Practical Course: Lime Plastering with Barbara Jones
Practical Course: Lime Plastering with Barbara Jones
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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.
Barbara will also be teaching a straw bale building course at this project, July 15-19. Click here for more info and tickets.
Crickamore, Co. Donegal, Ireland (outside Dungloe)
We will be plastering a timber frame bungalow with Straw Bale Walls. 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 a straw bale building, with a focus on using low-impact, natural and recycled materials. Participants will receive a Lime Plastering certificate from the School of Natural Building.
PRICING:
We endeavour to make our courses and events affordable to all. We have a limited number of subsidised places available on every course and a rate for participants being sponsored through their work or higher earners. Subsidised places are limited and are intended for those who truly cannot afford the standard rate. We don't ask for any proof, but ask that you use your judgement when purchasing.
£400 - Sponsored / income over 30k rate
£300 - Individual rate
£150 - Subsidised rate
See full Terms and Conditions here.
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.
ACCESS: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.
ACCOMMODATION:
It is up to participants to organise their own accommodation and there is no capacity for camping on-site. There are various accommodation options nearby, including these found by your hosts: Teac Campbell B&B, Caisleáin Óir Hotel, Wheelhouse Glamping Pods, Maghery - Camping, and more included in the course info sheet.
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
Crickamore, Co. Donegal, F94