Dolwyddelan Housing Project

 

Indigenous Welsh timber framed ‘pods’ arrived at Dolwyddelan’s affordable homes site  as the innovative ‘Ty Unnos’ project  took shape.  This environmentally friendly process saw the pods built at J R Pickstock Ltd’s factory location at Oswestry, transported by lorry and then lifted into place by a large crane.

 

 

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A semi detached house was built on site within daylight hours, a far cry from conventional building work, with all the planning and construction work having taken place within the compound of a clean factory space.  Kitchen units, bathroom suites, radiators, tiles, and even the plastering work were fitted and completed within the pods before leaving Oswestry.  The process required many weeks less input on site at Dolwyddelan from varied tradesmen and a total of four affordable timber framed houses have been built on site.

 

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The timber framed building technology used in the Ty Unnos project has been developed by Coed Cymru, Elements Europe Ltd and the Welsh School of Architecture.  Ty Unnos Modular  maximises the use of a readily available, naturally sourced material, Sitka Spruce, promoting its commercial use and adding value to Welsh timber as an environmentally friendly product. 

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For further information please contact David Jenkins at Coed Cymru, 01686 650777