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Grade II listed building, Boughton Mon Chelsea, Kent
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Project duration - 10 months.
Project specification - 3 coat hydraulic lime mortar system to hardwood lathes, two coat lime render to exterior.
Project stats - 33,000 ft of sawn oak lathe, 18 tonnes of lime plaster.
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Fixing of hardwood lathes and 1st coat mortar(haired) to lathes
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Completed 3 coat lime mortar system
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St Peters Church, Tunbridge Wells, kent.
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Installation of 3 coat hydraulic lime plaster after dry rot treatment.
This section of the gothic archway was replaced by hand using traditional skills.
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Further repairs at St Peters.
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The Chapel, Caterham Army Barracks, Caterham, Surrey
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Project duration - 2 months.
Project spec - 3 coat non-hydraulic lime plaster system to hardwood lathes. 3 coat system to arched wall.
Project stats - 7 tonnes lime plaster.
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This project was of particular interest as it involved a straight run of 8 gothic archways all turned by hand using traditional methods.
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An Advanced Plastering operative carefully cutting and mixing hair in to the 1st coat plaster ,soon to be applied to well dampened lathes.
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Grade II listed property in Penshurst ,kent.
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Project duration - (4 visits) over 6 weeks.
Project spec - 3 coat non hydraulic lime plaster (with the inclusion of a pozzalanic agent) to riven chestnut lathes.
Project stats - 1.2 tonnes lime plaster.
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Grade II listed building, Hastings, East Sussex.
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Project duration - 2 months
Project spec - 2 coat hydraulic lime mortar render to front and side elevation.
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Grade II listed building, Brenchley, Kent.
Project duration - 6 weeks.
Project spec - 3 coat non hydraulic lime plaster to hardwood lathes.
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Grade II listed building, formerly St Christians Hospital, Tonbridge, Kent.
This project involved 3 coat non hydraulic lime system to lathes in excess of 600m2 to ceilings ( not for the faint hearted).
Project duration : 8 months.
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1st coat haired mortar applied to damp lathes.
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Grade II listed Goergian building, Cumberland Walk, Tunbridge Wells, Kent.
Replacement of failed old lime mortar, in the kitchen.The general conditions of the existing lathes was very good with about a 10% replacement needed. A three coat hydraulic lime system was then plastered on. Our head plasterer Mr Steve Large is seen here 1st coating the lathes.
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Grade II listed Tudor farm house, Forest Row, East Sussex.
Non hydraulic lime plaster system to riven chestnet lathes, internally 3 coats and externally two coats.
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Grase II listed Georgian Town house, Tunbridge Wells, Kent.
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This interesting shot is upwards looking under a stair case winder.These continual curves running up at 180 degrees are extremely difficult to master as all is done free hand and requires a keen eye and great skill.One that has been mastered by a several of our staff. This shows the 1st coat of three.
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A beutifully finished stair case winder, finished off using fine and well matured Buxton lime putty and fine fiishing sand.
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HAIRY PLASTER, this interesting shot of a ceiling and side of beam shows the well haired 1st coat to lathes, stressing the importance of the need for an abundance of hair within the 1st coat mix.
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Restoration of daub panels at the Hilden manor. Here we see one of our operatives placing freshly mixed daub on site into to repair area.
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Completed placement of new daub. This will now need 2 to 3 weeks drying time before a haired lime finish is appied.
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