Lime plastering in Andover
Heath plastering and rendering lays lime plaster on walls in Andover, giving a solid brick or stone wall a coat that lets moisture out and is ready for a lime wash.
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Lime plastering price in Andover
The lime plastering price in Andover includes clearing and wetting the wall, lime mixed with sand, and the last coat closed by hand. Wall area changes the price. So does how many coats the wall needs. So does how even the masonry is. We arrive on time. The lime stays at the price given for that wall.
From £550
Included
- Checking the wall and preparing the surface
- Scratch and floating coats in lime
- A finishing coat trowelled by hand
- Edges and reveals finished neatly
- Gypsum, the common plaster that seals a wall, is quicker to lay on. Lime waits while each coat firms, and the Andover price includes that wait.
- An Andover wall with uneven brick or uneven stone takes more lime to bring the face level, and the price follows that extra lime.
- We leave lime wash and other breathable paint out of this price. We leave repairs to the brick or the stone under the coat out of this price. We leave roof work and gutter work out of this price.
- We price one Andover wall on the area of that wall alone. We price each extra wall on its own area.
Lime plastering across Andover
We serve Andover from our base in Winchester.
What happens on the day
On the day of lime plastering in Andover we clear the wall, wet the masonry, mark a first coat, level the face with later coats, and trowel the last coat by hand.
- Clearing a wall for lime in AndoverWe brush the Andover wall clear of dust before any lime is mixed. We take off plaster that is loose on the brick or the stone. We wet the masonry after that. Lime plaster is lime mixed with sand. A damp wall keeps the water in that fresh mix.
- First lime coat on an Andover wallWe spread the first lime coat over the damp wall in Andover. We mark that coat while it is still soft. A scratch coat is this first coat, and the marks give the next coat something to lock into. We leave it until it has firmed. Only then does more lime go on the wall.
- Levelling coats of lime in AndoverWe put a floating coat on top of the scratch coat in Andover. A floating coat is the lime layer that makes the wall level. That coat firms before another coat starts. Where the brick or the stone is uneven, these coats use more lime. We keep the reveals straight while the lime is soft. A reveal is the masonry beside a window opening or a door opening.
- Last lime coat on an Andover wallWe trowel a thin last coat of lime over the level wall in Andover. The trowel, worked by hand, closes the face. The look stays softly varied from one part of the wall to another. We tidy the room once that coat is on. A lime wash is a thin paint made for lime. It goes on only after the coat has dried. Moisture can still leave through that paint. Painting the lime is separate from the plastering.
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Why choose Heath plastering and rendering
Repeat customers and word of mouth
The reputation is word of mouth, repeat customers, and the finished work.
Punctual and honest
On time, and to the price you were given.
Tailored to the job
The work follows the job, the timing, and what the room needs.
Gary HeathPlasterer- Reviews
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- Trading since
- 1988
“We have been plastering and rendering since 1988. Every job, big or small, gets the same care, and we leave the place tidy when we go.”
Gary Heath, Heath plastering and rendering
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WhatsAppDo you do lime plastering?
Yes, we do lime plastering. Heath plastering and rendering lays lime mixed with sand in coats and closes the last coat with a trowel. Moisture can leave the wall through that coat.
Do you do lime plastering in Andover?
Yes, we do lime plastering in Andover, covering Picket Twenty, Augusta Park and Charlton, plus SP10 and SP11. Winchester is our base. The lime work happens on the Andover wall.
How soon can lime plastering in Andover be booked?
You book lime plastering in Andover through Book Now, and we set the day around the wall and the coats. We answer the phone day and night.
Have you done lime plastering?
Yes, we build lime as a scratch coat, the marked first coat, then as floating coats that level the wall, then as a last coat finished by hand. Gary Heath's words are: "We have been plastering and rendering since 1988. Every job, big or small, gets the same care, and we leave the place tidy when we go."
What happens after booking lime plastering in Andover?
After booking, lime goes onto the Andover wall. We wet the masonry, mark the first coat, and add another coat only after the one under it has firmed. We close the face by hand and then tidy the room.