Practical Course: Lime Plastering with Barbara Jones (London)
Mon 30 Oct 2023 8:45 AM - Fri 3 Nov 2023 3:00 PM
The Heathland School, Hounslow, TW4 5JD
Practical Course: Lime Plastering with Barbara Jones (London)
Mon 30 Oct 2023 8:45 AM - Fri 3 Nov 2023 3:00 PM
The Heathland School, Hounslow, TW4 5JD
Description
Join us for a 5-day practical course, led by Barbara Jones, where you'll be learning all the essential skills to lime plaster onto strawbale walls. This course welcomes folks of all building abilities, and our build sites are renowned for attracting wonderful, welcoming people, so you'll feel at home on this course no matter whether you're a beginner or an experienced craftsperson.
The Heathland School, Hounslow, TW4 5JD, UK
We’ll be constructing a ‘Wellness Centre’ for pupils with special educational needs at the Heathland School. Our Lime plastering course covers the practical aspects of plastering onto straw-bale walls, and by the end of the course, participants will have gained both knowledge and hands-on experience which includes;
- The differences between key coat, body coat and finish coat
- How to determine mixes for each type of coat
- A basic understanding of the Lime Cycle
- The benefits of lime plasters & how they can help to combat climate change
- Practical skills for applying key coat and dub out walls
- Use of different types of plastering tools
- Creating curvaceous reveals around windows and doors
- Practical application of body coat
- Finishing techniques
- After-care for external lime plaster (render)
- and much more!
ABOUT THE LIVE BUILD:
Learning with us on this project will give you experience with plastering classrooms, one-to-one mentorship rooms and support spaces, with a focus on using low-impact, natural and recycled materials. Participants will receive a Lime Plastering certificate from the School of Natural Building.
Barbara is the founder of SNaB (@schoolofnaturalbuilding), and the UK’s preeminent straw-bale building authority. She has decades of experience with straw bale building, clay and lime plastering, building physics and leading work on building sites across the UK and Europe. Her book, 'Building with Straw Bales; A Practical Manual for Self-Builders and Architects' is considered the essential guide to building with straw, and Barbara brings a wealth of knowledge and practical experience to every course. She will ensure course participants have a wonderful learning experience.
The School of Natural Building is a not-for-profit BenCom, set up to benefit communities, and doesn't receive external funding. However, we believe in driving representation within the construction and building industry, and price our courses as fairly as we can to ensure that they remain accessible. Our prices include tuition, all materials, tools and equipment, and daily refreshments (bring your own packed lunch).
Price: £200/person total for full week
Practical courses take place on construction sites, which often means participants will be walking on rough terrain or through spaces which pose accessibility issues. Those with reduced mobility or in wheelchairs should reach out to us for more information regarding the accessibility of the specific course site you'd like to join, and we can assess the options together.
The School of Natural Building believes in the urgency of the climate challenge, and our work is fundamentally about supporting a low-carbon future where people live in ways which bring us closer to the earth, back into community with our ecosystem and back to ourselves. For this reason, we urge participants to travel to our course locations via public or shared transport where possible. We'll connect course participants via email in advance of the course, to facilitate ride-sharing.
There are limited places on this course, and booking is essential. Please use the button below to pay and secure your place. Please note that for insurance reasons, all participants must be 16 or over. We look forward to meeting you on site, but if you have any questions ahead of attending, please email schoolofnaturalbuilding@gmail.com.
Location
The Heathland School, Hounslow, TW4 5JD