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jack in the green traditional builders- IN CUMBRIA

JACK IN THE GREEN

Lime Plastering

IN CUMBRIA


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lime rendered rough dashed and silicate painted house near Carnforth

Sorry, David Tyler and Helen Evans have ceased trading in Cumbria as of 31st July 2015. Jack in the Green Devon continues, please contact Glyn Tyler for Devon related enquiries. For work in Cumbria, please use our links page, which will be updated soon to include contact info for other lime specialists working in Cumbria. In the meantime, if you are looking for local contractors in Cumbria, it may help to contact Tim Wells (lime supplier) at Eden Lime Mortar.

Although Jack in the Green Cumbria are no longer available to undertake lime work, we hope that this website will be a useful source of advice and inspiration. We wish you all the best of luck with your projects.

repaired lath and lime smokehood Lime plastering around 1656 spice box Repointed gable end near Gatebeck, Kendal lathing over timberwork buried in wall plasterwork repairs lime plastered kitchen with local ash shelves, Ulverston Helen treading a chimney parging mix lime pointed limewashed wall lime plastering course at Yew Tree Barn, Low Newton lime plastered and painted stairwell, High Newton Lime pointed wall in Kendal slaking lime at Yew Tree Barn demo

Please explore the pages on this site for useful information, links, books and other info.

Lime rendered, dashed and limewashed house in north Cumbria undertaken by Lattimer Construction with Jack in the Green Bedroom plastered with lime near Kendal
pugging out arched stone mullion window with lime rubbed up lime topcoat on arched stone mullion window modern and stone mullion windows plastered in rubbed up coarse lime
Infilled inglenook showing several fireplace phases Emptied inglenook fireplace Lime plastered fireplace

To find out more about old buildings in Cumbria, take a look at the Cumbria Vernacular Buildings website. CVBG research, record and organise visits to old buildings across the region.

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