Our lime plasterers cover Mansfield and the surrounding East Midlands area, working exclusively in traditional lime. From limestone cottages in the older parts of Mansfield to farm buildings out in Nottinghamshire, we survey the substrate first and then build the correct coats in lime.
Sympathetic repair in Mansfield means matching what is already there — the aggregate colour, the coat thickness, the texture of the original float finish. We take samples from the existing soft handmade brick before mixing so new work sits alongside old rather than standing out.
Most of our Mansfield work involves soft handmade brick. In Nottinghamshire 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.
Lime is flexible, breathable and self-healing. On Mansfield properties built from soft handmade brick, it moves with the building instead of cracking away from it, and it protects the masonry rather than the other way round.
We start with a free survey at the property in Mansfield, 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 Mansfield.
Georgian rectory — A Georgian rectory in Mansfield 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 — A converted stone barn being brought back into use outside Mansfield. Because banded limestone and ironstone walling needs a soft, sacrificial mortar, we plastered internally in lime over a breathable insulating background and left the external stonework repointed rather than sealed.
limestone village cottage — Sagging original ceilings in a limestone village cottage near the centre of Mansfield. 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Every property is different, so we do not publish fixed prices.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 Mansfield and provide a written, no-obligation quote.
Where damp is caused by trapped moisture in a solid wall — very common in older Mansfield properties — replacing cement or gypsum with lime allows the wall to dry out. We always identify the source of moisture during the survey before recommending work.
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.
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