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Dec 14 2018

Timber Frame Construction Apprenticeships with Ty Pren- Emily’s Story

Being an apprentice with Ty Pren (Welsh for wooden house) is one of the best things that has ever happened to me. I previously met the Ty Pren crew whilst undertaking the Coppice Wood College course in coppicing and greenwood crafts. Myself and another student at the time, Cathryn, both got in touch to see […]

Written by Tony Eames · Categorized: Uncategorized

Apr 15 2017

The Finished Frame- Roundwood Timber Frame Construction

View of roundwood timberframe with workshop frame.

Blessed with sunny days, Ty Pren has completed the frame of the house, including the workshop, and a drink was shared by all during the ‘topping out ceremony’. Thanks was given to the wood energies that have helped us reach this point. The Ty Pren team has been working efficiently and co-operatively on the roof […]

Written by Typren · Categorized: Design, Low impact self build, One Planet Directive, Tourism, Uncategorized · Tagged: low impact, Round wood timber frame, sustainable

Mar 22 2017

From Forest to Frame – Future Proof Homes from Ty Pren.

Completed roundwood timber frame for One Plnet Development build in Carmarthenshire.

The current frame is for a family dwelling  at Rhiw Las, which is a group of four low-impact small holdings in Carmarthenshire.  Erica and Chris have been approved for planning through the One Planet Development so a Ty Pren building is ideal for the ecological requirements. Our techniques and processes help to reduce the carbon […]

Written by Typren · Categorized: Building, Design, Low impact self build, One Planet Directive · Tagged: low impact, Round wood timber frame, sustainable

May 30 2016

Ty Pren out and about- Promoting Low Carbon Builds at Coppicewood College

Ty Pren was invited to join Coppicewood College as part of their 10 year anniversary year celebrations at The Really Wild Food and Countryside Festival in Pembrokeshire. Many of the members of Ty Pren began their woodland craft careers here, learning coppicing, woodland management and greenwood craft skills. We all agree that their course was life-affirming […]

Written by Typren · Categorized: Uncategorized

Mar 13 2016

Timber Roundhouse with a Mandan frame

Raising uprights for Round House Mandan frame.

We may not update our blog very often as we’re always in the workshop or on-site somewhere, but we thought we’d show you a recent little roundhouse frame we did. It’s based on a Mandan design and will be used as a studio/summer house/classroom by the owners. We’ve done the frame and they plan to […]

Written by Typren · Categorized: Uncategorized

Jan 06 2016

Roundwood Timber Framing course at C.A.T.

HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM ALL AT TY PREN! Last year was full of firsts for us and a great coming together for all involved in the company. The first residential  self build frame for the county, honing and strengthening of skills and relationships and a great new website! The movement towards low impact living is […]

Written by Typren · Categorized: Uncategorized

Nov 11 2015

The Ty Pren Blog- Timber Frame Construction and Eco Buildings

We want to welcome everyone to our first blog, and to look back at some of the round wood timber framed buildings that Ty Pren has produced in the past year.  Ty Pren (pronounced Tee-Pren, usually with a little ‘hat’ over the ‘y’) -meaning Wooden House in Welsh- is a worker co-operative dedicated to affordable, […]

Written by Typren · Categorized: Building, Design, Tourism · Tagged: low impact, Round wood timber frame, sustainable

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