High Wycombe is one of the larger towns in Buckinghamshire, and its older buildings were put up long before modern materials arrived — timber frame, flint and soft brick dominate the pre-1850 stock. Our High Wycombe lime plastering team applies authentic lime plaster, external lime render and lime pointing so those walls stay dry, stable and original.
Many properties in and around High Wycombe sit within conservation areas or carry listed status, so finishes must match the original construction. We work regularly with Buckinghamshire conservation officers and typically specify hot-mixed lime or NHL 2 with hair reinforcement for lath and frame.
Most of our High Wycombe work involves clay tile-hung and timber frame. In Buckinghamshire that usually means timber-framed hall houses and Georgian townhouses, where original lime plaster survives on lath internally and lime render or pointing protects the wall outside.
Softness is the point. Traditional Buckinghamshire walling of clay tile-hung and timber frame 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 High Wycombe's older homes.
We start with a free survey at the property in High Wycombe, opening up a small area where necessary to see the substrate. From there we specify the mix — usually hot-mixed lime or NHL 2 with hair reinforcement for lath and frame — and issue a written quote covering preparation, coats, curing time and finish.
From timber-framed hall houses to later solid-wall housing, here is the sort of lime plastering, render and pointing work we deliver in and around High Wycombe.
flint-and-brick cottage — A flint-and-brick cottage in High Wycombe where hard cement render had trapped moisture against soft red brick. We stripped the render back to bare wall, allowed the masonry to dry, then rebuilt the finish in three coats of lime and limewashed it.
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.
tile-hung Wealden farmhouse — Sagging original ceilings in a tile-hung Wealden farmhouse near the centre of High Wycombe. Sound laths were retained and re-keyed, missing sections re-lathed in riven timber, and the ceiling made good with haired lime plaster to match the surviving profile.
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 High Wycombe and provide a written, no-obligation quote.
We do. Lime repointing is a large part of our High Wycombe workload — raking out hard cement pointing and replacing it with a softer, sacrificial lime mortar that protects the masonry face instead of eroding it.
Yes. We take samples of the surviving mortar or plaster from the soft red brick first, then match aggregate, colour and texture so the repair blends into the original rather than patching over it.
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