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Hobbit hole.
We were asked by a fantasy writer if we could build him a garden wall that wouldn’t look untoward with a golem standing on it or a hobbit walking through. The door is designed around hobbit hole in The lords of the rings. The alcoves and stone work are beautifully done. The client is yet...
Traditional Roofing
All types of natural slate roofs undertaken, from design to completion. Vertical slate hanging, clipped.
Scantle Wet Lay Roofing
Wet laid natural slate roofs with decreasing courses. Copper nail hung slate laid on lime mortar using either local Delabole slate or imported alternatives. Vertical slate hanging, wet laid.
Cornish Hedging
The Cornish Hedge Cornish Hedges have been around for about 4000-6000 years and the ancient art of Cornish Hedging has been passed down typically from father to son. . They are always called ‘hedges’, never ‘hedgerows’ or ‘walls’. A typical Cornish hedge is of stone construction with an earth core, forming a hedge bank as...
Solar Panel Instalation
Service offered to install/flash solar panels into all types of natural and cement roofs. In folder
Lime Pointing
We at the Cornish lime builders pride ourselves on being at the height of our game when it comes to lime pointing. Our finishes are both beautiful and expertly finished. Being both durable and consistent. We focus on getting the stone as clean as possible ,hacking out and properly cleaning the joints ,creating one continuous finish with...
Lime Rendering
Lime rendering to stone, cobb, block, pebble/gravel-dash and many more surfaces undertaken in rustic/rounded to flat, straight and modern styles/finishes. Also a Bag rub, single coat is offered for buildings where the integrity of the stone has been lost but the original look of the stone wishes to be maintained. This is...