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Pentiddy Housebuild: Meet the Team

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The story of a roundwood timber cruck frame straw bale house build in Pensilva, Cornwall. An earnest attempt at a building made for the 21st Century, including it's trials and tribulations! The Team is constantly variable and without a great effort it would be difficult to acknowledge everyone who has been involved in every way. Here are just some of the people who have had a big input. I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone. The Bosses - Anthony and Ele. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).

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Pentiddy Housebuild: We're in - warm and cosy!

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The story of a roundwood timber cruck frame straw bale house build in Pensilva, Cornwall. An earnest attempt at a building made for the 21st Century, including it's trials and tribulations! Monday, 16 December 2013. We're in - warm and cosy! This is the pivotal moment of every build. The moment when the 'project' becomes a 'home'. Ah, what a joy! What a pressure removed! Yes, of course we're not finished, not even close really, but the lions' share is done. Space to get out both sides! The hope was to ha...

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Ceremonies | Cornwall Humanists

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Weddings, Namings, Gay Affirmations and Funerals. See our page on Facebook. We have also broadened our reach into conducting weddings, namings and gay affirmations. We’ve even conducted a ‘mayoral inauguration’. We are happy to advise and/or assist those wishing to conduct a ceremony themselves. We are available for ‘talks’ to groups and organizations. Phone 01872 863825 mob 07790929894 e-mail. Available for funerals, weddings/partnerships, namings, affirmations, inaugurations and talks to groups. Brough...

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Pentiddy Housebuild: Well plastered!

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The story of a roundwood timber cruck frame straw bale house build in Pensilva, Cornwall. An earnest attempt at a building made for the 21st Century, including it's trials and tribulations! Saturday, 6 April 2013. Once more I apologise for this post having taken a while in coming. I'm sure I have an excuse somewhere. There are still some awkward bits to sort around some of the windows, but 'tis all coming along very well. 6 months of the year. The frame is sat on built-up ground which has been retained u...

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Pentiddy Housebuild: Pentiddy Info

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The story of a roundwood timber cruck frame straw bale house build in Pensilva, Cornwall. An earnest attempt at a building made for the 21st Century, including it's trials and tribulations! Pentiddy also hosts a natural burial site as part of the larger ecological project. If you would like more information please visit www.pentiddynaturalburials.co.uk. The mobile home, showing solar water panels and the polytunnel. This is the site of the new house build. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Building with Straw ...

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Pentiddy Housebuild: Internal render - muddy fun!

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The story of a roundwood timber cruck frame straw bale house build in Pensilva, Cornwall. An earnest attempt at a building made for the 21st Century, including it's trials and tribulations! Sunday, 30 September 2012. Internal render - muddy fun! Forest School children enjoying clay. Internally our walls are having a clay render. This is essentially just a clay soil, and depending which layer it is to be used for it may have sand and fibre mixed in too. Kerry Polka- Cornish Style. Oh, and the wind generat...

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Pentiddy Housebuild: Stairs, Lime topcoat, plumbing.... NEARLY THERE!

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The story of a roundwood timber cruck frame straw bale house build in Pensilva, Cornwall. An earnest attempt at a building made for the 21st Century, including it's trials and tribulations! Tuesday, 3 September 2013. Stairs, Lime topcoat, plumbing. NEARLY THERE! No apologies for the late post this time! The round-wood support beams. Process and specifically the window headers. I'll talk a little about these in the order we had to tackle them. These are lovely where they are visible and worth the extra wo...

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Pentiddy Housebuild: Sealed up for the winter......

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The story of a roundwood timber cruck frame straw bale house build in Pensilva, Cornwall. An earnest attempt at a building made for the 21st Century, including it's trials and tribulations! Saturday, 27 October 2012. Sealed up for the winter. Thought I might just post this as an update. It's not quite a 'spot the difference'- more a look at how close it is! So South elevation is open to the elements, glass, cladding lime. all done! 28 November 2012 at 08:04. 12 March 2013 at 06:56. The Earthcare Manual, ...

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Pentiddy Housebuild: Happy 2013! *Back into the house*

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The story of a roundwood timber cruck frame straw bale house build in Pensilva, Cornwall. An earnest attempt at a building made for the 21st Century, including it's trials and tribulations! Wednesday, 30 January 2013. Back into the house*. Hello all once again,. It's been really nice to spend some time doing hedges and woodland work here at Pentiddy. It has reminded me of just what we have here and the bigger purpose behind the build. However it has also been nice to get back to the house! I'm sorry but ...