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| A Traditional Kitchen for Modern Living by Paul Watts
Every generation will follow the styles and trends of the day by altering their home to reflect these or make changes to introduce new labour saving devices such as running water or electricity. When introducing our own take on the latest styles we should be thinking of how this can be done without causing problems to the fabric of the building. It is so easy to lose the features that tempted us into wanting the house in the first place. It is always worth pointing out at an early stage that before any work is carried out it is important to obtain the necessary consents such as listed building consent and building regulations.
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Categories: Case Studies, Lime, Limewash
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| Battling Time at Chester Castle by Jamie Moore
Stationed at the edge of Chester city centre, like a sentry battling time, stands Chester Castle. The history and importance of this location is perhaps no longer noticed by the hundreds of shoppers, tourists and businessmen who pass by its gates every day, but this building has played a pivotal role in the history of our nation. Battles and wars have been
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Categories: Timber Repairs, Lime, Woodwork, Building Conservation, Case Studies, Restoration, Listed Buildings, History
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| Conserving period buildings and lime by Ben Smith
Many period building owners have a perception that using lime is prohibitively difficult. Not the case, says Ben Smith
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Categories: Limewash, Damp, Listed Buildings, Building Conservation, Lime, Lime Mortars Render
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| Lime FAQ’s by Paul Watts
This article tackles all the frequently asked questions about lime – its uses, properties, when and where to use it, its application, additives and more, including a useful glossary of terms associated with lime.
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| Lime Rendering ~ the need to “breathe” by Paul Watts
Before the twentieth century building techniques and materials were very different from those employed today. Traditional properties need to “breathe” to allow moisture inherent in a solid wall construction to evaporate from the external stonework or render. Lime Putty was the base product widely used to produce mortar, plaster and limewash for traditional buildings. Lime putty mortars offer advantages over cement based mortars for the external rendering of these properties, especially when decorated with a breathable paint such as limewash.
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Categories: Building Conservation, Restoration, Lime, Lime Mortars Render, Limewash, Plasterwork
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| Limewash and Distempers by Elizabeth Hirst
For many years the use of traditional lime-based paints was restricted to those involved in the conservation industry, but more recently these paints have enjoyed a renaissance with the consumer due to increased publicity in interior design and home magazines. Their textured, matt finish and distinctive pastel colours provide an interesting alternative to modern paints, and they are particularly in keeping with the character of old and vernacular buildings.
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Categories: Lime, Lime Mortars Render, Limewash, Interiors
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| Limewashing by Paul Watts
Limewash is the preferred finish on traditional buildings as it allows the structure to "breathe", allowing any damp present to evaporate away rather than be trapped in the wall. It has a matt finish and helps consolidate and improve the surface of both old and new plaster physically and visually. Because limewashes are porous paints they shade in depth of colour to reflect the dampness of the background material.
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Categories: Building Conservation, Restoration, Lime, Lime Mortars Render, Limewash, Plasterwork
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| Old houses: The importance of using breathable materials by Alan Tierney
If you have been involved in caring for or repairing an old house you will have heard about the importance of “breathability”. I hope you will have heard it early on and often because it really is vitally important. But what does it mean?
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Categories: Lime, Paints, Property, Building Conservation, Lime Mortars Render, Listed Buildings, Limewash, Damp, Country Life Articles, Maintenance
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| Sustainability and Historic Buildings by Alan Tierney
Climate change has driven environmental concerns to the top of the agenda in nearly every aspect of our lives. Along the way ‘sustainability’ has become a buzz word.
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Categories: Limewash, Damp, Sustainability, Maintenance, Building Conservation, Lime, Lime Mortars Render, Country Life Articles
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| The history of paint and the birth of DIY by Patrick Baty
Patrick Baty of Papers and Paints explains the history of how paint developed from mediaeval times
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Categories: Paints, Paint Analysis, Listed Buildings, Building Conservation, Lime, Limewash, Country Life Articles, History, Plasterwork
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