Overview

This course is intended to provide the candidate the understanding of working with lime-based mortars when building with or making repairs to traditional masonry, stonework and brickwork. It offers a balanced mix of theoretical and practical training.

Summary of content

• Properties of lime
• Lime: strengths, uses, limitations, manufacture, hybrid mixes.
• Hot mixed lime.
• Sand, aggregates and additives.
• Setting: carbonation, the lime cycle, environmental benefits.
• Mixing methods and guidelines.
• Building with stone - dry stone, mortared masonry, random rubble, dressed stone.
• Additives: pozzolans, hair, mesh reinforcement.
• Preparation - of site, working area, stone, aftercare.
• Tools - traditional and modern.
• Winter working with lime.
• Specifying mortars.
• Mortar analysis.
• Consolidation, repairs and pointing

Duration

2 days

Who should attend?
This course is suitable for anyone who has experience of working in construction- either heritage or modern. It is particularly relevant to those working with masonry with a drive to learn more about traditional materials and methods.

CITB Training standards and grants

This course is a CITB training standard. CITB registered companies may be eligible to apply for funding from CITB to cover the cost of this course and to receive a short course grant. For full details of available grants and funding please visit https://www.citb.co.uk/levy-grants-and-funding/grants-funding/ or speak with your CITB local adviser.

CITB GET code and grant tier

GET0516 Grant tier 2