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Weekend Timber Frame Cabin Course
How to build timber frame walls and floors for a small cabin      

Check back in December for 2013 timetable.
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On this 2 day course, students will get hands-on practical experience building the timber frame walls of a simple cabin structure. Learn about stud spacing, how to fix different types of external cladding, how to fit windows, options for insulation and internal finishes, how to accommodate electrical and plumbing services, how to construct a suspended timber floor and how to lay floorboards.

The course will be taught by Colin Ritchie, carpenter and earth-builder, and assisted by Féile Butler, architect (MRIAI) and earth-builder, in the grounds of their own earth-and-timber-frame house, completed in 2011. Classroom-based lectures will take place in the house.

What to Bring:

This is a very practical hands-on course with all workshops taking place outdoors. Bring good waterproof clothes and footwear.

Bring a notebook and pen for theory. A hardback notebook or a clipboard is advisable if you want to take notes during outdoor workshops.

If you have them - bring a hammer, saw, measuring tape, screwdriver, spirit level and pencils. We have extra tools on site, but if you have your own, you will not have to wait around to use tools.

Please label all personal items before arriving on the course.

Cancellation Policy:

• 100% refundable up to 4 weeks prior to course start date, minus administration fee of €20.
• 50% refundable up to 2 weeks prior to course start date, plus administration fee of €20.
• No refunds for cancellations within 2 weeks of course start date.

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