During the month of October, the Building Industry Consultative Council is launching another training course on how to maintain and care for old houses and houses of character. This course is starting on the 7th October at the Hall of Project House in Floriana.

The course is spread over 8 sessions of two hours each where students will learn more about the old houses of the Maltese Islands. As everybody knows these houses require maintenance almost all year round thus through these lessons the students will learn what to do exactly when they need any sort of repairs or other sort of maintenance. This coming course will be the second of its kind as earlier this year a similar course was already held and it was considered a success.

During the course the students will learn about how these old houses were built, the roof slabs, the beams and the wood work, what kind of trees you need to plant in the courtyards or on roofs, how to improve energy efficiency and health and safety in the home.

If you are an owner of an old house or tempted to buy an old house or whether you are a student who is pursuing a diploma in restoration this course is for you.

As places are limited bookings are on first come first serve basis against payment the course fee of €80. The fee covers the entire course and notes. Certificate will be awarded to each student at the end of the course. For more details call 2247 9300/9.