Renovating

Ceilings and stud partition (i.e. not solid) walls were made out of lath and plaster before plasterboard was invented. Laths are thin strips of wood which are nailed between supporting timbers, separated by small gaps. When the laths are plastered, the plaster … Read more

How can you easily tell if holes in items of furniture or wood are a new or an old attack of woodworm; If they are new, the holes will be clean (new-looking wood visible inside), and there will be little piles of … Read more

Lime mortar/plaster consists of a mixture of sand and lime. Ordinary Portland Cement was invented in 1824, this is what is used in almost all new buildings, but lime plaster has it’s uses especially in the renovation of old properties. Lime is … Read more