lime plastering

Customer would like a smooth finish similar to multi finish, unfortunately the wall needs to breathe so I've explained that multi is out of the question. Previously tried using Wykamol high impact finish which doesn't create the desired effect they want. From my experience you'll never get a...

My builder has walked off site and had his own plasterer doing the plasterwork in a terraced house that was built in 1939. I have a number of questions about lime plasterwork and hoping someone here could help me out with them. 1). We want to reposition some vertically aligned sockets on a...

Hi This bay window in a Victorian built terraced house has been having a few damp issues. After investigating, removing the skirtings showed multi finish skim going right down to the floor, so I've started hacking that back given that it probably was wicking moisture up (there was green in...

Hello, I have recently purchased a 1930's property. The downstairs has been fairly recently replastered with plasterboard and then skimmed however upon further investigation of the bedrooms when we started removing wall paper the plaster had blown off the walls in a alot of places and was...

Hello, I have recently purchased a 1930's property. The downstairs has been fairly recently replastered with plasterboard and then skimmed however upon further investigation of the bedrooms when we started removing wall paper the plaster had blown off the walls in a alot of places and was coming...

Newbie to the forum. Have a 1930s semidetached bungalow have taken several rooms back to brick, going to lime render, and lime skim. But not sure what to do about the ceilings. Have taken the plaster off, back to the lath, about a third of the ceiling came away with the wood chip wallpaper. And...

This is to introduce our highly breathable lime based renovation render Rasolite. Rasolite is a high performance breathable one skim coat for buildings with sound, but ageing existing painted or plain facades, including painted renders in need of restoration. It has exceptionally good bonding...