Looking for lime plastering in Glasgow? We are traditional lime specialists covering Glasgow City and the rest of Scotland. Our work here ranges from tenement blocks to listed buildings and conservation-area homes, and every mix is chosen for the harled rubble walling we find behind the existing finish.
Damp in Glasgow homes is usually caused by the wrong material rather than a faulty building. Where cement render has been applied over harled rubble walling, stripping it back and re-rendering in lime normally resolves the damp within a single drying season.
The older parts of Glasgow are dominated by tenement blocks, harled rubble cottages, Georgian New Town townhouses. 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 Glasgow 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 Glasgow property in writing, prepare and apply the lime in the correct build-up, and advise on breathable decoration once the work has cured.
Every Glasgow property is surveyed individually, but these examples show the kind of Glasgow City buildings and use-cases we are called to most often.
sandstone tenement flat — Blown gypsum plaster and tide marks on the ground floor of a sandstone tenement flat in Glasgow City. 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.
harled rubble cottage — Consented repairs to a listed harled rubble cottage in Glasgow City. Sample panels were prepared for the conservation officer, mortar analysis informed the mix, and the historic surface was conserved and patched rather than replaced wholesale.
New Town townhouse — Eroding masonry faces on a New Town townhouse in Glasgow 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 Scottish sandstone.
Where damp is caused by trapped moisture in a solid wall — very common in older Glasgow 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.
Send us the details of your Glasgow 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 Glasgow can be done year-round with adequate heating and ventilation.
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 Glasgow and provide a written, no-obligation quote.
Yes — stripping failed cement render and replacing it with a breathable lime render is one of the most common jobs we carry out in Glasgow. It is usually the fastest way to resolve persistent damp in a solid-wall building.
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