Launch into a New Year with New Skills
- Join us in beautiful Mallorca for this 2 day glass-fibre reinforced concrete (GFRC) training course.
- Learn to make kitchen counter-tops, tables and basins.
- We cover everything you need to know to start making your own pieces of concrete furniture.
- For your own projects — or your new customers — we set you up with the skills to get it right first time.
Our Next Courses
- 9th and 10th December 2023
- 3rd and 4th February 2024
- or join our course waiting list
Course Price - €968
What?
A hands-on, detail orientated GFRC fabrication course, including theory but mostly lots of practice in the workshop with our fabricators.
Where?
On the island of Mallorca, Spain.
Regular flights to Palma de Mallorca from all over Europe.
When?
The courses run from 8am to 4pm both days with a break for a lunch (provided by us).
What You Will Make
– a concrete vanity top with integrated basin
– a concrete counter-top / table
– other items as time allows (small basins etc)
This is a hands-on course with some theory at the start of each day. You do all the making.
The Course in More Detail
Theory
- Background to GFRC
- Where / when it is used
- Pros / cons and strengths / weaknesses vs traditional concrete
- The differences in formwork and casting
- Equipment needed
Moulds
- Types of materials and outcomes
- Moulding set up: tricks and techniques
- Assembling and prepping bench top and table moulds
- Assembling and prepping fibreglass sink moulds
- Making moulds for cutouts and taps
Casting
- Mix design and methods
- Spraying GFRC mist and backing coats
- Applying reinforcements
- Creating weight-saving voids and foam-core concrete
- Demoulding, handling and storage
Finishing
- Prepping cured concrete for finishing
- Different types of sealers and their applications
- Grouting pinholes
- Polishing and detailing
- Packing, handling and storage for delivery.
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Terms
– All students are required to follow the workplace safety guidelines of our factory at all times
– Steel capped shoes are not required but are advised
– Bookings are not refundable but can be rescheduled to a later course with a minimum of one week’s notice
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