Brook Cottage - Llangynidr
Tŷ-Mawr posted this on 13 Jul 2017
Brook Cottage, Llangynidr
| Brook Cottage is a wonderful period residence built in the mid-1700s, situated in the quiet village of Llangynidr, within the Brecon Beacons National Park. A number of Ty Mawr Lime’s products will be used in the project. |  |
| Once completed the property will be a homely residence to Mr Karl Wills and his wife, Martine, with a workshop (originally a lean-to open carport), a studio space (originally a breeze block stable) and office (originally a double wooden stable), situated all on the same site. |  |
| The workshop, office, and studio have been fitted with a Limecrete floor using Our Sublime® Insulated Limecrete Floor system, with the Cottage floor to be installed later in the year! Mr Wills has completed the floors after attending our Limecrete Day, this is a course that takes place at Ty-Mawr’s HQ, where the day is spent being taught by our tutors on the techniques needed to lay the perfect floor. | |
| The roofs of the buildings have been insulated using the Ty-Mawr Themafleece NatraHemp Insulation, Celenit Wood Wool boards have been used with Ty Mawr's Lime Hemp Plaster ready for a top coat of Ty Mawr's Lime Top Coat (Finish) Plaster as can be seen in the photos. The Ty Mawr Warm Roof System, which includes Homatherm Boards, Pro Clima Breather Membrane and Ty Mawr's Thermafleece Sheep’s Wool Insulation, has been installed within the studio space as can be seen in the photos, ready for a finishing plaster. The timber frame has been left exposed and when plastered the timbers will sit a few millimetres above the level of plaster. |  |
| The mortars used for repointing and rebuilding work throughout these projects have been made using Singleton Birch NHL 3.5 Natural Hydraulic Lime and recycled stonework from the site. The owner’s aims are to make the project as sustainable as possible, using traditional materials and the recycling of the stone is their way of meeting this goal. |  |
| The work had to be sympathetic to wildlife nesting in the buildings, this has been specified by Brecon Beacons National Parks as well as the Conservation Officer. There are five different species of bats on site, each with their own needs within the building. Mr Wills has added a number of different features to minimise their disturbance. Such as an added gap in the cladding to allow the smaller bats to roost, there are also open windows and tunnels that allow other species of bats to come and go. |  |
|
The workshop and office have been fitted with solar tubes to bounce as much natural light into the property, especially within the studio and workshop areas, where natural light is necessary for their function. We would like to thank Mr Wills for the opportunity to visit the property and make a case study of this project! |
|
Categories: Case Studies in the UK