Roundhouse Building Workshop – Part Three, The Walls!
Saturday 25th April – Wednesday 29th April
This workshop has been postponed.
Please get in touch if you are interested in coming and we will let you know when a new date is set.
Last summer we built a lovely roundhouse with a reciprocal turfed roof. The photo gallery at the bottom of this post shows some pictures from the two building workshops and the roofing weekend.
Now we’re ready for the next stage. Filling in the walls!
Come and join us for an enjoyable week-long walling workshop. Learn about sustainable walling techniques using a mix of local, natural or reclaimed materials . Techniques we will be using include:
Cob, Bottle Bricks, Cordwood, Dry Stone Walling and Strawbale
This workshop is part grant funded, so is available at the bargain price of £100 per week! The workshop fee includes:
* 5 days of tuition and fun
* Self service breakfast
* Two course lunch and evening meal from the kitchen of the talented Veganishmum
* On site camping
(Don’t want to camp? Very local b& b accommodation available for small additional cost.)
Arrivals ready for the workshop are from afternoon / evening of Friday 24th, departures will be on Thursday 30th April. The workshop will run on 25th – 29th April and full catering is available on those days.
For more information and to book contact us or book online (right)
scythecymru@yahoo.co.uk
07813 464990 / 01559 371485
Dyfed Permaculture Farm Trust
Penboyr,
Drefach Felindre
Llandysul,
SA44 5HG
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Can’t make it all? We would like most people to commit to the whole week; and this is definitely the way to get the most benefit and enjoyment! However, we can accept a small number of part week bookings. Get in touch for more information.
The plan 
Creating the henge 
A reciprocal roof! 
Boarding out the roof 
End of week 2 – Roof on! 
Looking up through the canvas layer 
Layer two – insulating layer of recycled carpet underlay 
Eventually the liner will be cut and a window installed in the skylight 
Layer four – old carpet to protect the rubber from stones etc 
Layer five – turf! 
The Sunday crew
What kind of bottle bricks are you using? I’m currently building with PET bottles and cob in Porthmadog, walls are half built.
Hi Lizzie,
We will be using winebottles, paired with glass jars over the neck end to make a glass cylinder. We’ve collected quite a lot! THey will be a decorative accent in the walls that allows in light