- Understand
why timber frame buildings need to breathe
- Learn
about earth as a building material, and get hands on with daub and
home-dug clay based mortar and render
- Get
to grips with the lime cycle and how to use hot lime in bricklaying and
for repointing
and basic lime render
- Learn
how key components of a traditional timber frame work together and how
to assess the
condition of old timbers
- Make
informed choices when discussing repair schedule
- Save
money by learning how to undertake some repairs yourself, or become
more confident instructing your builder
Dates: Tuesday 16th,
Wednesday 17th, Thursday 18th and Friday 19th July 2024
Timing: Days 1-3 9.30am-4.00pm Day 4
8.30am-3.30pm
IHBC
CPD
certificate available
YouTube video
Venue:
Orchard Barn, IP14 2LY
Suitable
for:
Home-owners, Professional Builders, Architects, Surveyors, Conservation
Officers
Day 1 Traditional timber framing,
including use of traditional carpentry tools to make a mortise and
tenon from local green oak
Day 2 Earth and coppice materials
as heritage building materials (repairing/reinstating wattle and
daub/clay render and mortar)
Day
3 An introduction to using hot lime,
including repointing and rendering
Day 4 Traditional timber frame
REPAIRS including timber assessment and practical - undertaking a
basic repair
Delivery of theory
sessions (mornings) will be in the main barn - which still
functions as an airy barn. Practical sessions (afternoons) will largely
be
outside in the open air.
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"Excellent course, great value for money
with passionate and
knowledgeable instructors. The course is
flexible so can be tailored to
the needs of those attending it so they get maximum value from it.
Sarah is a welcoming host and the work being
done at Orchard Barn is
inspiring.
I highly recommend this course to any owner of an historic
building looking to understand about their asset and how they can
maintain it themselves."
Owner of a
heritage home Simon Longman
"As an owner of a timber-framed
building, I found the timber
frame restoration skills course at Orchard Barn very helpful and
enjoyable. With the help and guidance from the course tutors and the
knowledge they passed on, I was able to decide on what work needed
doing, how to do it myself and perhaps more importantly, what I
shouldn't do. Orchard Barn is a great environment for what was a
productive and comradery week."
Clive Rammell
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