Our courses are designed for Homeowners and Contractors.

Practical experiences with Lime, Cob and Stone techniques

Meet from 9:00 for coffee, and then starting at 9:30 with introductions and a little bit of health and safety.

ITINERARY: Introduction to Lime, its history and uses
Morning Session:

Stone
•Selecting and Building with Stone
•Random rubble wall construction
•Dressed Stone, Plinths & Corbels

Cob
•Building with Mass Cob
•Building with Cob Blocks
•Lime bedding mortars

Break for a light lunch – sandwiches provided

Afternoon Session:
Pointing

Rendering
•Mixing mortars
•Laying on techniques
•Lime rendering onto solid walls

Plastering
•Lime plastering onto walls
•Plastering onto lath
•Plastering on wood wool boards

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