Fibrous & Lime Plaster Restoration
Plasterwork Restoration
From London’s prestigious Theatre Royal Drury Lane to the National Theatre in Bergen, Norway, Stevensons have long been associated with the restoration of decorative plasterwork. With public safety more important than ever, Stevensons provide a complete inspection, repair and replacement service for plasterwork, covering historic ceilings, balconies and ornamental plasterwork.
Fibrous or lime plaster survey
Plaster Survey & Report
To understand the level of restoration required, a thorough survey of your ceiling is undertaken on-site, which includes checking the structural integrity and potential water ingress points both above and below the ceiling (for lath and plaster ceilings, all layers are surveyed). Where degradation is identified, the survey team will produce a costed repair schedule, which will include drawings of the areas that require restoration.
SURVEY & RESTORATION SERVICE
AWARD-WINNING RESTORATION
Plaster ceilings are particularly liable to damage and deterioration, so it is important you can rely on a complete service to survey and restore your plasterwork. The Stevensons ceiling restoration team are experienced in all types of fibrous plaster and lime plaster ceilings, installed across a wide range of public and private properties.
Wherever possible, in situ repairs will take place on the plasterwork using traditional methods to match the existing design. This includes the re-securing of loose plaster, physical repairs to cracked or damaged surfaces, and ensuring that the mouldings are secured firmly to primary and secondary fixing points.
RECREATING AN EXISTING DESIGN
RESTORATION AND REPRODUCTION
Where in situ repairs cannot be completed, Stevensons can re-create existing plasterwork and restore the mouldings to their original design. Using a process known as ‘squeezing’, an imprint of a section is taken to create a mould, allowing new sections to be cast and installed alongside the existing plasterwork.
Restoration Projects
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Grantham, UK
Stoke Rochford Hall
Plaster Ceiling Reproduction
After a fire seriously damaged the property in 2006, Stevensons of Norwich worked to reinstate the plasterwork within Stoke Rochford Hall which had been destroyed by the fire across four major rooms The Grand Hall, The Library, The Tudor Room and the Rochford Room.
Using surviving fragments from the fire and historic plans, Stevensons designers crafted detailed moulds to restore the 1841 built building back to its original Gothic style. The destroyed lime plasterwork was replaced with fibrous plaster casts of the reconstructed designs, with the wall plaster also reinstated using traditional methods.
This faithful reproduction of the lost plasterwork within Stoke Rochford Hall earned Stevensons of Norwich the prestigious Plaisterers Trophy in 2008 for outstanding works both off and on site, with the Judges commenting that it would be a disservice to all the craftsmen and apprentices involved not to honour this project with an award.
Grantham, UK
Stoke Rochford Hall
Plaster Ceiling Reproduction
After a fire seriously damaged the property in 2006, Stevensons of Norwich worked to reinstate the plasterwork within Stoke Rochford Hall which had been destroyed by the fire across four major rooms The Grand Hall, The Library, The Tudor Room and the Rochford Room.
Using surviving fragments from the fire and historic plans, Stevensons designers crafted detailed moulds to restore the 1841 built building back to its original Gothic style. The destroyed lime plasterwork was replaced with fibrous plaster casts of the reconstructed designs, with the wall plaster also reinstated using traditional methods.
This faithful reproduction of the lost plasterwork within Stoke Rochford Hall earned Stevensons of Norwich the prestigious Plaisterers Trophy in 2008 for outstanding works both off and on site, with the Judges commenting that it would be a disservice to all the craftsmen and apprentices involved not to honour this project with an award.
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Manchester, UK
Manchester City Art Gallery
Lime Coffered Ceiling Restoration
During an extension project to the Manchester City Art Gallery, the nearby Athenaeum building was incorporated into the site. Stevensons were invited to undertake repair work on the lime plaster ceiling in the Athenaeum, as well as complete plasterwork repairs within the existing gallery itself.
A key part of this project was to maintain consistency between any repairs and the existing ceiling particular focus was given to the composition of the lime mix to match the existing Athenaeum coffered ceiling.
Where possible, replacement was avoided, however deterioration had occurred and some decorative elements had been destroyed, which required our craftsmen to cast brand new enrichments for the historic ceiling. The surviving sections were re-secured, and the new sections attached seamlessly, preserving the look of the building.
Manchester, UK
Manchester City Art Gallery
Lime Coffered Ceiling Restoration
During an extension project to the Manchester City Art Gallery, the nearby Athenaeum building was incorporated into the site. Stevensons were invited to undertake repair work on the lime plaster ceiling in the Athenaeum, as well as complete plasterwork repairs within the existing gallery itself.
A key part of this project was to maintain consistency between any repairs and the existing ceiling particular focus was given to the composition of the lime mix to match the existing Athenaeum coffered ceiling.
Where possible, replacement was avoided, however deterioration had occurred and some decorative elements had been destroyed, which required our craftsmen to cast brand new enrichments for the historic ceiling. The surviving sections were re-secured, and the new sections attached seamlessly, preserving the look of the building.