Hicks Plastering specialises in lime works on exposed, difficult, and hard-to-maintain buildings, from individual houses to large and complex heritage projects.
Our Services
We deliver lime works as part of wider repair, refurbishment, and conservation projects, where durability, access, and coordination are critical.
• Lime plastering & external lime repair
• Lime harling & roughcast
• Lime pointing
• Rubble stone consolidation & dubbing
• Solid wall insulation using breathable lime-based, hemp, cork, and woodfibre systems
• Cornice work & lath work
• Modern plastering for new builds and alterations
We deliver lime works as part of wider repair, refurbishment, and conservation projects, where durability, access, and coordination are critical.
• Lime plastering & external lime repair
• Lime harling & roughcast
• Lime pointing
• Rubble stone consolidation & dubbing
• Solid wall insulation using breathable lime-based, hemp, cork, and woodfibre systems
• Cornice work & lath work
• Modern plastering for new builds and alterations
Alongside traditional lime work, we have extensive experience with breathable solid wall insulation systems, including hemp-based, woodfibre, cork, and lightweight insulating lime plasters.
These systems are selected and detailed to improve thermal performance while maintaining moisture balance and long-term fabric health.
These systems are selected and detailed to improve thermal performance while maintaining moisture balance and long-term fabric health.
Discuss a Project
Whether you’re planning lime works to a private house or dealing with more complex repair or conservation issues, you’re welcome to get in touch to discuss your project and see if we can help.
Whether you’re planning lime works to a private house or dealing with more complex repair or conservation issues, you’re welcome to get in touch to discuss your project and see if we can help.
Selected Experience
We have contributed to a range of conservation and repair projects in collaboration with architects, conservation specialists, and material suppliers.
Our lime work is referenced in independent project documentation, including the House of the Northern Gate case study published by Lime Green.
https://www.lime-green.co.uk/support/case-studies/house-of-the-northern-gate
We have contributed to a range of conservation and repair projects in collaboration with architects, conservation specialists, and material suppliers.
Our lime work is referenced in independent project documentation, including the House of the Northern Gate case study published by Lime Green.
https://www.lime-green.co.uk/support/case-studies/house-of-the-northern-gate
LIME HARLING
Blairs Steading, Altyre EstateThe Glasgow School of Art now occupy this grade A listed building, which was designed by the Architect Archibald Simpson around 1840, we were asked by Historic Scotland to replicate and replace the unusual original pigmented mussel shell Lime Harling.
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STONE CLEANINGThe Muckle Cross, Elgin.The Muckle Cross in the centre of Elgin, made from the local Clashach sandstone is one of the oldest monuments in Moray, Scotland.
It had been suffering from the effects of carbon sulphation which was damaging the face of the stone. |
