Hinckley is an established Leicestershire town, and its older buildings were put up long before modern materials arrived — banded limestone and ironstone walling needs a soft, sacrificial mortar. Our Hinckley lime plastering team applies authentic lime plaster, external lime render and lime pointing so those walls stay dry, stable and original.
Whether it is limestone cottages on the edge of Hinckley, a terrace near the centre, or a farm building out in Leicestershire, each project starts with a survey of the substrate so the lime mix, aggregate and coat build-up are right for that specific wall.
Most of our Hinckley work involves mud and stud walling. In Leicestershire that usually means limestone cottages and ironstone farmhouses, where original lime plaster survives on lath internally and lime render or pointing protects the wall outside.
Softness is the point. Traditional Leicestershire walling of mud and stud walling 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 Hinckley's older homes.
We start with a free survey at the property in Hinckley, opening up a small area where necessary to see the substrate. From there we specify the mix — usually NHL 2 or hot-mixed lime with aggregate matched to the local stone colour — and issue a written quote covering preparation, coats, curing time and finish.
From limestone cottages to later solid-wall housing, here is the sort of lime plastering, render and pointing work we deliver in and around Hinckley.
Victorian brick terrace — Sagging original ceilings in a Victorian brick terrace near the centre of Hinckley. 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.
Georgian rectory — Eroding masonry faces on a Georgian rectory in Hinckley 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 ironstone and limestone rubble.
limestone village cottage — A limestone village cottage in Hinckley where hard cement render had trapped moisture against ironstone and limestone rubble. 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.
We do. Lime repointing is a large part of our Hinckley 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 — stripping failed cement render and replacing it with a breathable lime render is one of the most common jobs we carry out in Hinckley. 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 Hinckley project so breathability is not lost at the final coat.
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