Courses on Lime

Extensive range of training in traditional building skills, building conservation at our purpose-built training facility or on site. Formal accreditation for building contractors and training packages for THI schemes and publicly funded projects. Discount of 20% for BLF members; just give your membership number when booking.

The Building Conservation Masterclasses: a programme of short courses in technical and practical skills in the repair and maintenance of historic structures. Discount of 10% for BLF members; just give your membership number when booking.

Bespoke half-day and one-day courses ranging from an introduction to the use of lime in traditional building to advanced use of lime.

Short courses in traditional building skills for homeowners, professionals, builders and craftsmen

One & two day courses (#accredited by the RIBA)
#An Introduction to Lime
#Lime Plastering (plain and decorative)
Lime for Architects and Specifiers
#Ecological Building
Ecological Paints & Finishes
Earth Building
#Dry Stone Walling
Thatching

Practical days of mixing and using lime mortars for plasters, renders and repairs

Courses in Lime Plaster, Renders, Brickwork, Pointing, Stonework & Flint at our rural works and premises in East Sussex.

Courses in the preparation and use of hot mixed lime mortars for conservation and repair.  Stone-carving courses also available.

Courses available covering lime pointing, lime rendering, bag rubbing, lime plastering. Also practical instruction, advice and tips on paint effects using breathable paints including limewash.

Practical 2-day conservation workshops held a variety of venues in the West Midlands including training in lime, stone, timber, ferrous and non-ferrous metals and ceramic building materials.

Our courses here in West Wales teach builders, homeowners, architects and specifiers the best practices when using lime.

Bespoke practical training workshops and masterclasses in lime and historic brickwork.

Various short courses on lime in building held at various locations in the North of England and on-site training tailored to the specific contractor or site

Courses in strawbale building, earth building, lime rendering and clay plastering.

Skills training in the patterns of vernacular building locally, as well as in the modern use of sustainable and breathable materials.

Short courses for professional CPD in building conservation include lime, stone, plaster, earth and brick.

A wide range of day schools and longer courses in building conservation and traditional crafts and skills.

Various courses including stonemasonry, lime plasters, stone repair, dry stone walling, hurdle making, 1 or 2 days

Practical courses covering the use of lime in renovation including Secil ecoCORK thermal lime render. Polished plaster courses covering Venetian plaster, Marmorino and Tadelakt. Other courses on natural paints, and CPDs on Building Conservation.

Two-day workshops for architects specifying mortars for historic masonry buildings.