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Showing posts with label lime render. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lime render. Show all posts
Tuesday, 24 January 2017
Plastering a chimney breast wall in Margate, Kent
This chimney breast wall at a home in Margate, Kent has been plastered using a backing plaster (Carlite Bonding) on the brickwork then a multi-finish plaster for the final top coat. The 2 interior walls have been plastered using the traditional Lime Render (lime, sand & horsehair).
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Monday, 2 June 2014
Restoring 17th Century Tudor House
This 17th Century Tudor House built at about 1610 is being beautifully restored using the same original materials (ie sand, lime & horse hair)
In the first photo the original Lime Render was damaged and had to be removed so exposing the wooden laths. The next 2 photos show the base coats of Lime Render that have been "keyed" in preparation for the final coat.
The last two photos show a nice rendered finish.
In the first photo the original Lime Render was damaged and had to be removed so exposing the wooden laths. The next 2 photos show the base coats of Lime Render that have been "keyed" in preparation for the final coat.
The last two photos show a nice rendered finish.
Tuesday, 5 November 2013
Restoring An Old Wall Using Traditional Lime Render Plaster & Lime Finish Plaster
Lime render is a surface coating applied to protect the walls of a
building, whether that is made of stone, brick or straw bale. It is
softer and more flexible than cement and allows the walls to 'breathe'.
This means moisture evaporates from the walls, preventing water from
being trapped inside the building. All pre-twentieth century buildings
were built using breathable materials.
Modern materials do not work in the same way and where cement render has been used in older properties this will often crack, letting water into the building which causes damp problems. Once the water is trapped inside the property it cannot get out and these damp conditions can result in the timbers rotting, including beam ends, rafter ends, joist ends and lintels.
At Plastering 4u we regularly carry out lime rendering, on all kinds of background and conditions, and we are experienced in handling the structural repairs required for certain older buildings.
In this example below, the walls around the fireplace had been repaired using cement render resulting in damp problems. All the damaged areas were removed, then 2 coats of Lime Render were applied. To give a super smooth finish we then applied a Lime Finish Plaster.
Modern materials do not work in the same way and where cement render has been used in older properties this will often crack, letting water into the building which causes damp problems. Once the water is trapped inside the property it cannot get out and these damp conditions can result in the timbers rotting, including beam ends, rafter ends, joist ends and lintels.
At Plastering 4u we regularly carry out lime rendering, on all kinds of background and conditions, and we are experienced in handling the structural repairs required for certain older buildings.
In this example below, the walls around the fireplace had been repaired using cement render resulting in damp problems. All the damaged areas were removed, then 2 coats of Lime Render were applied. To give a super smooth finish we then applied a Lime Finish Plaster.
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