Courses

So you’ve devoured Country Living, House and Garden and World of Interiors. You've been been glued to every episode of Build a New Life… and pored over the Period Property website. And then reality hits home. You wake up to find you've spent what seems like a small banker's bonus and you now own a traditional house.

And it’s damp. There are holes in the roof; someone seems to have stuffed a fertiliser bag up the chimney and you can see daylight where you shouldn’t be able to see daylight. It looks nothing like the ones in the glossy magazines and even the cat is insisting on a hi-vis vest and a hard hat.

Don’t panic.

Help is at hand if you register for one of our courses, held at Over the Rainbow, an 18th Century Georgian mansion set in 18 acres of woodland and gardens in West Wales.

This new series of weekend hands-on courses is designed to help you restore and care for older buildings, with an emphasis on the use of lime. The courses include an introduction to the structure of old buildings, dealing with damp, the use of inappropriate materials, specifying the right materials, gauges and mixes for repointing and plastering, limewash and aftercare.

Mixing theory and practical, hands-on work, the courses are ideal for both homeowners and builders wanting to acquire the knowledge needed to help restore and conserve older buildings.

They will equip you with the knowledge and confidence to take on the repair and maintenance of a traditional building – be it a terraced cottage or an imposing mansion – and will enable you to do the right thing to ensure that future generations can enjoy our unique built heritage.

Booking

To reserve a place on one of our courses – which begin on the weekend of June 4th - 6th and repeat on the weekends of July 9th - 11th, September 10th - 12th and October 8th - 10th – or for more information, please contact Marie Lewis by emailing info@overtherainbowwales.co.uk or by telephoning 01239 811155.

For further details of the course or for a booking form click below – files are in PDF format, so you may need Adobe's Acrobat viewer to view them: