The most popular workshop, 10 years running. The Repointing and 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. Sign up today and join the thousands of architects, and contractors, who have already graduated from this course. And yes, building owners too! You are among the best students we have ever had because you are vested, motivated and passionate to get the job done right!

U.S. Heritage Group welcomes all to this exceptional two-day program designed specifically for anyone planning a masonry restoration project on a building built before 1932. This workshop promises to deliver the hands-on techniques used by the leading heritage masons, along with the how-to in specifying, mixing, applying and finishing lime putty mortar.

This workshop will help you better understand:

• Historic Mortar Recipes
• How to Slake, Mix and Install Lime Putty Mortar
• Evolution of Ingredients, 1720 to 1954
• Performance of Historic Lime Mortars
• How to Specify Lime Mortars
• How to Match Historic Mortar
• Preservation Philosophy
• History of ASTM C270
• European Bead and Ribbon Joint Techniques
• Non-Destructive Tool Choices: Hand, Air, Electric

For special architectural rates and group discounts, please call Bruce Petersen at 773-414-5486.

Prerequisites: None

Credits: 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. Visit the website for directions, workshop policies, and schedules.

Price: $749