East Sussex · based in Bexhill-on-Sea
Plasterer in Winchelsea
Winchelsea sits between Hastings and Rye, roughly 15 miles from our base in Bexhill. The old hilltop town and the 20th-century Winchelsea Beach below it are two completely different plastering jobs, and Russ has more than 25 years of experience with both.
Period repairs in lime for the town, straightforward re-skims and extension work for the beach: send a photo on WhatsApp or book a visit for a free quote.
What Winchelsea properties need from a plasterer
Winchelsea was laid out on a grid in the 13th century and is now a small conservation town of largely Georgian and earlier houses, with medieval cellars beneath many of them and a high proportion of listed buildings. The walls are solid masonry or timber frame finished in lime, and that breathable system is what they should be repaired with. Hard gypsum on these walls tends to crack and trap moisture.
Winchelsea Beach, down on the coast, is mostly 20th-century bungalows and chalets, extended and modernised over the years: plasterboard, old hard plaster and textured ceilings, where re-skimming, boarding and skimming extensions are the standard jobs. Exposure to sea air and marsh-edge ground moisture both affect plastering at low level here.
Also covering Winchelsea Beach, Icklesham, Pett, Fairlight and the surrounding lanes.
Plastering services in Winchelsea
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 Winchelsea 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 Winchelsea will appear here as they are added.
Plastering in Winchelsea: your questions
Yes. For Georgian and earlier solid-wall or timber-framed houses we assess the existing build-up and use a breathable lime-based system where the fabric needs it, matching the existing finish so repairs blend in.
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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