The most popular workshop, 10 years running!  - Join the thousands of architects, contractors, consultants and building owners that have successfully completed this course. The Repointing & Rebuilding with Traditional Lime Mortar Workshop has delivered the most complete information and the most up-to-date research on the use of lime putty mortar for building restoration. 

This workshop promises to deliver the hands-on techniques used by the leading heritage masons along with the “how-to” in specification wording, mixing, applying and finishing lime mortar.  U.S. Heritage Group welcomes you to this exceptional two-day program designed for professionals planning a masonry restoration on a building built before 1932.

 This class will help you better understand:

• How to Slake, Mix & Install Lime Putty Mortar
• Historic Mortar Recipes and the Evolution of Ingredients 1720 to 1954
• Properties and Performance of Historic Lime Mortars
• How to Specify Lime Mortars
• Design and Construct a Brick Project with Traditional Lime Putty & Hydraulic Lime Mortar
• Matching Color, Texture and Finish of Historic Mortar
• Preservation Philosophy, The Ultimate Recycling
• New ASTM Standard for Lime Putty and the History of ASTM C270 Standard Specification for Mortar
• Natural Cement and Portland Cement, the Differences and Why it Matters
• European Bead and Ribbon Joint Techniques on Brick and Stone
• Tool Choices: Hand, Air, Electric; The Best 2008 Recommendations
  

• Additional Information:
• AIA/CES (15) HSW Learning Units. Learning Units will be submitted to the University of Oklahoma, AIA/CES Records Room within 14 days after course completion.
• Certificates of completion will be distributed at the conclusion of the class. Only students who attended the complete session will be eligible for a certificate of completion.
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