Traditional lime plastering in Waterlooville and across Hampshire. Working on Georgian townhouses and other solid-wall property, we specify hot-mixed lime, lime putty and natural hydraulic lime to suit each individual wall rather than applying one standard mix to everything.
Sympathetic repair in Waterlooville 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 clay tile-hung and timber frame before mixing so new work sits alongside old rather than standing out.
Waterlooville and the villages around it retain a good deal of clay tile-hung and timber frame. Where that material is soft — as most traditional Hampshire walling is — the mortar and plaster must always be softer than the masonry, so it wears sacrificially instead of eroding the stone or brick face.
Solid-wall buildings in Waterlooville were designed to absorb and release moisture. Lime keeps that cycle working; cement seals it in. That single difference explains why so many Hampshire homes develop damp after a modern refurbishment.
Once the survey is agreed, we protect the site, strip back the failed finish, and apply lime in successive coats with proper curing between each. In the drier but wind-driven weather of the South East coast and Downs we control drying with damp hessian or sheeting so the work carbonates evenly rather than cracking.
The jobs below are typical of the work we carry out on Waterlooville property — the building types and problems vary, but the answer is always breathable lime rather than cement.
flint-and-brick cottage — Peeling modern masonry paint on a flint-and-brick cottage in Hampshire. The impermeable coating was removed, minor render defects were patched in lime, and the elevations were finished in several thin coats of limewash.
timber-framed hall house — A commercial timber-framed hall house on a Waterlooville high street within a conservation area. Decayed render and mouldings were reinstated in lime, run in situ to the original profiles, and finished to match neighbouring frontages.
tile-hung Wealden farmhouse — Sagging original ceilings in a tile-hung Wealden farmhouse near the centre of Waterlooville. 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Every property is different, so we do not publish fixed prices.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 Waterlooville and provide a written, no-obligation quote.
Yes, but it must be finished with a breathable product such as limewash, clay paint or mineral silicate paint. We advise on suitable finishes for each Waterlooville project so breathability is not lost at the final coat.
Lime cures slowly by carbonation. Allow roughly a week per coat as a guide, and longer in the drier but wind-driven weather of the South East coast and Downs. 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 Waterlooville. It is usually the fastest way to resolve persistent damp in a solid-wall building.
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