Boston is an established Lincolnshire town, and its older buildings were put up long before modern materials arrived — banded limestone and ironstone walling needs a soft, sacrificial mortar. Our Boston lime plastering team applies authentic lime plaster, external lime render and lime pointing so those walls stay dry, stable and original.
Many properties in and around Boston sit within conservation areas or carry listed status, so finishes must match the original construction. We work regularly with Lincolnshire conservation officers and typically specify NHL 2 or hot-mixed lime with aggregate matched to the local stone colour.
Most of our Boston work involves mud and stud walling. In Lincolnshire that usually means limestone cottages and ironstone farmhouses, where original lime plaster survives on lath internally and lime render or pointing protects the wall outside.
Lime is flexible, breathable and self-healing. On Boston properties built from mud and stud walling, it moves with the building instead of cracking away from it, and it protects the masonry rather than the other way round.
We start with a free survey at the property in Boston, opening up a small area where necessary to see the substrate. From there we specify the mix — usually NHL 2 or hot-mixed lime with aggregate matched to the local stone colour — and issue a written quote covering preparation, coats, curing time and finish.
From limestone cottages to later solid-wall housing, here is the sort of lime plastering, render and pointing work we deliver in and around Boston.
mud-and-stud cottage — Weather-facing walls of a mud-and-stud cottage taking the full force of the moderate but frost-prone Midlands winters. We specified NHL 2 or hot-mixed lime with aggregate matched to the local stone colour, built the render up in generous coats and protected the work while it carbonated to avoid shrinkage cracking.
converted stone barn — Sagging original ceilings in a converted stone barn near the centre of Boston. Sound laths were retained and re-keyed, missing sections re-lathed in riven timber, and the ceiling made good with haired lime plaster to match the surviving profile.
Georgian rectory — Salt-contaminated plaster around a reopened fireplace in a Georgian rectory in Boston. We removed the affected plaster, applied a salt-tolerant lime build-up and finished flush with the surrounding original work.
Yes. We take samples of the surviving mortar or plaster from the ironstone and limestone rubble first, then match aggregate, colour and texture so the repair blends into the original rather than patching over it.
Yes, but it must be finished with a breathable product such as limewash, clay paint or mineral silicate paint. We advise on suitable finishes for each Boston project so breathability is not lost at the final coat.
It depends on the wall and its exposure. For most Lincolnshire work we use NHL 2 or hot-mixed lime with aggregate matched to the local stone colour, stepping up to a more hydraulic lime only where exposure or the substrate genuinely demands it.
We do. Boston is one of our core areas and we travel throughout Lincolnshire and the surrounding parts of East Midlands for lime plastering, lime render, lime pointing and heritage repair.
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