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corin_doyle@hotmail.com

Or by telephone on 07825631059

The provision of traditional and modern masonry solutions with sympathetic and functionally equivalent materials to a professional and enduring standard. Utilising all types of lime mortars, plasters and concretes including hot mixing, NHL's, putties and pastes. Including repairing and renovating of Listed Buildings. All stonemasonry and brick masonry repairs. Replacement windows sealed with oakum, cotton, haired mortar and linseed putty. Reclaimed timber, stone and quarry tiles. Victorian geometric tiling, Imperial brickwork. Lime rendering. Limecrete. Cobbles and setts repointed with bitumen. Hand dressed British stone paving, tiling and flagstones bedded and grouted with lime and/or clay. Cellars renovated with traditional materials for different uses. Earth mortars. Wattle and Daub. Medieval mortars. Traditional damp solutions. Traditional and sympathetic insulation. 

New build porches and extensions to match existing structures complying with Building Regulations, 

The pictures below are all projects completed by myself independently and have been selected to showcase a wide variety of materials and applications. My personal preference is to undertake smaller conservation projects rather than large modern renovations but I will consider anything and if it's unique or challenging then I will happily travel. 

Covering: West Cheshire, Wirral, Merseyside, North Shropshire, East Staffordshire and North East Wales

Now working nationwide for certain contracts

Imperial brickwork bulit with hot mixed lime mortar

New build with Imperial Brick and hot lime mortar with wood ash

Matching Existing Works

 Listed Building

Hot mixed black mortar lime mortar

Black mortar repointing with coal ash aggregate and traditional lime inclusions 

Listed Building

Solid wall construction with lime mortar

New build with Glacial field stone and NHL abutting a floodwater stream

 Matching Existing Works

Traditional Solution

stone wall repointed with hot mixed lime mortar

Hot lime repoint with Carmarthen sand

Restoring Original Fabric

Restored Yorkstone paving with lime mortar

Yorkstone cleaned, resurfaced, repaired, repointed and resealed

Restoring Original Fabric

Listed Building

slate hearthstone with linseed oil and lime repointing

New slate hearthstone and hot lime repointing, sealed with linseed oil

Client supplied Collie

Cellar with damp and salt resistant lime plaster from red mortar

New hardwood cellar window with reclaimed Yorkstone cill and damp/salt resistant hot lime plaster Red Mortar

Restoring Original Fabric

Traditional Solution

Cheshire red sandstone wall with lime mortar

New build with reclaimed Cheshire Red Sandstone with NHL and Cheshire sand 

Matching Existing Works

NHL red mortar with linseed oil for granite

Glacial stone NHL/hydrated repoint of outbuilding with linseed oil for water resistance in a damp, sheltered area Red Mortar

Traditional Solution

Reclaimed oak beam with linseed oil

Reclaimed Oak beam finished with linseed oil and installed with fast setting hot lime mortar

Salt resistant lime plaster made from hot mixed red mortar

Salt resistant lime plaster with brick dust aggregate to manage damp in a cellar on a coastal road

Red Mortar

Cheshire red sandstone with lime mortar new build

New build to client design and specifications with Cheshire Red Sandstone and NHL

BS Compliant

Bitumen pointed setts

Traditional Solution

Victorian Geometric Tiling

Restored ironworks

Newly Installed Scoutmoor paving and Window well surround with restored ironworks 

Listed building lime putty cheshire red sandstone

Driveway extension, small rebuild with existing stone and hydrated lime to match existing  

Listed Building

Sandstone paving and walling

Indian stone landscaping

BS Compliant

Grey limestone walling and paving

Khandla polished stone garden with lighting and water features

BS Compliant

New yorkstone paving and cheshire red sandstone walls with lime mortar for a listed building

New Yorkstone paving and Cheshire Red Sandstone rebuild and repoint with NHL/hydrated

Listed Building

Hot mixed lime roughcast render for a listed building

Hot lime roughcast 

Restoring Original Fabric

Listed Building

Window well reinstatement for a listed building

Window well reinstatement

Restoring Original Fabric

Listed Building 

Stone skirting and flooring

Quartzite tiling and skirting

BS Compliant

New steps

New entrance to clients design and specification. Masonry built

BS Compliant

Hot mixed lime repointing for cheshire sandstone wall within the curtilage of a listed building

Cheshire Red Sandstone repoint with hot lime 

Listed Building

Slate flooring with lime grout

Slate tiling

BS Compliant

Porcelain paving

Porcelain patio and steps

BS Compliant

Cheshire red sandstone steps repair and repoint with hot mixed lime mortar

Cheshire Red Sandstone repoint 

 Listed Building

Imperial Brickwork repointed wiith salt resistant hot lime mortar

Damp solution

Reclaimed brick wall with hydrated lime mortar

Demonstration of hydrated limes use

Wattle and daub panel made from local subsoil with green bonded hot limewash

Test Panel

Cow muck tanking to control sulphate staining

Traditonal Solution

New lathwork with lightweight hot lime plaster

Traditional Solution

Newly installed lathwork arch to increase ceiling height with Perlite and barley straw hot lime plaster

Modern materials for an improved traditional solution

Newy repointed Imperial Brickwork with active drying action 

Salt and damp solution

Partially excavated cellar floor showing original timber footing!

Prep for limecrete

Hot lime repoint and partial rebuild of Cefn Mawr wall

Traditional Solution

Travertine flooring renovation, cleaned, regrouted and sealed

Hot lime repoint of Granite feature wall

Traditional Solution

Hot lime Red Mortar to manage damp and salt ingress in cellar

Salt and Damp Solution