In this episode we chat with Ben Kerslake of CarringtonLIME. Rich visited him at his premises in the Forest of Dean. We discuss Ben winning a Blue Peter competition, getting his neighbours to work on his house, and painting a room for 50p! On a more serious note, we talk about lime, hot lime, Naturally Hydraulic Lime, training, and innovation. Ben is keen to help train the next generation of plasterers, but also homeowners wanting to have a go themselves, and professionals wanting to understand the use of lime better. 00:00 - Intro 01:02 - About Ben 04:10 - Where it started 06:11 - The courses CarringtonLIME run 08:06 - How can we narrow the skills gap? 09:12 - Advice on coating plasters and paints 11:36 - Making your own paints and plasters 16:10 - Subscribe to channel 17:10 - “Hot” lime 21:28 - Hydrated Lime 24:02 - Using lime now very different to historic mixes 26:16 - Specifying mixes 31:19 - Bought Lime quality can be too pure for buildings applications 35:01 - Over-prescriptive specifications 36:28 - Understanding materials 39:07 - “One size DOESN’T fit all” 39:58 - Experimenting with materials and mixes 44:52 - Lath and plaster ceilings 52:02 - Insulating plaster mixes 55:06 - Overview of CarringtonLIME courses 58:23 - Favourite Book 60:04 - Favourite Building CarringtonLime: https://www.carringtonlime.co.uk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carringtonlime Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carringtonlime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.