Plastering and rendering in Uttoxeter

Uttoxeter is a historic market town whose centre has stayed largely intact even as new housing has gone up around the edges. The core sits within the Uttoxeter Conservation Area, so the older, solid-walled buildings there need a careful hand. On property of that age a hard, impermeable finish traps moisture and leads to blown plaster and salting, whereas a breathable, compatible finish lets the wall dry as it should. Around High Street, Pinfold Street, Hockley Road and Balance Street, that heritage character is exactly what the local controls are there to protect.

Matching materials in the conservation core

East Staffordshire Borough Council’s policy expects development in and near the conservation area to respect the existing scale, form, materials and detailing. For a plasterer, that puts render repair and colour-matching front and centre in the town centre. A patched frontage has to blend with what is already there, in texture as well as colour, so it does not stand out on a protected street. Careful repair and close matching keep both the building and the paperwork in good order, which matters more here than on a standard estate.

Brownfield land turning into homes

The other half of Uttoxeter’s story is regeneration. Former industrial land is being brought back as housing, with schemes like the 119-home development at the old Bamford Works, directly south of the conservation area, and 44 affordable homes at Pennycroft Lane. That gives a strong new-build and conversion side to the work: dry lining, boarding and skimming on fresh rooms, and making good on the uneven substrates that come with bringing old commercial buildings into residential use. It is a genuine split brief, traditional repair one week and modern finishing the next.

The full range for the town

From a matched repair on a conservation frontage to a run of skimmed rooms on a new estate, the whole service is covered: plastering and skimming, plasterboarding and dry lining, rendering and render repair, and plaster and ceiling repairs. Each job is planned with the customer and suited to whether the property is old or new. Rigby’s reaches Uttoxeter within its Staffordshire and Cheshire patch and has spent nearly a decade on housing of every age. Call for a free quote and a plain answer on the work.