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Breathable lime Venetian plaster, Marmorino and limewash, tinted to your colour in Birmingham and laid by our own applicators in Cirencester.
Zavoré supplies and installs authentic Italian lime based Venetian plaster, and we can carry out Venetian plastering in Cirencester for stone houses, converted barns and smart townhouses. We are based in Birmingham, and our own applicators travel to your address, with the plaster tinted to the approved sample before it leaves us. You can start with a sample board, or send photos and your postcode to sales@zavore.co.uk.
Cirencester sits at the heart of the Cotswolds, and the walls here are mostly stone. That shapes almost every decision we would make.
Cirencester was Corinium in Roman times, one of the larger towns in Roman Britain, and the medieval wool trade later made the town wealthy. That wealth is still visible in the great parish church of St John the Baptist beside the Market Place, and in the Georgian town houses of the streets around it, built in honey coloured Cotswold limestone with stone slate roofs.
Behind those fronts, walls are thick and built with lime mortar, so they take in and release moisture. Modern coatings that seal a stone wall can trap damp and cause trouble later, which is why the choice of finish matters more here than the colour does. Parts of the centre are conservation area and some buildings are listed, so a listed interior can need consent from the council before changes are made.
Beyond the centre, Cirencester has Victorian terraces, interwar and postwar housing and newer estates, and the villages and farms across the surrounding Cotswolds add manor houses, mill conversions, cottages and barns, many with flagstone floors, low beams and walls that are far from straight.
We start with photos and measurements, then survey. We check the condition of the existing plaster, how flat and sound each wall is, damp, cracks and movement, and the access to the room. If a wall needs skimming, stripping or a damp problem sorting first, we tell you before you commit.
When the sample and price are signed off we agree dates. Please tell us about gates, narrow drives, steps and parking. Because the work is some way from Birmingham, we plan it in blocks of days so the team stays and lays each coat in order. Old stone houses can be cold and slow to dry, so heating should stay gently on while the coats cure.
Many country houses have a builder or decorator already on site. We tint the plaster, base coats and wax to your colour and send them tracked, or your decorator can learn the technique on one of our courses in Birmingham. Trade accounts are available too.
Our guide to clay plaster and lime plaster covers older walls, and Venetian plaster installation lists what we lay. You can see every area we cover.
A breathable lime finish such as limewash or Marmorino. Thick stone walls take in and release moisture, whereas an acrylic coating forms a film that can hold damp in.
Yes. Barn conversions mix old stone with new plasterboard, so we survey each wall and choose the finish and preparation to suit its surface.
Yes. Our own applicators travel from Birmingham. The job is planned in blocks of days and dates are agreed once the sample and price are signed off.
Yes. We tint it to your approved colour and send it tracked, with the base coats and wax your builder or decorator needs.
To talk about your walls, call 07592 929191, Monday to Saturday, 9am to 6pm, or email sales@zavore.co.uk. Order a sample board to choose your colour.
Order a sample board tinted to your colour, or send photos and rough measurements of the walls in Cirencester 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 Stroud, Cheltenham and Swindon. 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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