This 1-day course is aimed at people who have experience of working in the construction industry and already understand traditional construction.

Outcomes:

• Appreciate the variety of different traditional lime plasters and mortars
• Understand the range of binders, sands, and aggregates for traditional mortars.
• Justify their use and application methods.
• Appreciate the decision-making process involved in specifying the appropriate materials. 
• Understand the setting characteristics of lime mortars.

Training will cover:

• - Lime: strengths, uses, limitations, manufacture, hybrid mixes.
• - Hot mixed lime.
• - Sand, aggregates and additives.
• - Setting: carbonation, the lime cycle, environmental benefits.
• - Applying plasters
• - Mixing methods and guidelines
• - Additives: pozzolans, hair, mesh reinforcement
• - Preparation ‐ of site, working area, stone, aftercare
• - Tools ‐ traditional and modern.
• - Specifying mortars
• - Mortar analysis.
• - Consolidation, repairs and pointing

Register your interest

To register your interest in this course, please complete the form below or email canolfantywicentre@sirgar.gov.uk

There is no charge for this course thanks to funding from the UK Government's Levelling Up Fund. Spaces are limited and priority will be given to people who live and/ or work in Carmarthenshire.