Burton upon Trent is an established Staffordshire town, and its older buildings were put up long before modern materials arrived — exposed timber frame and soft sandstone are widespread and easily damaged by cement. Our Burton upon Trent 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 Burton upon Trent sit within conservation areas or carry listed status, so finishes must match the original construction. We work regularly with Staffordshire conservation officers and typically specify haired lime plaster on riven lath, with lime putty finishing coats.
Most of our Burton upon Trent work involves red sandstone. In Staffordshire that usually means black-and-white timber-framed houses and sandstone cottages, where original lime plaster survives on lath internally and lime render or pointing protects the wall outside.
Using lime in Burton upon Trent is a conservation requirement as often as a technical one. It keeps the property eligible for heritage consent, preserves original detailing, and gives a soft, hand-finished surface no modern board can replicate.
We start with a free survey at the property in Burton upon Trent, opening up a small area where necessary to see the substrate. From there we specify the mix — usually haired lime plaster on riven lath, with lime putty finishing coats — and issue a written quote covering preparation, coats, curing time and finish.
From black-and-white timber-framed houses to later solid-wall housing, here is the sort of lime plastering, render and pointing work we deliver in and around Burton upon Trent.
red sandstone cottage — A red sandstone cottage in Burton upon Trent where hard cement render had trapped moisture against oak timber frame with wattle panels. 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.
estate lodge — Sagging original ceilings in an estate lodge near the centre of Burton upon Trent. 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.
Victorian villa — Persistent ground-floor damp in a Victorian villa in Burton upon Trent previously treated with injected DPC and waterproof render. Once the real moisture path was identified, the walls were replastered in lime and the damp resolved without chemical treatment.
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 Burton upon Trent project so breathability is not lost at the final coat.
Yes — stripping failed cement render and replacing it with a breathable lime render is one of the most common jobs we carry out in Burton upon Trent. It is usually the fastest way to resolve persistent damp in a solid-wall building.
Lime cures slowly by carbonation. Allow roughly a week per coat as a guide, and longer in the damp, sheltered inland Midlands climate. We protect the work and control drying so the finish cures evenly rather than cracking or dusting.
We do. Lime repointing is a large part of our Burton upon Trent workload — raking out hard cement pointing and replacing it with a softer, sacrificial lime mortar that protects the masonry face instead of eroding it.
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 Burton upon Trent and provide a written, no-obligation quote.
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