Lime & Fibrous Plaster Experts
CHURCHES AND HISTORIC BUILDINGS
From London’s prestigious Theatre Royal Drury Lane to the National Theatre in Bergen, Norway, Stevensons have long been associated with the restoration of plasterwork housed within historic buildings. Stevensons provide a complete inspection, restoration and replacement service for plasterwork and stone architecture.
Fibrous or lime plaster survey
Plaster Survey and Report
A complete survey of your existing plasterwork is undertaken on-site, checking the structural integrity and potential water ingress points above and below the plasterwork. Detailed sketches and photographs will be produced during the survey. For public buildings, a baseline ABTT survey will be undertaken with a structural engineer present. At the end of the survey, you will be presented with a thorough report of your plasterwork, including detailed plans, sketches and re-inspection timescales. Depending on the result, your plasterwork will be certified.
IN SITU PLASTER REPAIRS
Plaster Preservation
Wherever possible, in situ repairs will take place on the plaster mouldings 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 moulding is secured firmly to primary and secondary fixing points.
RESTORING STONE ARCHITECTURE
STEVENSONS-STONE®
Thanks to the unique properties of Stevensons-Stone® in replicating natural stone, buildings with architectural stone components in need of restoration can be convincingly replicated in fine detail. Our team of craftsmen will create a detailed mould of the existing design, into which the Stevensons-Stone® material will be poured and set, creating a faux stone replica of the original stone architecture.
RECREATING AN EXISTING DESIGN
RESTORATION AND REPRODUCTION
Where in situ repairs cannot be completed, Stevensons can re-create existing plasterwork and restore the ceiling to its 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.
Projects
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London, UK
Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace
Bespoke Design & Restoration
As part of a larger restoration project by the Royal Collection Trust, Stevensons of Norwich were invited to renovate the Queen’s Gallery within the grounds of Buckingham Palace.
For the impressive Lecture Theatre within the Gallery, Stevensons designed a bespoke ceiling rose, which was mounted within a striking central pendentive ribbed plaster dome, set within a perfect square. The walls within the Lecture Theatre included plaster arches and columns, and the room was finished with a range of ventilation rosettes. Alongside interior work, we used our own Stevensons-Stone® material to cast new exterior cornice, and an ornate sign for the building entrance.
Our work on the Queen’s Gallery received award’s recognition upon completion, with the Judge’s commenting that “the geometry was very difficult, but the effect, carried out perfectly, was well worth it”, and noting that “Stevensons carried out the best single piece of plasterwork seen this year: the enriched lintel and brackets to the doorway leading from the stair into the entrance lobby”.
London, UK
Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace
Bespoke Design & Restoration
As part of a larger restoration project by the Royal Collection Trust, Stevensons of Norwich were invited to renovate the Queen’s Gallery within the grounds of Buckingham Palace.
For the impressive Lecture Theatre within the Gallery, Stevensons designed a bespoke ceiling rose, which was mounted within a striking central pendentive ribbed plaster dome, set within a perfect square. The walls within the Lecture Theatre included plaster arches and columns, and the room was finished with a range of ventilation rosettes. Alongside interior work, we used our own Stevensons-Stone® material to cast new exterior cornice, and an ornate sign for the building entrance.
Our work on the Queen’s Gallery received award’s recognition upon completion, with the Judge’s commenting that “the geometry was very difficult, but the effect, carried out perfectly, was well worth it”, and noting that “Stevensons carried out the best single piece of plasterwork seen this year: the enriched lintel and brackets to the doorway leading from the stair into the entrance lobby”.
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London, UK
St Paul's Church, Clapham
Lath and Lime Plaster Restoration
After a partial collapse of the nave lath and plaster ceiling within this community church, Stevensons were invited to complete a ceiling survey and report on the overall condition.
Close inspection revealed that a combination of age and water ingress had affected the integrity of the ceiling, and a plan for repair was drawn up. Through the use of stainless steel fixings, the existing laths were secured, and the damaged section restored using traditional lime plaster techniques.
London, UK
St Paul's Church, Clapham
Lath and Lime Plaster Restoration
After a partial collapse of the nave lath and plaster ceiling within this community church, Stevensons were invited to complete a ceiling survey and report on the overall condition.
Close inspection revealed that a combination of age and water ingress had affected the integrity of the ceiling, and a plan for repair was drawn up. Through the use of stainless steel fixings, the existing laths were secured, and the damaged section restored using traditional lime plaster techniques.