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Heritage & lime

Heritage & lime

Limewash, distemper and breathable paints for listed and period homes.

From

£40

per m²

A decorator applying ochre limewash to an old stone wall with a block brush

About this service

Old walls need to breathe. Modern vinyl paint traps damp in lime plaster and stone and leads to flaking and mould. We use limewash, soft distemper and clay paints, and we work with conservation officers on listed buildings.

How we do it

Check the substrate Remove failing modern paint Repair with lime Apply in thin coats Leave to cure

What’s included

Limewash and distemper Clay and mineral paints Lime plaster repairs Listed building consent help Traditional colour matching

Want this done properly?

Book a free visit. We’ll look at the job, talk colours and send a fixed quote within three days.

  • A tall Georgian drawing room in soft grey-green with a marble fireplace, a decorator cutting in by the skirting
  • A family kitchen with hand-painted deep green cabinets, brass handles and warm white walls
  • The same hallway after: plaster pink above the dado rail, off-black below, crisp white spindles
  • A Bath stone Georgian front door painted deep grey-green, with a fanlight and black iron railings
  • A café interior with terracotta walls, a forest green counter and bentwood chairs
  • The bedroom after: a botanical fern wallpaper behind the bed, soft grey-green walls either side
  • A 17th-century cottage room in warm ochre limewash with dark oak beams, a decorator at work
  • A Victorian bay-fronted Bath stone house with a mustard-yellow front door and grey-white bay

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