The Most Sustainable Building Material: Lime

Lime has many amazing benefits

• Lime mortar is easy to remove from bricks and blocks allowing the reuse of the bricks
• During manufacture lime produces 20% less carbon dioxide than cement production
• Lime is essential in the building of any natural house (i.e. any house using straw bale, timber, earth etc)
• Lime is biodegradable
• Lime is burnt at a lower temperature than cement in the production process, therefore making lime production not only more environmentally friendly but also more economic as well
• Lime is recyclable

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Lime Can Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

In this time of climate change it is reassuring to know that there is one product that is environmentally friendly and guaranteed to significantly reduce your carbon footprint. Lime mortar!
This amazing building material is actually carbon neutral. Like cement it gives off carbon dioxide during manufacture. Yet, unlike cement, lime mortar actually re-absorbs carbon dioxide when it sets! www.plastering4u.com

Using Lime For Plastering

Lime based plastering mortars are used extensively in the conservation and restoration of old and historic buildings. They offer an environmentally sustainable and friendly alternative to cement based plaster work. Using lime for plastering is enjoying a revival, not just in conservation work but also in more modern buildings and architectural designs. www.plastering4u.com

External Wall Insulation

External wall insulation improves weatherproofing, air tightness and sound resistance. One of the installation methods is to fix rigid insulation boards to the walls before applying a special type of render. The final coat can be laid to give a smooth, textured, tiled or even brick effect finish.
This video shows a recent external wall insulation project. www.plastering4u.com

Insulate Your Home

External Wall Insulation

• Can be applied without disruption to your household and does not reduce the floor area of our home
• Renews the appearance of ageing outer walls
• Fills cracks and gaps in the brickwork, which will reduce droughts
• Increases the lifetime of your home's wall by protecting the brickwork
• Reduces condensation on internal walls and can help prevent damp
• Your heating costs can be cut by as much as 40%

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Home Insulation

45% of the heat lost in an uninsulated home is through the walls. Insulate your solid walls helps reduce not only heat loss but can save you £400 a year on your fuel bills.
Solid wall insulation is an effective way to stop wasting energy and money. There are 2 ways you can achieve this:  with internal insulation (adding insulation to the inside walls) or  external insulation (adding insulation to exterior walls). www.plastering4u.com