Time: 10:00 – 13:15 (webinar open for admittance from 09:45)

Price: €60

CPD Points: 3 (issued by email confirmation after the event)

Format: Live webinar via Zoom

Recording: A recording of the webinar will be made available for a two-week period to all attendees and to ticket-holders who cannot attend on the day.

WEBINAR CONTENT

This half-day webinar will explore the composition and repair of historic facades with Jimmy O’Friel, Director of Oldstone Conservation – one of Ireland’s most experienced building conservation contractors.

Over three 45-minute lectures, with regular opportunities for Q&A, Jimmy O’Friel will explore the major strands of historic masonry - stone, brick and render – from the perspective of the building contractor and specifier. Themes will include material identification, properties of stone, brick and render, traditional assembly techniques, common defects, repair methodologies, proprietary and bespoke repair products and case studies.

Strands will include:

Stone identification, delamination and erosion, raking out, pointing and jointing, splice and plastic repairs, cleaning.

Brick properties, decay and weathering, pointing and mortar identification, replacement and plastic repair, colouring and tinting.

Render properties, lime specification and aggregates, common defects, repair versus replacement, dowel repairs, colouring.

Case studies will include major works at Leinster House and Kilmainham Courthouse, Dublin, and a variety of 18th and 19th-century brick and stone buildings.

The morning includes two ten-minute breaks and three opportunities for Q&A.

SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY

Jimmy O’Friel is Director/owner of Oldstone Conservation with over 30 years’ experience in conservation and construction. A civil engineering graduate from Trinity College Dublin, he holds a postgraduate diploma in Business and IT and continues to enhance his expertise and experience in conservation works through the attendance of lectures, courses and workshops.

Jimmy founded Oldstone Conservation in 2010 with the aim of providing a professional contracting service in the field of conservation and restoration. Since then, the company has steadily grown and developed into a leading conservation contractor trusted to work on landmark buildings such as Leinster House, the General Post Office, Kilmainham Gaol, Belgard Castle as well as other historic buildings in Trinity College, Merrion Square and Henrietta Street.

The firm employs a range of specialists including stonemasons, bricklayers, lime renderers, facade cleaners and skilled conservation operatives. It takes pride in its skilled and loyal staff, all of whom are highly experienced and enhance their knowledge on traditional building skills and techniques with every project undertaken.

Jimmy O'Friel, Director, Oldstone Conservation