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Breathable lime finishes for old stone walls, tinted to your colour in Birmingham and laid by our own applicators in a planned block of days.
Venetian plastering in St Andrews is something Zavoré arranges from Birmingham, where we are based. Our own applicators travel to the town to lay lime based Venetian plaster, Marmorino, limewash and other decorative finishes, tinted to your colour. Begin with a sample board, or send photos, rough measurements and your postcode to sales@zavore.co.uk.
Because St Andrews is a long way from our base, we book the work as a block of days. The applicators stay for the whole job and put each coat on in order, with dates fixed once the sample and price are approved.
St Andrews is a small coastal town built around a medieval street plan, with the cathedral ruins, the castle and the university at its heart. The central area is a conservation area and many of its buildings are listed, so work inside them is usually about respecting old fabric rather than covering it up.
Along North Street, South Street and the lanes between them you find stone terraces, townhouses and former merchants’ houses, many now divided into flats or let to students. Further out are Victorian and Edwardian villas near the golf courses, and newer housing and apartments on the town’s edges.
Old stone walls are thick, uneven and often a little damp in coastal weather. They need a breathable finish and a patient look at their condition first. Newer apartments are a different job, with flat plasterboard walls that suit crisper, more polished work.
For rental flats and holiday lets, a hard wearing finish that can be repaired is usually more sensible than a delicate one, and we say so when it is true.
We start from photos, then survey the walls before pricing. We note the substrate, flatness, cracks, damp, movement and how the room is used, and whether a wall needs skimming, stripping or a damp fix before decorating. In a listed building, check what consent you need before work begins.
Colour is chosen on the sample and your plaster is tinted to it before it leaves Birmingham, from our 48 house colours or any NCS reference. In a historic town centre, narrow streets and limited parking can affect deliveries, so tell us about access, stairs and any permits early. See our Venetian plaster installation page or every area we cover.
Interior designers and architects working on town houses can read our specification page. If you would rather use your own decorator, we send tinted materials tracked, and our guide to preparing walls sets out what the decorator should do first.
Yes. Our own applicators travel from Birmingham and stay for the job. We plan the work as a block of days, and agree dates once the sample and price are signed off.
Breathable lime finishes such as limewash or Marmorino suit old stone, because acrylic coatings form a film and can hold moisture in the wall.
It depends on the building and the work. Listed status brings its own rules, so ask your local planning authority what needs consent before we begin.
Yes. We tint it to your approved colour and send it tracked across the UK, with base coats and wax.
Call 07592 929191 from Monday to Saturday, 9am to 6pm, or email sales@zavore.co.uk with a few photos. If you are still choosing a colour, a sample board is the place to begin.
Order a sample board tinted to your colour, or send photos and rough measurements of the walls in St Andrews 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 Fife, Dunfermline, Highlands and Glasgow. 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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