Chasing old walls should be undertaken with hand tools. Installing or replacing electricity and plumbing requires a sympathetic appreciation for the traditional methods of masonry, carpentry, plaster, paper and paint.
Monthly archives: March 2017
I really can’t believe what a difference it has made and wish I’d done it years ago. The first evening after the workshop found me and my partner repeatedly dancing joyfully around the bay exclaiming, ‘it’s even warm over here!’.However, Measuring is simple right? Surely I couldn’t get that bit wrong. Yes, I could!
Energy-retrofitting the traditional hygrothermal envelope. Preparation, mixing and applying lime plaster onto Bio-aggregate – hemp and lime. Materials: Baumit RK38 base-coat with AG01 mesh and Baumit Kalkin Glätt W top-coat lime plaster. Workshops Peer to peer on site training, structured tuition and open format learning. When: Saturday 17th – Sunday 18th June, 10 […]
Energy-retrofitting the traditional hygrothermal envelope, preparation, mixing and casting hemp lime bio-aggregate onto existing masonry. Materials: Tradical PF70 lime binder and East Yorkshire construction grade hemp shiv. Workshop Peer to peer on site training, structured tuition and open format learning. When: Monday 22nd – Wednesday 24th May, 10 – 5pm Where: Bristol Cost: £240 Open day Drop […]