Welcome to Talking Conservation, where we talk about all things related to our built heritage. Whether you own an historic building, are responsible for a heritage site, or are a professional consultant, contractor, or simply interested - this is the place to find out more.
We discuss various matters and conduct interviews with a wide range of people involved with our heritage in some way. This includes architects, surveyors, archaeologists, conservation officers, contractors, conservators, historians ... the list goes on.
We are interested in and talk about any aspect of heritage; not only listed buildings, but all older and traditionally constructed buildings and anything that could be considered a heritage site.
Stephen's Heritage Conservation Community information can be found here: https://beconservation.com/heritage-conservation-community
Rich's platform putting owners in touch with consultants can be found here: https://expertible.com/
Welcome to Talking Conservation, where we talk about all things related to our built heritage. Whether you own an historic building, are responsible for a heritage site, or are a professional consultant, contractor, or simply interested - this is the place to find out more.
We discuss various matters and conduct interviews with a wide range of people involved with our heritage in some way. This includes architects, surveyors, archaeologists, conservation officers, contractors, conservators, historians ... the list goes on.
We are interested in and talk about any aspect of heritage; not only listed buildings, but all older and traditionally constructed buildings and anything that could be considered a heritage site.
Stephen's Heritage Conservation Community information can be found here: https://beconservation.com/heritage-conservation-community
Rich's platform putting owners in touch with consultants can be found here: https://expertible.com/
In this episode we chat with Ben Kerslake of CarringtonLIME. Rich visited him at his premises in the Forest of Dean. We discuss Ben winning a Blue Peter competition, getting his neighbours to work on his house, and painting a room for 50p! On a more serious note, we talk about lime, hot lime, Naturally Hydraulic Lime, training, and innovation. Ben is keen to help train the next generation of plasterers, but also homeowners wanting to have a go themselves, and professionals wanting to understand the use of lime better.
00:00 - Intro
01:02 - About Ben
04:10 - Where it started
06:11 - The courses CarringtonLIME run
08:06 - How can we narrow the skills gap?
09:12 - Advice on coating plasters and paints
11:36 - Making your own paints and plasters
16:10 - Subscribe to channel
17:10 - “Hot” lime
21:28 - Hydrated Lime
24:02 - Using lime now very different to historic mixes
26:16 - Specifying mixes
31:19 - Bought Lime quality can be too pure for buildings applications
35:01 - Over-prescriptive specifications
36:28 - Understanding materials
39:07 - “One size DOESN’T fit all”
39:58 - Experimenting with materials and mixes
44:52 - Lath and plaster ceilings
52:02 - Insulating plaster mixes
55:06 - Overview of CarringtonLIME courses
58:23 - Favourite Book
60:04 - Favourite Building
CarringtonLime: https://www.carringtonlime.co.uk/
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