Demystify Plaster Wall Repair!
Learn how to repair, retain, and maintain the beauty and elegance of original plaster walls using TAKCOAT™ and TOPCOAT™ lime plasters from LimeWorks.us.
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Historic Preservation Boot Camp
Basic training in masonry restoration starts here. We'll help you become a lean, mean, repointing machine . . . and more!
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Dig In!
Learn how to use Lithomex to replicate the texture, color, shading, veining, and mottling of original masonry and achieve durable and convincing simulations.
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Ride the Hempcrete wave into sustainable green building!
Hempcrete is an ideal infill for additions, remodels, retrofits, and new construction. Join us for a 2-day workshop to learn the basics of building with hempcrete. The difference is in the walls.
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TLC for Historic Wood Windows
Preserve your architectural heritage, and put your pieces of history back to work. Join us for a 1-day or 2-day workshop to restore vintage wood windows with our preservation specialist.
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Lime Mortar - It's more than meets the eye!
Breathe new life into deteriorating mortar joints. Learn the art of repointing using lime mortar to repair, retain, and maintain the beauty and elegance of your architectural heritage.
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Repointing vintage masonry with attitude!
Elevate the level of your craftsmanship by learning the techniques needed to simulate distinctive joint profiles such as ribbon, weathered ridge, beaded, and/or grapevine repointing.
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Rest In Peace--Not in Pieces!
Learn preservation practices to keep gravestones and monuments from deteriorating further; understand the significance of original materials and details; and recognize how to stabilize, repair, and retain features wherever possible to ensure their safekeeping for future generations.
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Beauty that endures and is built on tradition.
Picture your favorite historic building, then imagine it returned to full glory. Join us for a 2-day workshop to learn the skills you need bring new life to old stone and brick using Lithomex surface repair mortar.
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Custom Workshop Series
1 Clean deep carbon staining from brickwork |
2 Clean efflorescence from brickwork using poultices |
3 Fieldschool to reconfigure and install a new bathroom in 4 progressive weeks |
4 Parge and smooth finish a lime plaster in a utility area |
5 Parge coat a foundation wall |
6 Prep and Whitewash a barn silo with Ecologic™ Limewash Platinum |
7 Prep, restore, and re-paint existing porch gingerbread work |
8 Prep, restore, and re-paint existing porch rails |
9 Recreate a wood window from remnants of the original |
10a Remove Portland cement mortar and repoint granite pier with a ruled ribbon joint profile |
10b Remove Portland cement mortar and repoint granite pier with a ruled ribbon joint profile |
11 Remove Portland cement stucco off of stone and repoint stone wall |
12 Repair cracks in existing plaster and refresh the surface |
13 Repair cracks in plaster ceiling |
14 Repair exfoliated brick faces using Lithomex and repointing historic brickwork with Ecologic™ Mortar |
15 Repair holes in brick faces using Lithomex and repointing historic brickwork with Ecologic™ Mortar |
16 Repair holes in historic brickwork using Lithomex and patch point brickwork with Ecologic™ Mortar |
17 Re-plaster a cellar stairway with Ecologic™ lime plaster system |
18 Repoint a historic brick chimney 1 with Ecologic™ Mortar |
19 Repoint a historic brick chimney 2 with Ecologic™ Mortar |
20 Repoint a section of historic brickwork with Ecologic™ Mortar |
21 Repoint a short stone foundation with Ecologic™ Mortar |
22 Repoint granite foundation in a ruled ribbon joint profile using Ecologic™ Mortar |
23 Restore a historic door Fieldschool 1 week |
24 Restore a historic door by repairing and installing a vintage screen door to pair with it Fieldschool 1 week |
25 Restore the woodwork on existing historic windows 1 week Fieldschool |
26 Rough parge an interior foundation wall with the Ecologic™ Lime Plaster System |
27 Stabilize loose plaster and re-plaster over existing and wood lathed area |
28-to-refresh-the-original-color-and-protect-the-brick-from-the-elements-due-to-the-missing-fired-skin.jpg) Staining brick faces with Ecologic™ Colorwash Stain for Masonry(Potassium Silicate) to refresh the original color and protect the brick from the elements due to the missing fired skin |
29 Tighten and re-fresh a plaster ceiling with Ecologic™ Takcoat™ and Topcoat XF Platinum |
30 Learn how to make Mahogany Screen Doors for old houses using Mortise and Tenon joinery |
List of nearby hotels
The Washington House (~1.6 miles away)
- Official website
- 4 Star Hotel ★★★★☆
- Colonial-era historic hotel and restaurant
- Call Washington House directly at 215-257-3000 rather than booking a room online. Mention LimeWorks.us and receive our special discounted room rates which are not available otherwise.
Econo Lodge (~9 miles away)
- Official website
- About $109*, 3 Star Hotel ★★★☆☆
- Modest hotel with free WiFi & breakfast
Hampton Inn Quakertown (~12 miles away)
- Official website
- About $107*, 3 Star Hotel ★★★☆☆
- Modern hotel with free WiFi & a pool
- Free breakfast
Holiday Inn Lansdale (~9 miles away)
- Official website
- About $96*, 3 Star Hotel ★★★☆☆
- Modern hotel with a gym & free WiFi