East Sussex · based in Bexhill-on-Sea
Plasterer in Sedlescombe
Sedlescombe is a village north of Battle, roughly ten miles from our base in Bexhill, and one of the places the business has always listed as a working area. It is a rural patch with a high proportion of older properties, so period work is a big part of what we do here.
Russ has more than 25 years of plastering experience and works with both traditional lime methods and modern gypsum systems, choosing whichever the building actually needs.
What Sedlescombe properties need from a plasterer
The village centre around the green is a conservation area of older cottages and Georgian houses, with timber-framed and solid-wall construction where lime plaster is the traditional and correct finish. Around the village are farmhouses, oast houses and barn conversions in the Brede valley, where renovation plastering typically mixes historic fabric with new insulated linings.
Newer housing on the edges of Sedlescombe and along the main road is plasterboard and gypsum construction, where skimming, boarding and float and set on extensions are the standard jobs.
Also covering Whatlington, Brede, Cripps Corner, Staplecross and the surrounding lanes.
Plastering services in Sedlescombe
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 Sedlescombe 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 Sedlescombe will appear here as they are added.
Plastering in Sedlescombe: your questions
Yes. On older solid-wall and timber-framed properties we assess the existing build-up and use a breathable lime-based system where the fabric needs it, rather than hard gypsum that can crack and trap moisture.
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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Contact Information
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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