SMET NHL lime-based mortars, plasters and render | Restore old and historic buildings
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In Spring 2024, SMET sustainable mortars were again specially selected in the sympathetic restoration, and conservation of an old former National School in idyllic Omeath, Co Louth, Ireland.
Constructed in 1882, this 19th-century property originally served as a National School for the local area, the Cooley Peninsula.
SMET NHL 3.5 was used for the external rendering and basecoats for the internal plastering, which was finished with bauprocalc KG Hydraulic Lime-Based Skim Coat. Additionally, a new extension was internally plastered with Prooftherm lime base insulating Render/Plaster and finished with bauprocalc KG.
On behalf of Poplar Investments Ltd, the principal building contractor, Kelly Bros. was tasked with the mammoth renovation project of Wilton House comprising 15 Luxury Apartments, in-situ concrete frame, brick and render & Zinc standing seam Facade, completed with a flat roof.
SMET’s bauprocalc KG – Hydraulic Lime-Based Skim Coat and bauprocalc 830 – Hydraulic Lime-Based Render/Plaster were selected for the internal plastering and external render in the renovation of this important historic building in Belfast.
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SMET NHL binders are particularly suited for ecological new builds, conservation, restoration, and preservation works. The products’ special composition allows mortars to breathe and permits constant hygrometric exchange between the substrate and the environment.
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