Plasterer in Rye

From lime repairs in a Citadel townhouse to a Tadelakt bathroom in a renovated cottage or a re-skim in a Tilling Green semi, Rye jobs get the same honest assessment of what the walls actually need.

What Rye properties need from a plasterer

The Citadel, Rye's hilltop old town around Mermaid Street, Church Square and the High Street, is a conservation area of medieval, Tudor and Georgian buildings, and a very high proportion of them are listed. Inside, that means timber frames, lath and plaster, lime on solid brick and stone, and decorative plasterwork that should be repaired rather than replaced. Hard gypsum on those walls cracks and holds moisture; a breathable lime system, properly keyed, is the right specification and we will say so.

Beyond the Citadel, Rye has Victorian and Edwardian housing towards the station and Rye Harbour, 20th-century estates at Tilling Green and around the town, and newer developments, all of which are standard plasterboard and gypsum work. Rye Harbour and the marsh-edge properties also see more ground moisture, which affects the plastering approach at low level.

Also covering Rye Harbour, Playden, Iden, Camber, Northiam, Beckley and the surrounding lanes.