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Lime Venetian plaster, Marmorino and polished plaster for Peterborough, tinted to your colour in Birmingham and laid by our own applicators.
Zavoré provides Venetian plastering in Peterborough for houses, flats and commercial interiors. We supply and install authentic Italian lime based Venetian plaster, polished plaster, Marmorino, limewash and other decorative finishes. We are based in Birmingham, and our own applicators travel to Peterborough to lay them. A sample board is a good first step, and you can email photos of your walls and your postcode to sales@zavore.co.uk at any time.
Peterborough is an old cathedral city that was expanded into a new town, which means it has far more variety in its walls than people expect.
The heart of the city is its Norman cathedral, with the great arched west front, and the old streets around Cathedral Square and Priestgate. The Victorian growth of the city followed the railway, and the area around the station and out through New England and Woodston has terraces built for railway and industrial workers. Brickmaking was also a major local industry, and Fletton, just across the River Nene, gave its name to the Fletton brick.
Close to Central Park, the streets around Park Road have larger Victorian and Edwardian villas, with big rooms and original fireplaces. Longthorpe and the older villages that the city has absorbed have stone cottages and farmhouses, including the medieval tower at Longthorpe.
In 1967 Peterborough was designated a new town, and the large townships of Bretton, Orton, Westwood and Werrington date from that expansion, with later areas such as Hampton added since. These are mostly postwar and modern homes, built with plasterboard, block and brick. Along the Embankment and in the centre there are newer apartments.
A solid Victorian brick wall and a modern board wall need very different preparation, and we price each according to what we find.
For showers and wet rooms, choose microcement or tadelakt on a waterproofed wall.
We begin with photos, then survey the walls. We look at the substrate, flatness, cracks, damp, movement, how the room is used, and access and protection. If a wall needs skimming, stripping or a damp problem fixing first, we say so plainly before we price.
After you approve a sample and the price, we agree dates. The plaster is tinted to the approved sample before it leaves Birmingham, from 48 house colours or any NCS reference. Peterborough is some way from Birmingham, so larger jobs are planned in blocks of days. The team stays on the job and lays each coat in order.
In new estates, tell us whether other trades are still on site, as plaster needs dry, finished walls to start. Our Venetian plaster installation page explains the finishes we lay.
Peterborough has many new developments, and we work with developers, architects and designers who specify a feature wall or lobby. See the specify page and trade accounts. If you already have a decorator, we can supply tinted plaster and wax, tracked across the UK, and our courses in Birmingham teach the craft.
Our journal covers preparing walls for Venetian plaster. For a wider view, see every area we cover.
Yes. Our own applicators travel from Birmingham, and larger jobs are planned in blocks of days once the sample and price are approved.
Marmorino is a strong choice for solid walls and high ceilings. It is lime based and breathable, and we survey the walls before pricing.
Yes. We reinforce the plasterboard joints and use the right primer, and flat new walls suit polished plaster.
Yes. We tint it to your colour and send it tracked, with the base coats and wax.
Call 07592 929191, Monday to Saturday, 9am to 6pm, or email sales@zavore.co.uk with photos and your postcode. Order a sample board to choose a colour.
Order a sample board tinted to your colour, or send photos and rough measurements of the walls in Peterborough 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 Norwich, Ely, Ipswich and Essex. See every area we cover.
Want to lay it yourself? Read about Venetian plastering training for Peterborough, 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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