East Sussex · based in Bexhill-on-Sea
Plasterer in Robertsbridge
Robertsbridge is on the A21 in the Rother valley, roughly 12 miles north of our base in Bexhill, and has been a listed working area for the business for years. The village High Street is one of the best runs of timber-framed houses in the county, so period plastering is a real part of the work here, alongside everyday re-skims and extension jobs.
Russ has more than 25 years of experience with both traditional lime plastering and modern gypsum systems and will tell you straight which your walls need.
What Robertsbridge properties need from a plasterer
Robertsbridge and Salehurst are conservation areas with a high proportion of medieval and Tudor timber-framed houses, including Wealden hall houses, plus Georgian and Victorian frontages. Inside, that means wattle and daub or lath panels, lime plaster on solid walls, and frames that move with the seasons. Hard gypsum on those walls cracks and traps moisture; a breathable lime system, properly keyed, is the correct specification.
Around the village there is 20th-century housing and newer development, all standard plasterboard and gypsum work, and the surrounding countryside adds farmhouses, oasts and barn conversions where historic fabric and new linings meet.
Also covering Salehurst, Hurst Green, Etchingham, Mountfield, Bodiam and the surrounding lanes.
Plastering services in Robertsbridge
Everyday plastering and specialist decorative finishes, all carried out by Russ and his team.
Skimming
A skim coat is the thin, final layer of plaster that turns a rough or patched wall into a smooth, paint-ready surface.
Float and Set
Float and set is the traditional two-coat system for bringing uneven blockwork or badly damaged walls back to a true, flat, durable finish.
Tacking
Tacking is the fixing of plasterboard sheets to timber or metal stud frames and joists, the structural first step before any wall or ceiling can be skimmed.
Sticking
Sticking, or dot-and-dab drylining, fixes plasterboard directly to a solid wall with adhesive dabs, straightening the wall without losing much room depth.
Polished Plaster
Polished plaster is a Venetian-style decorative finish, hand-applied in thin layers and burnished to a smooth, marble-like sheen.
Tadelakt
Tadelakt is a traditional Moroccan lime plaster, hand-polished and soap-sealed to a naturally waterproof, seamless finish ideal for bathrooms and wet rooms.
Microcement
Microcement is a thin, seamless cement-based coating applied to floors, walls, and worktops for a sleek, contemporary, jointless finish.
Pitted / Concrete Finishes
Pitted and concrete-effect finishes give a wall the raw, textured character of exposed concrete without the weight, cost, or structural work of the real material.
Why Robertsbridge customers choose Russ
- 25+ years of hands-on plastering, trading as R Kenward Plastering Contractors since 2009
- Experienced in traditional lime plastering and modern gypsum finishes
- All work is fully guaranteed
- Public liability insurance, details available on request
- Free, no-obligation quotes, with FaceTime or WhatsApp video walkthroughs for smaller jobs
- Russ leads and oversees every job personally from start to finish
Project photos from Robertsbridge will appear here as they are added.
Plastering in Robertsbridge: your questions
Yes. Traditional panels and solid walls in timber-framed houses need a lime plaster that stays flexible and breathable. We do not put hard gypsum straight onto historic panels because it cracks as the frame moves and holds moisture against the timber.
Send a photo of the wall or room and Russ will tell you what it needs and roughly what it will cost.
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Phone
07850 161812Based in
Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex
Serving Bexhill, Hastings, Battle, Rye and the surrounding East Sussex coast and High Weald
Working Hours
Mon-Fri, 7am to 8pm
Sat, 8am to 6pm
Sun, 10am to 4pm
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