Leyden

Leyden Specialists in heritage plastering with an unrivalled portfolio of period property restoration acros

Our love affair with lime continues. Often resulting in tired arms, but happy hearts 💗
25/08/2025

Our love affair with lime continues. Often resulting in tired arms, but happy hearts 💗

Here’s one of the team expertly brushing back freshly applied lime mortar — allowing this stonework to breathe again aft...
20/08/2025

Here’s one of the team expertly brushing back freshly applied lime mortar — allowing this stonework to breathe again after years of trapped moisture.
Repointing isn’t just about looks — it’s about longevity, tradition, and doing things the right way.

This striking chimney breast and stone façade were carefully repointed using traditional lime mortar — giving this cotta...
18/08/2025

This striking chimney breast and stone façade were carefully repointed using traditional lime mortar — giving this cottage its breathability back while preserving every ounce of character.
Proud to protect the past while making it ready for the future.

Bag rubbing is part pointing, part rendering but always 100% character.Here we have not only preserved the contours and ...
15/08/2025

Bag rubbing is part pointing, part rendering but always 100% character.

Here we have not only preserved the contours and true beauty of the stonework, but we have also protected it for many years to come.

We don't do things by halves; we are serious about craftsmanship. Check out the website (🔗 in bio) to have a look at more of our portfolio of works.



If you want to tell the difference between a lime render finish and a cement one, all you need to do is run your hand ac...
12/08/2025

If you want to tell the difference between a lime render finish and a cement one, all you need to do is run your hand across the surface. If it has a wonderfully satisfying textured finish to it, that has a bit character, then it’s probably lime. Anything else is cement, but don’t worry, cement won’t last as long as lime does.

Heritage buildings need heritage experts like us at Leyden.

Here at Leyden, I don’t think we’ll ever get tired of looking a textured, render finish just like this one. It’s amazing...
31/07/2025

Here at Leyden, I don’t think we’ll ever get tired of looking a textured, render finish just like this one. It’s amazing to see how this sand-coloured finish is actually made up of everything from whites, browns, greys and blacks. That’s the beauty of nature and the work we do at Leyden plugs effortlessly into that.


Regular followers will know all about hessian drapes and how they’re integral to heritage lime projects but what we have...
28/07/2025

Regular followers will know all about hessian drapes and how they’re integral to heritage lime projects but what we have here is an extreme example where the whole building is neatly covered and tucked up for the night. Don’t worry the team at Leyden always leave a little clue of where the front door is. Can you spot it?

Thanks to for a scaffolding solution that makes it all possible.

There’s no better way of offsetting our wonderfully textured lime render finishes than with a set of beautiful, original...
24/07/2025

There’s no better way of offsetting our wonderfully textured lime render finishes than with a set of beautiful, original style windows painted in Calke Green by Farrow & Ball. Just like cheese and pickle, it’s one of those combinations that just works perfectly.

If you’d like to know about projects that we’ve worked on, please click through to www.leydensw.co.uk

Important trade secrets being revealed right here … this is how we draw extra moisture out of our lime render. The newsp...
21/07/2025

Important trade secrets being revealed right here … this is how we draw extra moisture out of our lime render. The newspaper absorbs it which allows the Leyden team to float right up to the last minute, making the most of the time available. What it actually means is that they can get home that little bit quicker, but they deserve that.

If you’d like to know about projects that we’ve worked on, please click through to www.leydensw.co.uk

Quick ‘shout out’ to the Leyden team in this picture who’ve been working incredibly hard on this period property in Plym...
18/07/2025

Quick ‘shout out’ to the Leyden team in this picture who’ve been working incredibly hard on this period property in Plympton and of course to our good friends who are the leading supplier of sustainable, eco-friendly, traditional building products. We can’t wait for the scaffolding and hessian drapes to come down and reveal this stunning property in its full glory.


When it comes to heritage projects, the Leyden team often need to work round whatever unique and historical features alr...
09/04/2025

When it comes to heritage projects, the Leyden team often need to work round whatever unique and historical features already exist. When that happens, restoration and improvements must be completed with sympathy, appreciation and understanding and that’s what we do best at Leyden.


Sometimes with social media, you just need one of those images that shows very little at the same time as showing so ver...
04/04/2025

Sometimes with social media, you just need one of those images that shows very little at the same time as showing so very much. If you really look at the detail here, you can almost feel and hear the unique, satisfying texture that lime render delivers with every single finish. Maybe that’s just us here at Leyden.


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