ResidentialPeriod Townhouse Restoration
Lime Plastering · Decorative Plaster
Quick answer
Can you match an existing cornice?
In most cases, yes. Missing or damaged sections of cornice can be matched by taking a profile from the existing moulding and either sourcing a matching stock profile or having a section run or cast to match. The new section is then fixed, jointed and finished so it reads as one continuous moulding.
Installation and restoration
We install new fibrous and cast plaster cornices, coving, ceiling roses, dado and picture rails, panel mouldings and niches, and restore original decorative plasterwork in period homes. Where paint build-up has blurred the detail of an old cornice, it can be carefully cleaned back to reveal the original profile.
Plaster mouldings are fixed with adhesives and mechanical fixings appropriate to the weight, then mitred, jointed and filled so that corners and returns are crisp.
Commercial and hospitality settings
Decorative plaster is also used in hotels, restaurants, members’ clubs and residential development show units, where feature ceilings, coffers and moulded panelling set the character of a space. We coordinate these with lighting, ceiling services and joinery details.
Benefits
- Restores original character to period rooms
- Profiles matched to existing mouldings
- Crisp mitres, joints and returns
- Works alongside ceiling repairs and re-plastering
- Suitable for homes and hospitality interiors
Suitable property and project types
- Victorian, Edwardian and Georgian homes
- Period flat conversions
- Hotels, restaurants and bars
- Show homes and development interiors
- Listed buildings (with consent where required)
