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Lime Venetian plaster, Marmorino and limewash, tinted to your colour in Birmingham and laid on Colchester walls by our own applicators.
Zavoré provides Venetian plastering in Colchester for houses, flats and commercial interiors. We supply and install authentic Italian lime based Venetian plaster, and our own applicators travel from our Birmingham base to lay it. To begin, order a sample board in your colour, or email photos of the walls, rough measurements and your postcode to sales@zavore.co.uk.
Colchester is well outside the Midlands, so we plan the work in blocks of days. The team stays on the job and lays each coat in order instead of travelling back and forth, and dates are agreed once your sample and price are signed off.
Colchester began as the Roman town of Camulodunum, and the Norman castle keep still stands in Castle Park. That long history shows in the buildings. The streets around the High Street mix medieval timber frames with Georgian and Victorian fronts, and the Dutch Quarter, named for the Flemish cloth workers who settled there, is a tight grid of narrow lanes and old plastered cottages.
Beyond the centre, Lexden on the western side has large Victorian and Edwardian villas, while the Hythe, the old port on the River Colne, mixes older industrial buildings with newer apartments. Former garrison land has been redeveloped as modern housing, and newer estates on the edges of town have the plasterboard walls and ceilings of recent building.
Each of those needs a different answer. An old timber framed house has walls that have flexed for centuries and should stay breathable. A Victorian villa may have good lime plaster under years of paint. A new apartment has flat, even boards that suit a fine polish. We choose the finish around the wall in front of us.
We start with your photos and a conversation about the room, then survey the walls before pricing. We look at the substrate, the flatness, cracks, damp, any movement, and how the room is used. If an old wall needs stripping, skimming or a damp problem fixing first, we say so plainly and do not paint over it.
Once the sample is approved, the plaster is tinted to that colour in Birmingham before it leaves us. Venetian plaster comes in 48 house colours or any NCS reference, so a match to your existing scheme is possible. Because the team travels, we also need to know about access. Narrow streets in the older centre can make loading awkward, so tell us early about parking and the carry to the room.
Thin coats need time to dry between layers, and a cold, damp room dries slowly. Having skimming, electrics and joinery finished first keeps the blocks of days tight. Our Venetian plaster installation page explains every finish we lay.
If you already have a decorator in Colchester you trust, we can tint the plaster and send it by tracked delivery. Decorators and plasterers who want to learn the craft can book a Venetian plaster course in Birmingham, and trade customers can open a trade account.
For older houses it is worth reading our guide to lime or acrylic Venetian plaster and our notes on preparing walls. You can also see every area we cover.
Yes. Our own applicators travel from Birmingham. Because the journey is long, we plan the work in blocks of days so the team stays on the job and lays each coat in order.
A breathable lime finish such as limewash or Marmorino. Acrylic look alikes form a film, and on an old wall that can be a poor match.
Yes. Newer plasterboard walls need their joints reinforced and the right primer. Their flat surface suits a polished finish well.
Yes. We tint the material to your approved colour and send it tracked anywhere in the UK.
To talk about your walls, call 07592 929191, Monday to Saturday, 9am to 6pm, or email sales@zavore.co.uk with photos and your postcode. A sample board is the best place to start choosing a colour.
Order a sample board tinted to your colour, or send photos and rough measurements of the walls in Colchester 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 Chelmsford, Bury St Edmunds, Southend on Sea and Essex. See every area we cover.
Want to lay it yourself? Read about Venetian plastering training for Colchester, or see every course at the Zavoré Training Academy.
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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