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J&J Sharpe is a small company that manufactures and supplies lime products for building repair, renovation, and conservation. They produce lime putty, mortars, plasters, and washes. They specialize in repairing old buildings like churches and homes using lime plastering and rendering. Their goal is to employ the best techniques to achieve lasting repairs and maintenance of traditional buildings.

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Use It in Buildings For: About Us

J&J Sharpe is a small company that manufactures and supplies lime products for building repair, renovation, and conservation. They produce lime putty, mortars, plasters, and washes. They specialize in repairing old buildings like churches and homes using lime plastering and rendering. Their goal is to employ the best techniques to achieve lasting repairs and maintenance of traditional buildings.

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about us
J & J Sharpe is a small company that provides the following services:
I Manufacturer and supplier of Lime products A major part of our business is to produce lime products including putty, mortars, washes, plasters and clay daub. We also supply natural hydraulic lime, oak laths, stainless steel fixings, cob blocks and bricks. We offer easy to understand advice and help for the novice and more detailed explanations for the professional builder. If you are not sure of the type of material you need or the quantity for the job we can help you. We endeavour to give the most suitable advice for the job that needs to be done. I We specialise in the repair, renovation and conservation of old buildings. This includes work on churches, public buildings and privately owned homes. We carry out lime plastering and rendering, structural repairs to stone and cob as well as full refurbishment contracts, extensions and conversions. We believe it is important to maintain our vernacular buildings and homes. Our aim is to employ the best techniques to achieve lasting repairs and maintenance of traditional buildings, whether it may be a small cob cottage, stately home or church. We have completed contracts involving the conservation and repair of historic ornamental plasterwork, wall paintings and monuments. J & J Sharpe Furzedon, Merton, Okehampton, Devon EX20 3DS Tel: 01805 603587 Fax: 01805 603187 Email: [email protected] Web: www.jjsharpe.co.uk

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lime materials
Lime mortar is softer and weaker than stone, brick or cob therefore it is able to withstand a certain amount of movement (without cracking) that comes with settlement and seasonal changes in ground conditions. Lime mortar is porous and allows moisture to freely evaporate, this is sometimes referred to as walls being allowed to breathe. Dense cement mortars are hard, brittle and less porous than lime mortar, which is damaging to traditional buildings. Water can get behind cement renders where cracks occur. The water is drawn into the wall, builds up, unable to escape; dampness in the wall causes decay and crumbling to the fabric of the wall. Cement mortar is usually harder than old brick and some stone, when movement occurs the edges of the stone or brick are pushed against the hard mortar resulting in the masonry being damaged or the mortar cracking.

why use lime?


Breathable - Limes are breathable which is an
essential quality for solid masonary walls, which are found in most period buildings

Healthy - a breathable structure is also an


important quality for healthy living conditions

Natural - our lime products are natural and


contain no additives and are not blended

Resistance to Salts, Bacteria and vegetable growth - The absence of gypsum


and cement ensures sulphate attack and salt reactions are minimised

Non-Hydraulic Lime or Lime Putty

Quicklime is added to water to produce lime putty. The resulting mixture is sieved and left to mature for a minimum of 3 months. During this time the liquid lime putty thickens to the consistency of toothpaste.

Flexibility - compressive strength is gained


gradually, allowing for movement

Elasticity - no expansion joints, minimal


Natural Hydraulic Lime (NHL)

shrinkage and cracking

The production of Natural Hydraulic Lime differs from lime putty. NHL is produced from limestone containing clay or other silica impurities. When NHL is slaked (added to water) a harder set is obtained because calcium silicates and aluminates form in the presence of water as well as calcium carbonate from carbonation. This gives NHL the ability to set underwater, hence the term hydraulic. The more hydraulic a lime is the greater its strength but less permeable and flexible. Slow setting non-hydraulic lime is good for internal plasterwork and for soft backgrounds such as cob or soft stone. For exposed stonewalls or chimneys then a stronger NHL would be beneficial.

Excellent workability
gives good workability

- free lime content

Recycling - building materials used with our


Limes can be recovered and reused

Green - lime re-absorbs CO2 during curing Cost Effective - low bulk density means good
economy as sold by weight but used by volume

We supplied the Shakepeares Globe Theatre reconstruction, the UKs largest lime plastering project, with all their haired lime plaster

products
J & J Sharpes range of products
Lime Putty
Available in 20 kilo tub or by half tonne

colour chart
Limewash colours - please note: due to the printing process use as a guide only, please contact us for small sample tins.
Lime Plaster (haired, 3:1)
Available in 25 kilo, half tonne or tonne bag. 20kg of plaster covers 1m sq. at 10 mm thick

Lime Mortar (3:1)


Available in 25 kilo, half tonne or tonne bag. 20kg of plaster covers 1m sq. at 10 mm thick

Lime Plaster (Double haired)


Used for first coat onto laths. Available in 25 kilo, half tonne or tonne bag. 20kg of plaster covers 1m sq. at 10 mm thick Croyde Tawton Dolton Bow

Super Fine Skim (3:2)


Available in 12 litre tubs covers 4m sq

Lime Wash
Available in 12 litre tubs. White or colors (see chart). 1 litre covers 3 to 6m sq. per coat. At least 3 coats are needed on new plaster.

Roundtower Natual Hydraulic Limes


All grades NHL2, 3.5 & 5 available in 25kg bags

MetaStar
Available in 25 kilo bags

Lynton

Tavy

Meeth

Belstone

Instow

Rowden

Beaford

Barton

Sawn and Riven oak laths

Cob bricks
Available individually or pallets of 348

Cob blocks
Available individually or pallets of 64

Other products
Perlite - available in 100 litre bags Daub - available in 25 kilo bags Puddling Clay - available in 25 kilo bags Delivery arranged throughout the UK. Stainless Steel Products - 1 metre x 8mm helical ties, Riblath per sheet, EML per sheet, screws, bolts & threaded bars Booklets - 'Lime in Building', A Practical Guide & 'Cob Buildings' A Practical Guide Welcombe Week Huish Ashwater

Lee

Knowle

Merton

Lake

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