Damp, blown plaster and failing render are common complaints in Bognor Regis's older housing. Because so much of it is built from soft red brick and exposed to the drier but wind-driven weather of the South East coast and Downs, the fix is nearly always breathable lime rather than another coat of cement. We deliver that work throughout West Sussex.
Exposure matters as much as material. Bognor Regis sits in the drier but wind-driven weather of the South East coast and Downs, which means external work has to shed water and then dry out again quickly. That is exactly what a correctly built lime render does, and exactly what a sealed cement skin prevents.
The older parts of Bognor Regis 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 Bognor Regis 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 Bognor Regis property in writing, prepare and apply the lime in the correct build-up, and advise on breathable decoration once the work has cured.
Every Bognor Regis property is surveyed individually, but these examples show the kind of West Sussex buildings and use-cases we are called to most often.
Georgian townhouse — Eroding masonry faces on a Georgian townhouse in Bognor Regis caused by hard cement pointing. We raked out by hand to the correct depth and repointed in a soft lime mortar matched to the original aggregate and colour of the soft red brick.
flint-and-brick cottage — Weather-facing walls of a flint-and-brick cottage taking the full force of the drier but wind-driven weather of the South East coast and Downs. We specified hot-mixed lime or NHL 2 with hair reinforcement for lath and frame, built the render up in generous coats and protected the work while it carbonated to avoid shrinkage cracking.
timber-framed hall house — Blown gypsum plaster and tide marks on the ground floor of a timber-framed hall house in West Sussex. 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.
Send us the details of your Bognor Regis 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.
External lime work is best carried out between spring and early autumn so it can carbonate before the first frosts. Internal lime plastering in Bognor Regis can be done year-round with adequate heating and ventilation.
We do. Bognor Regis is one of our core areas and we travel throughout West Sussex and the surrounding parts of South East England for lime plastering, lime render, lime pointing and heritage repair.
Where damp is caused by trapped moisture in a solid wall — very common in older Bognor Regis properties — replacing cement or gypsum with lime allows the wall to dry out. We always identify the source of moisture during the survey before recommending work.
Yes — stripping failed cement render and replacing it with a breathable lime render is one of the most common jobs we carry out in Bognor Regis. It is usually the fastest way to resolve persistent damp in a solid-wall building.
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