Lime Plastering is a specialist lime plastering contractor working throughout Royal Tunbridge Wells and the wider Kent area. Period and pre-1919 properties across Royal Tunbridge Wells were built to breathe, and we restore them using traditional lime plaster, lime render and lime mortar — never cement or gypsum.
Many properties in and around Royal Tunbridge Wells sit within conservation areas or carry listed status, which means finishes must match the original construction. We work regularly with Kent conservation officers and specify hot-mixed lime, lime putty or NHL mortars to suit each individual building.
Using lime in Royal Tunbridge Wells is usually a conservation requirement as much as a technical one. It keeps the property eligible for heritage consent, preserves original detailing, and gives a soft, hand-finished surface that modern boards simply cannot replicate.
Lime cures slowly by carbonation. As a guide, allow around one week per coat in typical South East England conditions, longer in cold or damp weather. We protect the work and control drying so the finish cures evenly rather than cracking.
Yes — stripping failed cement render and replacing it with a breathable lime render is one of the most common jobs we carry out in Royal Tunbridge Wells. It is usually the fastest way to resolve persistent damp in a solid-wall building.
We do. Royal Tunbridge Wells is one of our core areas and we travel throughout Kent and the surrounding parts of South East England for lime plastering, lime render, lime pointing and heritage repair work.
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