Lime Plastering is a specialist lime plastering contractor working throughout Bangor and the wider County Down area. As an established County Down town, Bangor has a large stock of pre-1919 property built from local sandstone — walls that were designed to breathe. We restore them using traditional lime plaster, lime render and lime mortar, never cement or gypsum.
Many properties in and around Bangor sit within conservation areas or carry listed status, so finishes must match the original construction. We work regularly with County Down conservation officers and typically specify hot-mixed lime with local aggregate, wet-dashed or limewashed externally.
Bangor and the villages around it retain a good deal of local sandstone. Where that material is soft — as most traditional County Down walling is — the mortar and plaster must always be softer than the masonry, so it wears sacrificially instead of eroding the stone or brick face.
Solid-wall buildings in Bangor were designed to absorb and release moisture. Lime keeps that cycle working; cement seals it in. That single difference explains why so many County Down homes develop damp after a modern refurbishment.
Once the survey is agreed, we protect the site, strip back the failed finish, and apply lime in successive coats with proper curing between each. In persistently wet, mild Atlantic weather we control drying with damp hessian or sheeting so the work carbonates evenly rather than cracking.
The jobs below are typical of the work we carry out on Bangor property — the building types and problems vary, but the answer is always breathable lime rather than cement.
Victorian brick terrace — A commercial Victorian brick terrace on a Bangor high street within a conservation area. Decayed render and mouldings were reinstated in lime, run in situ to the original profiles, and finished to match neighbouring frontages.
converted linen mill building — Cracked and cement-patched panels on a converted linen mill building in County Down. Failed infill was cut out, laths and staves renewed where rotten, and the panels made good in haired lime so the frame can move without splitting the finish.
rubble-stone farmhouse — Blown gypsum plaster and tide marks on the ground floor of a rubble-stone farmhouse in County Down. 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.
Every property is different, so we do not publish fixed prices. Cost depends on the substrate, the number of coats, access and whether failed cement has to be removed first. We survey the property in Bangor and provide a written, no-obligation quote.
Yes. We regularly work on listed and conservation-area properties across County Down and can supply mix specifications and sample panels for Bangor conservation officers where consent is required.
Lime cures slowly by carbonation. Allow roughly a week per coat as a guide, and longer in persistently wet, mild Atlantic weather. We protect the work and control drying so the finish cures evenly rather than cracking or dusting.
Send us the details of your Bangor 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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