Learn the basic and essential skills for conservation and replication of traditional plasters and renders.

2.5 Day teaching agenda with 3 online sessions

Sunday
5.30pm – 6.30pm – Meet students in the afternoon to run through: H&S – sign enrolment forms and site/ workshop orientation
7pm – 7.45pm – Dinner
8pm – 9pm – Evening session – Student case study presentations

Monday
9am – 10am – Site visit of West Dean Church include return coffee break
10am – 12pm – Introduction to plasters and renders
12pm – 12.45pm – Mortar review and wall rubble wall preparation
12.45pm – 2pm – Lunch
2pm – 3.30pm – Rubble wall substrate preparation and first coat
3.30pm – 4pm – Coffee Break
4pm – 5.30pm – Lath substrate, first coat and coring out running mold
7pm – 7.45pm – Dinner
8pm – 9pm – Evening session – Lime mortar science

Tuesday
9am – 10am – Lime Analysis, Method Statements and Specifications
10am – 11.00am – Coffee Break
11am – 12.45pm – Earthen Mortars
12.45pm – 2.00pm – Lunch
2pm – 3pm – Rubble wall plasters discussion and top-coat
3pm – 3.30pm – Coffee Break
3.30pm – 4.30pm – Lath top coat and top coat with running mold
4.45pm – Issue certificates and finish