The Lime Directory

LIME has been used in the construction of buildings for thousands of years, along with clay and earth it is perhaps one of the oldest building mediums, its flexibility and versitility has allowed the longevity of many of our historic structures to survive the passage of time. Lime is therefore essentially just a building material, nothing more, it is however, its usewithin our historic building fabric that makes it so special, it is the building, just as the windows are its eyes, lime is its lungs.

The damage caused by inappropiate repairs with cementicious materials within the last one hundred and fifty years has caused not only physical damage to our historic building stock but also to the aethetical perspective, the loss of the vernacular has been widespread.

The LIME DIRECTORY is the first point of call for all those looking for contractors who specialise in Lime. All contractors are listed by local authority area, this easy format allows you to find your nearest tradesman or women.