Appendix 7: Self-build course details

 

The courses that would be required for this build are outlined below:

  • Foundations (car tyres)

  • Strawbale wall building ground floor

  • Strawbale wall building 1st floor and gable ends

  • Preparation for lime plastering and external first coat

  • Preparation for clay plastering and internal first coat

  • Second and finish coat lime plaster

  • Second coat clay plaster

  • Lime washing (5 coats minimum, can be demonstrated as part of 2nd or finish coats and self builders can continue themselves, or we can add a further day to the schedule below).

  • Average of 10 people per course (max of 12 people per trainer) @ £450 trainer’s day rate

TRAINING COURSE

COMMENTS

DAYS

Sub

Total

Car tyre foundations

Site to be prepared, levelled and set out.

4 days

£1800

£1800

Strawbale wall raising ground floor

- at approx. 330 bales

1 x week course

1 x w/e course

1 x w/e course

£2250

£900

£900

£4050

Strawbale wall raising 1st floor& gable ends

- at approx. 220 bales

1 x 3 day course

£1350

£1350

Lime (1) Prep and 1st coat

1 x w/e course

1 x 5 day course

£900

£2250

£3150

Clay (1) Prep and 1st coat

1 x w/e course

1 x 5 day course

£900

£2250

£3150

Lime (2)

Second coat (inc.

mixing)

1 x w/e course

1 x 3 day course

£900

£1350

£2250

Clay (2)

Second coat (inc

mixing)

1 x w/e course

1 x 3 day course

£900

£1350

£2250

Lime (3)

Finish coat

1 x 3 day course

£1350

£1350

Clay (3)

Finish coat

1 x 3 day course

£1350

£1350

Community

presentations

2 x evenings

1 x day

£300

£150

£450

Administration

14 courses @

£100/course

£1400

TOTAL

£22,550

 
 

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