Projects and updates from Cornish Lime Builders.
We were asked to Rerender one old the oldest standing houses in Moushole. It was the only building to survive a raid by the Spanish Armada when its owner fought to his death defending his property and the honour of the ladies within. Little Keigwin is of particular historical interest and so fell under stringent […]
This is a great technique to solidify walls protecting the stone and giving a great finish to apply both active and passive lime paints to. Shot of the hacked out wall. the wall was badly pointed and washed out Here you can see a section of the wall that needed rebuilding. Again you can see […]
Hi spec shop front. Hydrophobic lime render to conservation and heritage trusts specification. This is on Camborne high street. Come and have a look once the Scafold comes down. All tucked in for the night.
We Were called in to repoint a barn conversion . It was a straight forward job. Completed in a couple of weeks
Geoff worked with us 7 years ago. We reconnected recently and he expressed a desire to get back on the lime. A lovly little cottage repoint came up just round the corner from him and hay presto. Really glad to have him back on the team. We are lime pointing the bottom of the wall. […]
The gabel end of this end of terrace was suffering from serious damp. We diagnosed a leaky chimney and a failing cement render. After rebuilding the chimney building in a lead tray we bag rub rendered the gabel and then lime painted it with beecks beeckacil colour 101 old white. Job done. All damp has […]
I was asked to build a stone wall out of begged borrowed and found granite. The mix of stone resulted in an attractive wall. I then constructed a sunken garden out of granite walls with built in slate seating. It is now a private place to relax out of the wind in a previously exposed […]
I’m terribly sorry if I haven’t answered your calls or emails over the last couple of weeks. I’ve been in the procces of tying the knot with my lovly wife. My head has been in the clouds but I am returning to Earth to pick up my trowel. Bussiness as usual.
A few shots from a line render job on a beautiful country house near Truro. All hand formed corners onto brickwork. High end finish
I’m very happy to announce That I have just opened an office in Penzance. Its a great place to discuss potential projects and go through the finer details on those that are running. You’ll find us on the zebra crossing at the bottom of Morrab Road. Penzance.
