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A three day 1 to 1 limewash course at our training centres in Birmingham, London and Manchester, taught by working applicators. Learn to read a wall, brush real slaked lime in thin coats and know when lime is the wrong answer.
The limewash course is a hands on, three day course taught at our training centres in Birmingham (the Zavoré Academy), London and Manchester by working applicators who limewash real walls. It is for anyone who wants to brush genuine slaked lime properly, rather than a chalky emulsion with a lime sounding name. Decorators, plasterers, builders, designers and homeowners all learn well here, because limewash rewards patience far more than it rewards experience.
Limewash is slaked lime thinned with water and brushed onto a wall. It is not paint. The lime soaks in, carbonates back to stone and leaves a soft, cloudy, matt surface. The course is built around that difference, and you spend most of the three days with a brush in your hand.
You also learn the honest side of the finish. Limewash marks and is not washable, so it is wrong for a kitchen splashback, a shower or a wall that is handled daily. Knowing when to steer a client toward tadelakt or microcement is part of being good at lime.
The way to learn limewash is 1 to 1 Training. It runs for 3 days, 10am to 5pm, costs £1,500 and is open to any level. The days are shaped entirely around what you want to learn, so a decorator who wants to price whole houses and a homeowner who wants one hallway will each leave with what they came for.
You can book online, or hold your bench with half (£750) by phone on 07592 929191 or by email to sales@zavore.co.uk, with the balance paid on the day. Dates are agreed with you after booking, and the Academy calendar is on the training page. If you run a team or a business and want to train together, ask us about private training for a group.
The limewash course runs at our three training centres, in Birmingham, London and Manchester, at the same price. Limewash is brushed in thin coats with drying time between layers, so the days are planned around your own panels at whichever centre you choose. Choose London if you live in London or the South East, Manchester if you are in the North West, and Birmingham if you are in the Midlands, or pick the centre that is easiest for you to reach. You choose the centre and your dates when you book, by phone on 07592 929191 or by email to sales@zavore.co.uk.
If you are travelling to Birmingham, there is a partner hotel rate near the Zavoré Academy (quote Zavoré when you book), and pickups can be arranged for a price that depends on where you arrive.
After the course you can buy lime paint, mineral primer and sample boards through the shop, and ask about trade pricing on the trade page. The helpline is there for the first real wall, which is usually when the questions arrive.
Decorators get the clearest gain, since limewash sits naturally beside the painting they already sell. Plasterers and builders working on period cottages and farmhouses meet solid walls that need to breathe, and lime is the finish those walls want. Designers learn what the material can and cannot do before they specify it. Homeowners with a house of old brick or lime plaster can learn to look after their own walls.
To see the finish before you decide, read about limewash. And if you would rather have the walls done for you, our own artisans offer limewash installation across the UK.
Limewash is one of several finishes taught at our three training centres. If another one has caught your eye, these courses run the same way, at the same three centres.
No. The 1 to 1 course takes any level, from a homeowner who has never held a limewash brush to a decorator who wants to add real lime to the services they sell. We start from where you are and shape the three days around it.
Three days, 10am to 5pm, taught 1 to 1 at the training centre you choose. Limewash is brushed on in thin coats that need to dry between layers, so the days are planned around your panels and the drying, with theory and practice mixed through.
Yes. The limewash course runs at our training centres in Birmingham (the Zavoré Academy), London and Manchester, at the same price. London suits London and the South East, Manchester suits the North West, and Birmingham suits the Midlands. You choose the centre and your dates when you book. There is a partner hotel rate near the Birmingham Academy if you need to stay, and pickups can be arranged there.
It is a fair question, because limewash is the most forgiving finish we teach and many people simply try a sample board at home. The course is for those who want to do it with confidence for clients or across whole rooms, to read any wall before the first stroke, and to know when lime is the wrong answer.
To book the limewash course or ask a question first, call 07592 929191 or email sales@zavore.co.uk.
Courses run at our training centres in Birmingham, London and Manchester, 10am to 5pm, with every material and tool provided. Call or email to agree your dates, or book online.
Call 07592 929191, Monday to Saturday, 9am to 6pm, or email sales@zavore.co.uk.
Rather have it done for you? See our installations, or buy the materials in the shop with tracked UK delivery.
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