Looking for lime plastering in Eastleigh? We are traditional lime specialists covering Hampshire and the rest of South East England. Our work here ranges from timber-framed hall houses to listed buildings and conservation-area homes, and every mix is chosen for the clay tile-hung and timber frame we find behind the existing finish.
Exposure matters as much as material. Eastleigh 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 Eastleigh 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.
Using lime in Eastleigh 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.
You get a single point of contact from survey to final coat. We agree the specification for your Eastleigh property in writing, prepare and apply the lime in the correct build-up, and advise on breathable decoration once the work has cured.
Every Eastleigh property is surveyed individually, but these examples show the kind of Hampshire buildings and use-cases we are called to most often.
Georgian townhouse — Eroding masonry faces on a Georgian townhouse in Eastleigh 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.
oast house conversion — A commercial oast house conversion on a Eastleigh 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.
timber-framed hall house — Salt-contaminated plaster around a reopened fireplace in a timber-framed hall house in Eastleigh. We removed the affected plaster, applied a salt-tolerant lime build-up and finished flush with the surrounding original work.
Yes. We regularly work on listed and conservation-area properties across Hampshire and can supply mix specifications and sample panels for Eastleigh conservation officers where consent is required.
Send us the details of your Eastleigh 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.
Lime cures slowly by carbonation. Allow roughly a week per coat as a guide, and longer in the drier but wind-driven weather of the South East coast and Downs. 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 Eastleigh workload — raking out hard cement pointing and replacing it with a softer, sacrificial lime mortar that protects the masonry face instead of eroding it.
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