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 […]
The Finished 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 […]
From Forest to Frame – a Home for the Future.
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 […]
Ty Pren out and about.
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 […]
Roundhouse 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 […]
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 […]
Welcome to the new Ty Pren Website!
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, […]