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Lime Venetian plaster, Marmorino and limewash for Burton and Stapenhill homes, tinted in Birmingham and laid by our own applicators.
Zavoré supplies and installs Venetian plastering in Burton upon Trent, using authentic Italian lime based plaster laid by our own applicators. We are based in Birmingham, and the team travels to site with the plaster already tinted to your approved colour. Order a sample board to start, or email photos, rough measurements and your postcode to sales@zavore.co.uk.
Burton is a compact town with a very particular history, and its houses tell that story. Knowing what is behind your walls is the first step to choosing a finish.
Burton grew rich on brewing. The water, the river and later the railways and the Trent and Mersey Canal made it a centre for beer in the nineteenth century, and the town is still known for brewing and for Marmite. Large brick brewery and maltings buildings still stand across the town, and some have been given new uses.
The workers who kept the breweries running lived in streets of Victorian and Edwardian red brick terraces, many of them close to the centre and across the river in Stapenhill. Winshill and Horninglow add more Victorian and interwar housing, and there are grander villas from the days when brewing families built substantial homes. These houses have solid brick walls, high ceilings and sash windows, and they have usually been decorated many times.
On the edges of town you find postwar estates and more recent developments, and villages such as Branston with older cottages and farm buildings mixed with newer houses. The River Trent runs through the middle, and homes near the river can be damper than those on higher ground, which is worth knowing before any new finish goes onto the walls.
The practical point is simple. An older brick wall should be able to breathe, while a new build wall needs a flat, well primed surface.
We begin with photos and a few measurements. Where a job needs it, we visit and survey the walls, looking at substrate, flatness, cracks, damp, movement, access and protection. We tell you plainly if a wall needs skimming, stripping or a damp problem fixing before the decorative coats go on.
When the sample and price are agreed, we set dates. With Burton some distance from our Birmingham base, the work is planned in blocks of days, so the applicators stay on the job and lay each coat in order. The plaster is tinted to your approved sample before it leaves Birmingham, in one of 48 house colours or an NCS reference.
You can help by keeping the heating gently on, because cold, damp rooms slow drying. Our page on Venetian plaster installation explains the finish in more detail.
If you have a decorator already, we can tint the plaster, base coats and wax and send them tracked to Burton. Decorators who would like to learn can book one of our Venetian plaster courses in Birmingham. Our guide to preparing walls for Venetian plaster is a good read before work starts. See every area we cover for the wider map.
Yes. Our own applicators travel from Birmingham to Burton, Stapenhill, Winshill and the villages around the town.
Often yes, because lime is breathable. If a wall is damp we will say so plainly, and the cause should be dealt with before any decorative finish is applied.
Marmorino or limewash are both lime based and breathable, so they suit solid brick walls and lift the plain surfaces of a tall room.
Yes. Our sample board shows the colours and finishes, and we agree a final sample with you before any price or date is signed off.
Call 07592 929191, Monday to Saturday, 9am to 6pm, or email sales@zavore.co.uk with photos and your postcode. Start choosing with a sample board.
Order a sample board tinted to your colour, or send photos and rough measurements of the walls in Burton upon Trent and we will come back to you with the right finish and a clear quote.
For a quote, email photos and measurements of your walls to sales@zavore.co.uk or call 07592 929191, Monday to Saturday, 9am to 6pm.
Venetian plastering nearby in Telford, Stoke on Trent, Shrewsbury and Birmingham. See every area we cover.
We also supply the trade by post, wherever you are. The shop ships tracked across the UK, and the Academy teaches the finishes in Birmingham.
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