Category Archives: Traditional Lime Plastering

Benenden Church

Lime plastering repairs carried out at Beneden Church

Benenden Church.
This Lime plastering project was carried out in 2014 at Benenden Church in Kent. Firstly, repairs to the walls needed to be carried out, so we removed the damaged lime plaster on the walls of the church, prepared and replastered using lime plaster containing horse hair, to bring this historic building back to the standard it was before.

Archdeaconry at Canterbury Cathedral

Archdeaconry at Canterbury Cathedral

The Archdeaconry at Canterbury Cathedral. Kent. The plastering project here, was to carry out repairs, to this Grade 1 Listed property, in the center of, Canterbury, Kent. The repairs needed to be carried out, using traditional building methods and materials, because of oak work repairs that has been carried out. Firsly, the ceiling was carefully[…]

Sharsted Court, Newnham, Kent

Sharsted Court, Newnham, Kent. The water damaged ceiling needed repairing at this preriod property. First of all, the damaged ceiling was carefully removed and repaired by using oak riven laths fixed to the ceiling joists. Then it was traditionally plastered with two coats of horse haired lime render applied to the oak riven laths, then finally top coated with lime plaster. Work was carried in 2015 out at the, 18th century grade 1 listed Manor House.