Looking for lime plastering in Grantham? We are traditional lime specialists covering Lincolnshire and the rest of East Midlands. Our work here ranges from limestone cottages to listed buildings and conservation-area homes, and every mix is chosen for the soft handmade brick we find behind the existing finish.
Exposure matters as much as material. Grantham sits in the moderate but frost-prone Midlands winters, 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 Grantham are dominated by limestone cottages, ironstone farmhouses, Victorian brick terraces. 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.
Softness is the point. Traditional Lincolnshire walling of soft handmade brick is weaker than modern cement, so a hard mortar concentrates stress and moisture into the masonry face. Lime is deliberately the weaker material, and that is what makes it correct for Grantham's older homes.
You get a single point of contact from survey to final coat. We agree the specification for your Grantham property in writing, prepare and apply the lime in the correct build-up, and advise on breathable decoration once the work has cured.
Every Grantham property is surveyed individually, but these examples show the kind of Lincolnshire buildings and use-cases we are called to most often.
Victorian brick terrace — Consented repairs to a listed Victorian brick terrace in Lincolnshire. 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.
limestone village cottage — A limestone village cottage in Grantham where a cement plinth was holding water in the base of the wall. We removed the plinth, lowered adjacent ground levels, and re-rendered the base in a sacrificial lime coat designed to be renewed periodically.
ironstone farmhouse — Salt-contaminated plaster around a reopened fireplace in an ironstone farmhouse in Grantham. We removed the affected plaster, applied a salt-tolerant lime build-up and finished flush with the surrounding original work.
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 Grantham 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.
Yes. We regularly work on listed and conservation-area properties across Lincolnshire and can supply mix specifications and sample panels for Grantham conservation officers where consent is required.
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 Grantham 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 Grantham. It is usually the fastest way to resolve persistent damp in a solid-wall building.
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