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Lime Venetian plaster, Marmorino and limewash, tinted to your colour in Birmingham and laid on Exeter walls by our own applicators.
Zavoré supplies and installs authentic Italian lime based Venetian plaster, and this page covers Venetian plastering in Exeter for Georgian terraces, Victorian villas, student lets and new homes. We are based in Birmingham, our own applicators travel to your address, and your colour is tinted to the approved sample before it leaves us. To start, order a sample board or email photos and your postcode to sales@zavore.co.uk.
Exeter was rebuilt in part after the Second World War, so its housing stock covers almost every period, and the walls vary as much as the streets.
Exeter has a Roman and medieval city wall in red sandstone, a cathedral with two Norman towers, and a quayside of old warehouses beside the River Exe. Bombing in the Second World War destroyed much of the centre, so the main streets today mix postwar buildings with the older survivors, including the streets around the Cathedral Close and the Georgian terraces at Southernhay and Colleton Crescent.
Climbing the hills away from the centre are Victorian terraces and villas in areas such as St Leonards, Pennsylvania and Heavitree. Many were later divided into flats, and Exeter has a large student population from the university, so lets and shared houses are common.
Further out, the city spreads into interwar and postwar estates, and newer communities such as Cranbrook to the east have flat, modern walls. Across Devon, the villages and farms around Exeter bring cob cottages, stone farmhouses and barns. Cob is earth mixed with straw, and it does best with materials that let it breathe, which is why lime and clay finishes are the traditional choice.
For rental properties, a durable finish that can be repaired is more sensible than a showpiece, and we will say so.
We start with photos and measurements, then survey. We check the substrate, how flat and sound each wall is, and whether there is damp, cracking or movement. For cob walls in particular we look carefully at their condition before suggesting anything. If a wall needs skimming, stripping or a damp problem fixing first, we say so plainly.
After you have signed off the sample and the price, we agree dates. Exeter is some way from Birmingham, so we plan the work in blocks of days and the team lays each coat in order. Hilly streets and limited city centre parking can make access awkward, so tell us early about permits, steps and lift rules.
Landlords, developers and designers can read about how we help on our page for designers and architects. If your builder or decorator will apply the plaster, we send it tinted, tracked and ready, and they can learn the finish on one of our courses in Birmingham. Trade accounts are open to professionals.
Our guide to clay plaster and lime plaster explains the difference for older homes. See also Venetian plaster installation and every area we cover.
Yes. Georgian walls are solid and old, so a breathable lime finish such as Marmorino is a good match. We survey the condition of the plaster first.
A breathable finish such as limewash or clay plaster. Cob needs to release moisture, and a sealed coating can hold it in.
Yes. For lets we would usually recommend a durable finish that is easy to repair, and we will tell you plainly if a decorative finish is not a sensible choice.
Yes. Our own applicators travel from Birmingham, and larger jobs are planned in blocks of days. Dates are agreed once the sample and price are signed off.
To talk about your walls in Exeter, call 07592 929191, Monday to Saturday, 9am to 6pm, or email sales@zavore.co.uk. A sample board is the easiest way to choose a colour.
Order a sample board tinted to your colour, or send photos and rough measurements of the walls in Exeter 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 Torquay, Dorchester and Plymouth. See every area we cover.
Want to lay it yourself? Read about Venetian plastering training for Exeter, 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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