Interior Lime Plaster
Benefits of Lime Plaster
- Levels / straightens walls
- Very ‘Breatheable’, excess interior moisture is drawn in and expelled through the wall
- Anti-bacterial – i.e. healthy home
- Naturally Beautiful
- Wide variety of finishes, colours
- Can be overcoated with Mineral paint or Limewash
- Produced locally
Interior Lime Plaster applied to Masonry
DIAGRAM KEY
- Steel corner reinforcement
- Fibreglass mesh reinforcement
- Lime or Lime / Cement basecoat 7 – 15mm thick
- Lime finish 2 – 4mm thick, coloured or painted
The above diagram illustrates how lime plaster is applied for masonry, with the base coat being applied by pump and then screeded. The finish coat is usually laid up by hand, producing a beautiful long lasting coating. Internal Lime plaster can equally be applied to other substrates including straw bales( ideal ), lath( approx 30mm thickness ) and plaster board. For more, see pictures of lime plasters in our Finishes and Gallery pages.