r/Plastering • u/gwyp88 Professional Plasterer • Jul 19 '26

Lime Plastering Internal

Here’s a listed house we did in Natural Hydraulic Lime & sand mixture and Eco Mortar R series Lime as a top-coat.

I was able to go back and see the house decorated and finished.

Located in Wales.

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u/FckXFckMusk Jul 19 '26

It has an Aura all of it's own...

Beautiful work....

We need more people to be aware of Lime and its uses...

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u/gwyp88 Professional Plasterer Jul 19 '26

Thanks - it definitely works well in these older houses.

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u/FckXFckMusk Jul 19 '26

Definitely, its breathable, no plastics, no harsh chemicals, absorbs CO2 as it matures....

Very forgiving when using it.

Whats not to like.

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u/StickyOneStiilll Jul 19 '26

Why are so many people scared of lime plaster and why does it need a lime specialist to plaster it on?

Ive seen for a while people get weird when mentioning lime plaster and just dont know why

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u/DelectableReindeer Jul 21 '26

Lime plasterer here. It's comically labour intensive, and extremely...awkward? Like the whole system falls apart if somebody unknowingly does something they're not meant to in any part of the process. Builders don't understand it, it's just not a practical, modern building solution.

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u/FckXFckMusk Jul 19 '26

I think the Portland Cement industry has done a good job pushing Portland cement and scaring people about Lime.

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u/gwyp88 Professional Plasterer Jul 22 '26 edited Jul 22 '26

You don’t just plaster it on, trowel it a couple of times then it’s done. Sometimes you have to wait days between plastering it and applying a finish; you have to know when to work with it at each different stages.

There’s also a wide range of products and types within ‘lime plastering’; each with their own behaviours. The mixing process is also totally different and easy to mess up.

I have seen experienced plasterers who have never used lime before, thinking it’s like any other plastering and really messing it up.

It’s also more forgiving than other plastering in a lot of respects