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Learn about building conservation in our new seminar room on our premises at Buckland Filleigh.

Here are a few comments from past students:

"Very professional & very well presented"
"Thank you all so much for the day. It was great"
"Excellent...I will recommend to other architects"
"I thought this was a very informative & interesting course. Cannot fault it -thank you."
"Covered more than I expected - good detail"

And the course is free!

An Introduction to Building Conservation

TIME	CONTENT
10.00	Course assembles for coffee & introduction.
10.10	Lime, it's history & usage, selecting sands, types of lime, using hair in mortar, pozzolans.
10.55	Specifications for specific situations and prices.
11.10	Refreshments
11.30	Ornamental plasterwork and case studies using lime (when speaker available)
12.30	Buffet lunch
13.30	Tour of facilities
14.00	Understanding dampness, maintenance, avoiding inappropriate materials, limecrete
14.45	Refreshments
15.05	Paint,The benefits of using Traditional & Ecological Paints - Presentation:- decoration not pollution
15.50	Feedback forms & Information pack handouts

The courses are held at our warehouse in Buckland Filleigh Sawmills, West Devon. The times shown are as a guide only as questions may lead to an over run on some topics. For further details or to book a course please contact us.

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