Category Archives: Lime Plaster

renovation of our lounge

Posted on October 30, 2017 by byrnesurfaces

The walls were still lime plaster, some on masonry and some on lath but all were painted with purple emulsion. They were pitted, some of the top coat of plaster was peeling off and the walls had been chased for … Continue reading →

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Stamped plaster work

Posted on March 13, 2017 by byrnesurfaces

Stamped plaster work. Initial trials of stamping lime plaster with wooden blocks using an innovative plaster recipe. The plaster can be used as an ultra fine lime finishing plaster which can be applied 3-4mm thick and simply trowelled smooth but … Continue reading →

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Renovating old domestic plaster surfaces

Posted on January 12, 2017 by byrnesurfaces

A testing job for my own recipe JBLime finishing plaster but one that any other lime plaster may well have not managed so easily. The walls are generally old lime plaster but have been painted with emulsion, wall papered and … Continue reading →

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Recipe for course stuff

Posted on December 17, 2016 by byrnesurfaces

My recipe for course stuff: 3 parts lime putty 1 part horse hair about 30mm long 6 parts sharp sand method: put the lime putty in a mixing tub such as a large trug, add the hair and stir it … Continue reading →

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my favourite plastering technique video

Posted on August 21, 2016 by byrnesurfaces

A master of plastering – I aspire to this level of dexterity and cleanliness!

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Plastering with my own Lime Rich Mortars

Posted on August 13, 2016 by byrnesurfaces

I have been lime plastering for a number of years and over those years I have usually bought in ready mixed course stuff and fine stuff, however I have recently developed my own finishing plaster as mentioned already and I … Continue reading →

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Smooth and crisp and even.

Posted on April 26, 2015 by byrnesurfaces

There is this house and the owners had done a considerable amount of the work themselves, and very good it is too. However they did need some help with the plastering. They had already got a first coat of hemplime … Continue reading →

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Chalk lime plaster from AngliaLime

Posted on April 26, 2015 by byrnesurfaces

It might seem a recipe for trouble if the aggregate in the plaster is not sand but crushed chalk, very sticky and smooth yes but tremendous shrinkage also. Yes that is true but Anglialime put so much hair or fibre in … Continue reading →

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lath problems

Posted on March 2, 2014 by byrnesurfaces

This is a quick aside. A customer had a ceiling he needed me to plaster, he had already fitted the laths, sawn oak, he had fitted them really well with very good spacing, the job was simple the ceiling only … Continue reading →

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A ceiling in need of a stitch in time

Posted on March 1, 2014 by byrnesurfaces

The ceiling had a crack in it running down the centre, on inspection we found that 5 of the joists had come out of their slots allowing the ceiling to drop. So I drilled holes through each joist just above … Continue reading →

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