Lincoln is an established Lincolnshire town, and its older buildings were put up long before modern materials arrived — banded limestone and ironstone walling needs a soft, sacrificial mortar. Our Lincoln 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 Lincoln, a terrace near the centre, or a farm building out in Lincolnshire, 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 Lincoln work involves mud and stud walling. In Lincolnshire 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.
Solid-wall buildings in Lincoln were designed to absorb and release moisture. Lime keeps that cycle working; cement seals it in. That single difference explains why so many Lincolnshire homes develop damp after a modern refurbishment.
We start with a free survey at the property in Lincoln, 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 Lincoln.
limestone village cottage — A limestone village cottage in Lincoln 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.
converted stone barn — Sagging original ceilings in a converted stone barn near the centre of Lincoln. 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.
mud-and-stud cottage — Owners of a mud-and-stud cottage in Lincolnshire wanted warmer rooms without sealing the walls. We installed a woodfibre or cork-lime background and finished in lime plaster, improving comfort while keeping the wall vapour-open.
We do. Lime repointing is a large part of our Lincoln workload — raking out hard cement pointing and replacing it with a softer, sacrificial lime mortar that protects the masonry face instead of eroding it.
Lime cures slowly by carbonation. Allow roughly a week per coat as a guide, and longer in the moderate but frost-prone Midlands winters. 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 Lincoln. It is usually the fastest way to resolve persistent damp in a solid-wall building.
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