We provide conservation-grade lime plastering across Redhill, Surrey. Whether you are repairing damp internal walls in a flint and knapped flintwork property, stripping failed cement render, or repointing stonework, our craftsmen work only in lime — the material Redhill's period buildings were originally constructed with.
Damp in Redhill homes is usually caused by the wrong material rather than a faulty building. Where cement render has been applied over flint and knapped flintwork, stripping it back and re-rendering in lime normally resolves the damp within a single drying season.
Around Redhill you will find timber-framed hall houses alongside later flint-and-brick cottages. Both were built with lime, and both suffer when a modern impermeable finish is applied over the top — the moisture has to go somewhere, and it goes into the masonry and the timbers.
Using lime in Redhill is a conservation requirement as often as a technical one. It keeps the property eligible for heritage consent, preserves original detailing, and gives a soft, hand-finished surface no modern board can replicate.
Every Redhill job begins with diagnosis: identifying where moisture is entering before any plaster goes on. We then remove failed material, prepare the flint and knapped flintwork, and build the lime up in coats, allowing each one to cure before the next.
Because timber frame, flint and soft brick dominate the pre-1850 stock, Redhill throws up a particular set of problems. These are representative examples of how we resolve them in lime.
oast house conversion — Blown gypsum plaster and tide marks on the ground floor of an oast house conversion in Surrey. 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.
Regency seafront villa — Eroding masonry faces on a Regency seafront villa in Redhill 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 soft red brick.
Georgian townhouse — Consented repairs to a listed Georgian townhouse in Surrey. 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.
Yes — stripping failed cement render and replacing it with a breathable lime render is one of the most common jobs we carry out in Redhill. It is usually the fastest way to resolve persistent damp in a solid-wall building.
Where damp is caused by trapped moisture in a solid wall — very common in older Redhill 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.
Yes. We regularly work on listed and conservation-area properties across Surrey and can supply mix specifications and sample panels for Redhill conservation officers where consent is required.
External lime work is best carried out between spring and early autumn so it can carbonate before the first frosts. Internal lime plastering in Redhill can be done year-round with adequate heating and ventilation.
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