Lime plastering

[Nigel Watts]

To be honest, neither do we very much. The irony is that, despite owning our house outright - something the original Victorian occupants would never had done - we spend most of our time in what would have been the servants' quarters.

If the distinction beteen the main and the tradesmen's entrances has all but disappeared in domestic dwellings, it is alive and well at the workplace. Most office buildings have a main entrance jealously guarded by modern day footmen (security guards and receptionists) who shoo away the tradesmen; they are expected to enter via the loading bay. Inside the building the servants' staircase has been replaced by the goods lift.

 

[masochists-r-us]

According to the guy who did ours, lime plastering takes him 2-3 times longer than gypsum and as a previous member pointed out material cost esp carriage is quite high. However, having decided to lime one of our downstairs rooms 'just to see' we've decided that they will all be lime plastered (we may use gypsum upstairs) despite the extra costs. We also did the same with limewash and despite the fact that it's a horrible to apply and takes ages, we've found nothing else looks quite as good.
We're off to get our hairshirts next week.