post ride porch whatever the weather throws at you
We finally finished the Barn on 14 August, 2 hours before our first guests arrived. Since then we have welcomed 21 guests from 8 different countries. Not bad for 6 weeks. We have loved meeting so many interesting and different people but so far only one guest has come with a bicycle.
We’re not complaining but Ty Beic is all about cycling and we would love more cyclists to visit so we can show them the fantastic road cycling and mountain biking that North Wales has to offer and they can make full use of our bike storage, bike wash, laundry, workshop tools and free copies of Singletrack. If that’s not enough to entice you, bring your bike and will be give you 10% of your next booking*. Just quote “mae gynnon nibeiciau” when booking. Google translate will help if you would like to know what that means
If you are wondering about the Stable, that’s nearly finished and we hope to have it ready by the end of October.
And for those that are interested, here are some photos of the project from start to finish….
as it was
It was used as an office by the previous owners
Before we have started work
no more flowers
Barn from the house minus flower bed
still some rubbish to clear
Original ground floor
getting ready for the new entrance
concrete for the barn
delivered by Bryn
new entrance to the barn
there'll be a staircase here
there'll be a nice view of the field through the window
and a view of the garden
new window for the barn
and another one
nearly ready for underfloor heating
Eilir working on a wall
delicately does it
there it is
Jac supervising/getting in the way
screed delivery
smoothing the screed
there you go
and some more
hole for waste
a toilet, nearly
nice posts
bringing heat and hot water to our lovely guests
shower room with a view
first floor of barn
duck or grouse
digger at the ready
Peacocks in the rain
all finished, nearly
another trench
diggers at the ready
nice sky
barn kitchen window
and another view
inside the barn
a new window in the barn
now for the roof
Barn with new extension from the field
left a bit
right a bit
will it fall down?
Ian with his telehandler, ably helped by Richard
one section at a time, three in total
Jac supervising
and if by magic...
Jac, timber frame engineer
large windows for large views
looking good
gwyntog
installed
living room window
the barn becoming a home
bathroom window
new roof and blue sky
checked by Gwyn
lintel by Catchweasel
kitchen window manoeuvred into place
slate from down the road in Ffestiniog
Gorffen
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*Valid from now until end of March 2016 excluding Christmas, New Year and Easter. Subject to availability
