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COVID PREVENTION MEASURES
For the foreseeable future we are
limiting the numbers of participants on our courses to 8.
Practical sessions will be held outside in the fresh air.






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2022 course
programme
Introduction
to Timber Framing (CPD)
The
basics of timber frames spelt out. Terms, traditional techniques/tools
AND locally sourced timber. with traditional timber framer
William Clement-Smith and centre manager Sarah Partridge
Course duration - 1 day
Date: Saturday 9th April 2022
Timing: 9.30-4.00
Full course fee - £140
Wooden Roof Tiles -
Shingles
(CPD)
Learn
how to convert logs into shingles using a traditional woodland tools -
cleaving with a froe, siding up with a side axe and final dressing
using a draw knife. Course led by Sarah Partridge, Centre Manager of
Orchard Barn
Course duration
- 1 day
Date: Thursday 14th April 2022
Timing: 9.30-4.00
Full course fee - £140
An
Introduction to using Lime (CPD)
Learn how to work safely with
this traditional
building material. Led by Adrian Winter, supported by the Orchard Barn Team
Date: Thursday 5th May 2022
Timing: 9.30-4.00
Full course fee - £140
Taking
Timber Framing Further (CPD)
Work alongside William
Clement-Smith
to progress your timber framing skills on a live timber framing project.
Course duration - 3 days
Date: Tuesday 17th - Thursday 19th May 2022 RESCHEDULED FOR 26th -28th July
Timing: 9.30-4.00
Full course fee - £420
Wattle
and Daub (CPD)
Learn traditional constuction
skills using earth, coppiced sticks and Elm bast. Course taught by
Sarah Partridge, Centre Manager of Orchard Barn
Course
duration - 1 day
Date: Friday 20th May 2022
Timing: 9.30-4.00
Full course fee - £140
Vernacular
Building - human scale eco building (CPD)
Our ancestors built with
materials from the local landscape. Learn where to source
building materials for free, and how to convert them using low impact
and environmentally sound traditional
techniques and human energy. Led by Orchard Barn Centre Manager Sarah
Partridge
Course duration - 1 day
Date: RESCHEDULED for Friday 22nd July 2022
Timing: 9.30-4.00
Full course fee - £140
An
Introduction to Timber Frame Repairs (CPD)
Learn how to assess old
timbers and undertake simple repairs.
Course duration
- 1 day
Date: RESCHEDULED for Friday 9th September 2022
Timing: 9.30-4.00
Full course fee - £140
Timber
Frame Restoration Skills (CPD)
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Learn
about the use of earth in old buildings
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Understand
and assess the condition of your timber frame - what can be repaired
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Learn
how to use lime mortar and plaster
Course duration - 3 days
Date: Monday 26th-Thursday 28th September
Timing: 9.30-4.00
Full course fee - £420
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