Traditional Building Limes (Including Hot Limes)

This one-day course led by three expert tutors is ideal for anyone with basic knowledge of traditional British building limes who wants to explore their use in more detail. Through a combination of illustrated talks, demonstrations and hands-on sessions, it will provide a practical insight into traditional building limes and their uses, with a particular focus on scheduled monuments.  building lime available and their different applications, with a particular focus on scheduled monuments.  Participants will be working on the perimeter wall at Merdon Castle, which is undergoing repairs as part of a Historic England Repair Grants for Heritage at Risk funded programme of works.

The SPAB is an IHBC-recognised CPD provider and attendance certificates for CPD are available on request.

Topics Covered:

•    Introduction to Merdon Castle (background, work being carried out)
•    Extreme exposure conditions: applying building limes in extreme conditions
•    Selecting and applying appropriate mortar mixes (with demonstrations)
•    Soft-capping ruin walls 
•    Demonstration of drawing quicklime from test kiln, slaking
•    Hands-on practice mixing & applying mortars
•    Protection & aftercare

Tutors

• Stafford Holmes, DipArch ARIBA
• Lynn Mathias
• Hugh Conway Morris, MArch RIBA AABC

Programme

09.30     Registration
09.45     Welcome & Introduction + Health & Safety Briefing
-    Loading & firing of the v.100 portable miniaturised demo kiln (Hugh Conway Morris)
10.30    Session 1  
-    Lecture: Background to Merdon Castle (Simon Goddard, Surveyor)
11.30     Morning coffee
11.45     Session 2 
-    Lecture: Extreme Exposure Conditions: applying building limes in extreme conditions (Stafford Holmes)
12.15    Session 3
-    Lecture: Selecting and Applying Appropriate Mortar Mixes (Stafford Holmes)
13.15     Lunch (delegates are advised to bring packed lunch with them)
14.15    Session 4
-    Merdon Castle ruin tour of works, inc. soft-capping (Pierra)
-    Demonstration of drawing quicklime from test kiln and slaking (Hugh Conway Morris)
-    Hands-on Session: mixing & applying mortars (Lynn Mathias)
15.15    Afternoon tea
15.30    Session 5
-    Hands-on Session cont.: mixing & applying mortars (Lynn Mathias)
16.15    Session 6
-    Protection & Aftercare: discussion and Q&A
17.00     Close of Day

Booking Terms & Conditions

Accessibility: please contact the SPAB before booking to discuss any special access requirements.