Hicks Plastering have successfully applied thousands of square metres of exterior lime based mortars, renders and traditional lime harling throughout Scotland. From Grade A listed buildings and Churches to humble cottages.

Traditional lime is also becoming increasingly popular for new builds & ecological construction such as straw bale houses.

Throughout Scotland "Lime Harling" is the traditional exterior coating for masonry buildings, and for good reason, It is a mixture
of lime and sand which is either hand or spray applied to create a beautiful, textured and durable wall finish.

Technically this  texture creates a larger surface area which allows the wind to catch the surface. This acts to wick out moisture from within the walls. Dry walls are imperetive to a healthy building, significantly helping to reduce heat loss through the walls.

Lime harling can be left natural, pigmented or lime washed or painted using a breathable silicate paint.

Blairs Steading, Altyre Estate.
Lime Harling

The 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 .

​Portsoy Cottage
Lime Harling

This delightful traditional fishermans cottage in Portsoy was suffering from damp caused by a non breathable cement render.

Gate Houses, Dunecht Estates.
Thermocromex

​The buildings were originally lime harled and lime washed. The pointing to the front elevations and gate pillars had been replaced with cement. All other elevations had been rendered with cement.