Looking for lime plastering in Aylesbury? We are traditional lime specialists covering Buckinghamshire and the rest of South East England. Our work here ranges from timber-framed hall houses to listed buildings and conservation-area homes, and every mix is chosen for the flint and knapped flintwork we find behind the existing finish.
Damp in Aylesbury homes is usually caused by the wrong material rather than a faulty building. Where cement render has been applied over flint and knapped flintwork, stripping it back and re-rendering in lime normally resolves the damp within a single drying season.
The older parts of Aylesbury are dominated by timber-framed hall houses, Georgian townhouses, flint-and-brick cottages. These are solid-wall constructions — there is no cavity, no damp-proof membrane and no vapour barrier — so the wall relies on evaporation through the plaster and render to stay dry.
In the drier but wind-driven weather of the South East coast and Downs, an impermeable render is a liability: water gets in at cracks and reveals and then cannot leave. Lime render on a Aylesbury wall handles that water, releasing it back out through the surface instead of pushing it deeper into the structure.
You get a single point of contact from survey to final coat. We agree the specification for your Aylesbury property in writing, prepare and apply the lime in the correct build-up, and advise on breathable decoration once the work has cured.
Every Aylesbury property is surveyed individually, but these examples show the kind of Buckinghamshire buildings and use-cases we are called to most often.
timber-framed hall house — Blown gypsum plaster and tide marks on the ground floor of a timber-framed hall house in Buckinghamshire. We hacked off the gypsum, applied a haired lime base coat and a lime putty finish, and specified clay paint so the wall could keep drying.
oast house conversion — An oast house conversion in Aylesbury where hard cement render had trapped moisture against soft red brick. We stripped the render back to bare wall, allowed the masonry to dry, then rebuilt the finish in three coats of lime and limewashed it.
Georgian townhouse — Owners of a Georgian townhouse in Buckinghamshire wanted warmer rooms without sealing the walls. We installed a woodfibre or cork-lime background and finished in lime plaster, improving comfort while keeping the wall vapour-open.
Yes. We regularly work on listed and conservation-area properties across Buckinghamshire and can supply mix specifications and sample panels for Aylesbury conservation officers where consent is required.
It depends on the wall and its exposure. For most Buckinghamshire work we use hot-mixed lime or NHL 2 with hair reinforcement for lath and frame, stepping up to a more hydraulic lime only where exposure or the substrate genuinely demands it.
Yes — stripping failed cement render and replacing it with a breathable lime render is one of the most common jobs we carry out in Aylesbury. It is usually the fastest way to resolve persistent damp in a solid-wall building.
External lime work is best carried out between spring and early autumn so it can carbonate before the first frosts. Internal lime plastering in Aylesbury can be done year-round with adequate heating and ventilation.
Send us the details of your Aylesbury property through the contact form and we will arrange a free survey. You will receive a written specification and quote with no obligation to proceed.
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