Once your plaster has cured, you can start to think about painting. Whilst lime plaster doesn’t have to be painted, its likely the finish a lot of us will choose, both for its aesthetic benefits and as an added level of protection for our plaster. However, standard, off the shelf paints that you might find in your local hardware store just aren’t going to be right for use on lime plasters ….

One of the biggest technical challenges we faced with lime plastering was how we would finish the window reveals. We thought it might be a helpful post to share if any of you are in the same boat, and are wondering how to finish your reveals too.

Following on from last weeks post, Lime Plastering Part 1, today we’re going to look at the plastering process in more detail, the plaster’s we have used, and a brief look at paints and finishes.

Lime, and lime plastering in particular, is a material that we have had to wrap our heads around quite quickly since moving into the Farm last April, in order to ensure we have been making the best decisions for our property…

Pointing is a technique used to ‘finish’ the gaps between stone or brick in construction. It uses mortar, which is a workable paste made by combining a binding material such as lime, cement, or earth…

Mouldy corners, blown plaster, musty smells, and rotting beams. I’m willing to bet that damp is an issue that almost everyone who owns a pre-war property has faced. But damp is often misunderstood, and can also be one of the most expensive issues to resolve…