--- title: "Lime plastering in Basingstoke | 4.9 Star · From £550" description: "Lime plastering in Basingstoke covers Kempshott, Chineham, Hatch Warren and Brighton Hill with a coat that lets damp pass out. · 4.9 Star from 179 reviews" canonical: "https://heath-plastering-and-rendering.co.uk/plasterer-basingstoke/lime-plastering" --- # Lime plastering in Basingstoke > Lime plastering in Basingstoke covers Kempshott, Chineham, Hatch Warren and Brighton Hill with a coat that lets damp pass out. · 4.9 Star from 179 reviews Heath plastering and rendering coats walls in Basingstoke with lime plaster, a mix of lime and sand. Moisture passes out through the finished wall. ## What lime plastering costs in Basingstoke We quote lime plastering in Basingstoke from the wall, ahead of the first coat. The quote takes in the cleaning, the wetting, sand bound with lime, and the fine coat closed by hand. More wall area moves the quote. More coats move the quote. Masonry that is not straight moves the quote. We start on the booked day for that Basingstoke wall. The sum given for the wall stays the sum for the work. - Lime plastering: from £550 - A gypsum coat, the dense plaster on many newer walls, is faster to put on than lime. Waiting while each lime coat hardens in Basingstoke is part of the quote. - Brick or stone on a Basingstoke wall that is not straight needs extra lime to bring it into line. The quote changes with that extra lime. - Lime wash, and any paint that lets vapour through, sits outside the Basingstoke quote. So does mending the masonry under the lime. So does mending a roof or a gutter that sends rain into the wall. - The quote follows the area of the Basingstoke wall being coated. We quote a second wall in that house from the area of that second wall. ## Lime plastering across Basingstoke We serve Basingstoke from our base in Winchester. - Brighton Hill - Chineham - Hatch Warren - Kempshott - RG21 - RG22 - RG23 - RG24 ## What happens on the day Lime plastering in Basingstoke follows a set order on the wall. We take dust and loose plaster off first. We wet the masonry next. We put on a scored coat after that. We add straightening coats once the scored coat can carry them. We finish with a fine coat closed by hand. ### Clean masonry for lime in Basingstoke We sweep dust from the Basingstoke wall before the lime goes into the bucket. We cut away any coat that has lifted off the masonry. We then splash clean water over the brick. Where the wall is stone, we splash that stone as well. Lime plaster means sand bound with lime. The water on the masonry keeps that fresh mix from drying the moment it lands. ### Grooved lime on a Basingstoke wall We lay the opening coat of lime on the Basingstoke wall while the masonry is still dark with water. We cut grooves across that coat before it stiffens. Those grooves are a scratch coat, the layer that gives the next coat a grip. We add no further lime until this scratch coat has firmed. ### Straight lime on a Basingstoke wall A floating coat straightens the Basingstoke wall. It is the lime we spread to fill the hollows. We start it only after the scratch coat has firmed. We work that coat until the hollows have gone. Brick that wanders needs a thicker build of this coat. Stone that wanders needs that thicker build too. We finish the window reveal straight. The return inside that opening is called a reveal. We finish the door reveal straight as well. ### Hand finished lime in Basingstoke We close the Basingstoke wall with a fine coat of lime, pressed by a trowel in the hand. The face shuts. It still changes a little from one part to another. Gypsum is a dense plaster used on many newer walls. It dries flatter than this lime. Once the lime has dried through, lime wash can go on the wall. Lime wash is paint kept thin so vapour can still leave. That painting is its own job. Mending the roof is its own job. Mending the gutters is its own job. We pack the tools. We sweep up before we go. ## Questions about lime plaster in Basingstoke ### Can you lime plaster a wall in Basingstoke? Yes, walls in Basingstoke get a lime coat from Heath plastering and rendering. Sand bound with lime goes on coat by coat. We shut the final coat with a trowel so vapour can pass out. ### Which parts of Basingstoke can have lime plaster? Lime plastering covers Kempshott together with Brighton Hill, plus Chineham together with Hatch Warren. Winchester is home to Heath plastering and rendering. RG21, RG24, RG22 and RG23 are covered for this lime work too. ### When can a Basingstoke house book lime plastering? A Basingstoke house books lime plastering for the time the wall and the drying of each coat allow. You book that lime work with Book Now. Our phone answers a call about that booking. ### Have you plastered with lime before? Yes, our lime plastering runs from a scratch coat to straightening coats and then to a last coat pressed with a trowel. We have keyed a scratch coat on a hallway wall, ready for the coat that follows. Gary Heath is the plasterer who runs the business from Winchester. ### What do you do after I book lime plaster for a Basingstoke wall? Once Book Now is done, the Basingstoke wall gets the lime. Cleaning and wetting come first, then the scored coat, then the straightening coats, then the fine coat closed by hand. We clear the room once that fine coat is on. ## Other services in Basingstoke - [Plasterer in Basingstoke](https://heath-plastering-and-rendering.co.uk/plasterer-basingstoke): Plastering and rendering in Basingstoke for skimming, ceiling patches, plasterboard, Artex, coving, lime, Venetian plaster and sand and cement render. - [Lime plastering (all areas)](https://heath-plastering-and-rendering.co.uk/services/lime-plastering): Lime plastering in Winchester by Heath plastering and rendering. Breathable lime plaster for older walls, applied in coats. Book Now. - [Skimming and re-skimming in Basingstoke](https://heath-plastering-and-rendering.co.uk/plasterer-basingstoke/skimming-and-re-skimming) - [Wall and ceiling repairs in Basingstoke](https://heath-plastering-and-rendering.co.uk/plasterer-basingstoke/wall-and-ceiling-repairs) - [Plasterboard and dry lining in Basingstoke](https://heath-plastering-and-rendering.co.uk/plasterer-basingstoke/plasterboard-and-dry-lining) - [Artex removal and smoothing in Basingstoke](https://heath-plastering-and-rendering.co.uk/plasterer-basingstoke/artex-removal-and-smoothing) - [External wall rendering in Basingstoke](https://heath-plastering-and-rendering.co.uk/plasterer-basingstoke/external-wall-rendering) - [External rendering repair in Basingstoke](https://heath-plastering-and-rendering.co.uk/plasterer-basingstoke/external-rendering-repair) ## Business facts - Service area: Winchester, Andover, Basingstoke, Southampton, Newbury, Alton, Fareham, Chandler's Ford, Kingsclere, Bishop's Waltham - Calls: Calls answered 24/7 - Phone: +447868284623 - Email: team@heath-plastering-and-rendering.co.uk ## Book Now - [Book Now](https://heath-plastering-and-rendering.co.uk/#chat): Send the job details and request a quote from Heath plastering and rendering. ## Sitemap - [Full sitemap](https://heath-plastering-and-rendering.co.uk/sitemap.md): Complete machine-readable page directory.