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
Newcastle, UK
Theatre Royal, Newcastle
Theatre Survey & Restoration
Occupying its current site since 1837, the majestic Theatre Royal in Newcastle underwent extensive renovations in 2011 across the entire building, with Stevensons playing a major role in the restoration of the plasterwork in the main theatre.
Constructed from fibrous plaster, the balcony fronts, proscenium arch and ceiling required a thorough integrity survey, which identified areas which needed strengthening, and in some cases, in situ repairs to the plaster surface took place. To the rear of the stalls, Stevensons replaced the existing ceiling with a new fibrous plaster design, which was cast in Norwich and transported to Newcastle in sections, where each section was joined seamlessly to a supporting grid.
Newcastle, UK
Theatre Royal, Newcastle
Theatre Survey & Restoration
Occupying its current site since 1837, the majestic Theatre Royal in Newcastle underwent extensive renovations in 2011 across the entire building, with Stevensons playing a major role in the restoration of the plasterwork in the main theatre.
Constructed from fibrous plaster, the balcony fronts, proscenium arch and ceiling required a thorough integrity survey, which identified areas which needed strengthening, and in some cases, in situ repairs to the plaster surface took place. To the rear of the stalls, Stevensons replaced the existing ceiling with a new fibrous plaster design, which was cast in Norwich and transported to Newcastle in sections, where each section was joined seamlessly to a supporting grid.
Manchester, UK
Royal Exchange Theatre
Plaster Ceiling Dome Restoration
As a result of a bomb blast nearby, the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester suffered significant structural damage, causing major plasterwork damage throughout the building. Stevensons were appointed to undertake the plasterwork repairs, including the reinstatement of the large central dome.
Where possible, surface level damage was repaired in situ, such as for decorative wall panels and the two smaller domed ceilings. However, due to the proximity of the blast, certain sections required complete replacement, including the large central dome. Reconstructed in our Norwich factory, the impressive plaster dome framework was delivered to the site in 700 sections, which were assembled and installed by Stevensons within the restored theatre.
Our extensive work on the Theatre was recognised with an award, about which the Judges commented that Stevensons of Norwich Ltd had a clear understanding of the best approach to every condition to restore what must have appeared total chaos. The quality of the work appeared faultless.
Manchester, UK
Royal Exchange Theatre
Plaster Ceiling Dome Restoration
As a result of a bomb blast nearby, the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester suffered significant structural damage, causing major plasterwork damage throughout the building. Stevensons were appointed to undertake the plasterwork repairs, including the reinstatement of the large central dome.
Where possible, surface level damage was repaired in situ, such as for decorative wall panels and the two smaller domed ceilings. However, due to the proximity of the blast, certain sections required complete replacement, including the large central dome. Reconstructed in our Norwich factory, the impressive plaster dome framework was delivered to the site in 700 sections, which were assembled and installed by Stevensons within the restored theatre.
Our extensive work on the Theatre was recognised with an award, about which the Judges commented that Stevensons of Norwich Ltd had a clear understanding of the best approach to every condition to restore what must have appeared total chaos. The quality of the work appeared faultless.