East Sussex · based in Bexhill-on-Sea
Plasterer in St Leonards-on-Sea
St Leonards-on-Sea sits between Bexhill and Hastings, roughly three miles from our base, and its housing stock makes it one of the most interesting places we work. Renovation plastering here ranges from repairing Regency cornices to giving a converted flat a completely seamless microcement floor.
Whether you are restoring a stucco terrace, refreshing a Victorian villa in Bohemia or fitting out a modern apartment, Russ brings 25 years of experience and an honest opinion on what the walls actually need.
What St Leonards-on-Sea properties need from a plasterer
The heart of St Leonards was laid out by James Burton from 1828 as a planned Regency resort, and Burton's St Leonards is now a conservation area of tall stucco terraces, villas and Warrior Square. Inside those buildings you find lath and plaster, lime on solid brick, run cornices and ceiling roses. Repairs need matching materials and a light touch, and many of the terraces are now flats where sound and fire separation between units has to be right.
Away from the seafront, Bohemia, Silverhill and the Maze Hill area are mostly Victorian and Edwardian, with 20th-century estates further out. St Leonards has also attracted a lot of design-led renovation in recent years, which is where polished plaster, Tadelakt bathrooms and microcement floors come in.
Also covering Silverhill, Bulverhythe, Hollington and the surrounding lanes.
Plastering services in St Leonards-on-Sea
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 St Leonards-on-Sea 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 St Leonards-on-Sea will appear here as they are added.
Plastering in St Leonards-on-Sea: your questions
We can make good and re-skim around existing decorative plasterwork, and repair damaged sections of plain run cornice. Ornate fibrous replacements are specialist mouldings work; we will tell you when a job needs a dedicated fibrous plasterer rather than pretend otherwise.
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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