We provide conservation-grade lime plastering across Telford, Shropshire. Whether you are repairing damp internal walls in a soft red brick property, stripping failed cement render, or repointing stonework, our craftsmen work only in lime — the material Telford's period buildings were originally constructed with.
Telford's building stock reflects the history of West Midlands, and exposed timber frame and soft sandstone are widespread and easily damaged by cement. Applying gypsum or cement to these walls traps moisture; lime lets it evaporate freely, protecting the fabric of the building for decades.
Around Telford you will find black-and-white timber-framed houses alongside later industrial-era brick terraces. 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.
Lime is flexible, breathable and self-healing. On Telford properties built from soft red brick, it moves with the building instead of cracking away from it, and it protects the masonry rather than the other way round.
Every Telford job begins with diagnosis: identifying where moisture is entering before any plaster goes on. We then remove failed material, prepare the soft red brick, and build the lime up in coats, allowing each one to cure before the next.
Because exposed timber frame and soft sandstone are widespread and easily damaged by cement, Telford throws up a particular set of problems. These are representative examples of how we resolve them in lime.
black-and-white timber-framed house — Consented repairs to a listed black-and-white timber-framed house in Shropshire. 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.
Victorian villa — Eroding masonry faces on a Victorian villa in Telford 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 oak timber frame with wattle panels.
industrial-era brick terrace — An industrial-era brick terrace being brought back into use outside Telford. Because exposed timber frame and soft sandstone are widespread and easily damaged by cement, we plastered internally in lime over a breathable insulating background and left the external stonework repointed rather than sealed.
Yes. We take samples of the surviving mortar or plaster from the oak timber frame with wattle panels first, then match aggregate, colour and texture so the repair blends into the original rather than patching over it.
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 Telford and provide a written, no-obligation quote.
It depends on the wall and its exposure. For most Shropshire work we use haired lime plaster on riven lath, with lime putty finishing coats, stepping up to a more hydraulic lime only where exposure or the substrate genuinely demands it.
Where damp is caused by trapped moisture in a solid wall — very common in older Telford 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.
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