Damp, blown plaster and failing render are common complaints in Camberley's older housing. Because so much of it is built from clay tile-hung and timber frame 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 Surrey.
Damp in Camberley homes is usually caused by the wrong material rather than a faulty building. Where cement render has been applied over clay tile-hung and timber frame, stripping it back and re-rendering in lime normally resolves the damp within a single drying season.
The older parts of Camberley 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 Camberley 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 Camberley property in writing, prepare and apply the lime in the correct build-up, and advise on breathable decoration once the work has cured.
Every Camberley property is surveyed individually, but these examples show the kind of Surrey buildings and use-cases we are called to most often.
Georgian townhouse — Weather-facing walls of a Georgian townhouse 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.
flint-and-brick cottage — Persistent ground-floor damp in a flint-and-brick cottage in Camberley 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.
timber-framed hall house — Eroding masonry faces on a timber-framed hall house in Camberley 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.
We do. Lime repointing is a large part of our Camberley workload — raking out hard cement pointing and replacing it with a softer, sacrificial lime mortar that protects the masonry face instead of eroding it.
Send us the details of your Camberley 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.
Yes. We regularly work on listed and conservation-area properties across Surrey and can supply mix specifications and sample panels for Camberley conservation officers where consent is required.
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