Looking for lime plastering in Havant? 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. Havant 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 Havant 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.
Solid-wall buildings in Havant were designed to absorb and release moisture. Lime keeps that cycle working; cement seals it in. That single difference explains why so many Hampshire homes develop damp after a modern refurbishment.
You get a single point of contact from survey to final coat. We agree the specification for your Havant property in writing, prepare and apply the lime in the correct build-up, and advise on breathable decoration once the work has cured.
Every Havant property is surveyed individually, but these examples show the kind of Hampshire buildings and use-cases we are called to most often.
timber-framed hall house — Blown gypsum plaster and tide marks on the ground floor of a timber-framed hall house in Hampshire. 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.
Georgian townhouse — Consented repairs to a listed Georgian townhouse in Hampshire. 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.
Regency seafront villa — Salt-contaminated plaster around a reopened fireplace in a Regency seafront villa in Havant. We removed the affected plaster, applied a salt-tolerant lime build-up and finished flush with the surrounding original work.
It depends on the wall and its exposure. For most Hampshire work we use hot-mixed lime or NHL 2 with hair reinforcement for lath and frame, stepping up to a more hydraulic lime only where exposure or the substrate genuinely demands it.
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.
Yes — stripping failed cement render and replacing it with a breathable lime render is one of the most common jobs we carry out in Havant. It is usually the fastest way to resolve persistent damp in a solid-wall building.
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 Havant project so breathability is not lost at the final coat.
Yes. We regularly work on listed and conservation-area properties across Hampshire and can supply mix specifications and sample panels for Havant conservation officers where consent is required.
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