what a bespoke oak frame kit can be for your site. The configurator is live now. Load your ambition into it, share the outcome with our team, and move from wondering what is possible to knowing exactly what you can build.