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Breathable lime Venetian plaster, Marmorino and limewash, tinted to your colour in Birmingham and laid by our own applicators in Hertford.
Zavoré provides Venetian plastering in Hertford, and our work suits the old houses of the county town especially well. We are based in Birmingham, and our own applicators travel to Hertfordshire to install authentic Italian lime based Venetian plaster, Marmorino and limewash. Send photos of the walls, rough measurements and your postcode to sales@zavore.co.uk, or order a sample board to start choosing a colour.
Hertford is a good distance from Birmingham, so we plan the job in blocks of days. The applicators stay on site and lay each coat in order, and dates are fixed after you sign off the sample and the price.
Hertford sits where the rivers Lea and Beane meet, and its centre has a long history. The castle gatehouse still stands near the middle of town, and the lanes around Fore Street, St Andrew Street and the market place contain timber framed buildings from the medieval and Tudor periods beside Georgian and Victorian brick fronts. Much of the centre is a conservation area, and many buildings in it are listed, which affects what can be changed outside and sometimes inside.
The river is part of the town too. Walks beside the Lea pass old riverside buildings and newer flats. Bengeo, just north of the centre, has Victorian and Edwardian streets with a village feel, and Hertford East station connects the town to London. Beyond the old town are twentieth century estates, plus nearby villages with cottages and larger houses, and new housing has been added on the edges of the town in recent years.
For a decorative plasterer, an old Hertford house is a different job from a new flat. Timber framed walls move gently and need a finish that moves with them. Older plaster may be thin or patched, and a lime finish suits it because it breathes. Newer plasterboard is stable but needs its own preparation.
For bathrooms in older houses we suggest tadelakt or microcement, because Venetian plaster does not belong inside a shower.
Before pricing, we survey the walls. We want to know what they are made of, how flat and sound the plaster is, whether there are cracks, damp or movement, and how the room is used. Photos often answer small questions. If a listed or period building has a problem such as rising damp, we will say it needs resolving before a decorative finish, not after.
Once you have approved a sample, we tint the plaster to that colour in Birmingham before it leaves us. There are 48 house colours, and any NCS reference can be matched. Narrow lanes in a historic centre can make access tricky for deliveries, so let us know early about parking and carrying distance. The installation page explains each finish in more detail.
Owners of listed houses will have their own conservation officer to speak to about any change, and we are happy to answer questions about the materials. If you have a builder or decorator already, we can tint plaster and send it tracked, and we teach the craft on courses in Birmingham. Our trade accounts cover repeat orders.
To learn more about the principles, read our guide to lime plaster against Venetian plaster and our advice on choosing limewash colours. You can also browse every area we cover.
Limewash or Marmorino, both lime based and breathable. They suit walls that move and breathe better than an acrylic coating, which forms a film.
Often yes, but listed buildings can have rules covering inside as well as outside. Check with the local council before you start.
Yes. We plan the work in blocks of days, and photos and a survey tell us what a smaller job needs.
Yes. We tint it to your approved colour and send it tracked, with the base coats and wax your builder needs.
Call 07592 929191, Monday to Saturday, 9am to 6pm, or email sales@zavore.co.uk. Order a sample board when you are ready to choose.
Order a sample board tinted to your colour, or send photos and rough measurements of the walls in Hertford 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 Luton, Watford, Bedford and Essex. 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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