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Lime Day—Plasters,
Mortars, Renders & Washes
Rob Buckley teaching students
lime rendering techniques.
Lime is an invaluable material, both in sustainable building and when
renovating older properties. The Lime Day is a blend of theory
and practical work to take you from health and safety basics, to applying
mortars, renders, plasters and lime washes.
During the day the following topics will be covered:
- History of lime, from the mists of time
to the present day
- The chemistry and production
of lime, ‘The Lime Cycle’
- The role of lime as an environmentally
friendly material
- Various types of lime and their
uses and abuses
- Lime renders, plaster and limewashes,
their production and methods of use with reference to external
and internal renders, plasters, and the various substrates encountered
such as lath and plaster, cob, stone, brick, etc.
- Natural pigments and their applications
- Practical use of trowels, floats
and other tools
- Introduction to use of a compressor
powdered render gun
- Use of lime in renovation of
old buildings and in new buildings
- Lime mortars, their production
and methods of mixing and use with reference to stone, brick, unfired
earth blocks, etc.
- Repointing and the various styles
- Lime based foundations; concrete & mass
brick/stone
- Mortar colours, sands, pigment etc
“Informal and efficient presentation, friendly atmosphere,
excellent tutor who clearly knows his subject. Hope to be back for the
advanced course."
Roger, Crewkerne
"Excellent! A good mix of background, history, theory
and practice."
Max, Trent
There are a maximum of 12 places
on the course with DCRS director and tutor Rob Buckley. Rob has
been building sustainable new builds and renovating older properties
for 25 years with his building companies BBI and DCRS Construction Ltd.
As this is a small class, any
particular aspect of lime can be discussed with the tutor on the day.
Lime day cost
£95.00
(or £320 as part of our discounted, 4 day Sustainable Building Course)
Next course dates
- Wednesday 23rd September 2009
- Friday 30th October 2009 - CANCELLED
- Thursday 19th November 2009 (available as part of our Sustainable Building Course)
- Saturday 5th December 2009
- Friday 22nd January 2010
- Thursday 4th February 2010 (available as part of our Sustainable Building Course)
- Saturday 13th March 2010
Booking
Please contact us to request a place
on a course.
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