Mick
Historic Building Surveyor
Core Conservation
Traditional, specialist lime plasters
... in the footsteps of Ancient Roman recipes
Efficient Lime-Only Solutions do exist
– for insulating old thick walls
– for rising damp and condensation
– for cold bridging and radiating cold
– for seismic reinforcement
– against sea spray and driving rain
– for basement tanking that breathes,
– for sound proofing, energy saving and more…
Award winning lime plasters for your projects
A tradition of success for Millennia
These products, based on traditional Roman formulas, incorporate those elements that made Roman lime plasters:
– last for decades or centuries, even in harsh environments, humidity and salts,
– perform according to their intended purpose,
– provide outstanding thermal comfort,
– excellent breathability and flexibility,
– traditional look and feel,
made available for you in easy-to-use, premixed form.
We have 20 different products to satisfy your needs, from pointing mortars to traditional floor screeds.
Not sure where to start?
The team of Core Conservation provides professional historic building surveys and specifies solutions to match your needs all over UK.
Val
Surveyor, Head of Research
Core Conservation
Does it matter which lime plaster I choose?
Ancient Romans mastered the art of adjusting the properties of lime to their intended purpose. They knew that 10% or more of the right aggregates can significantly alter how lime plasters perform.
One great example is the interior of this Roman Bath. See the pinkish circles on the ceiling? This brick-lime mix could absorb significant amount of steam and moisture from the air, due to the pore characteristics of the types of brick they used.
We are humbled to inform you about a whole vista of knowledge which has been brought to your doorstep, straight from the Master Masons of World Heritage sites – Pompeii and Venice
Read more about Roman’s Wisdom in Architecture here:
Some of our projects
See more at 'How Are We Different'
How we work
Choose any or each of these steps:
- Free consultation over the phone
- Survey – Professional Historic Building Survey
- Specify – the right materials and methods
- Supply – the right lime plasters for your project
- Apply – by our skilled lime plasterers
- Happy client, happy building
Mr Naldo Busato
CEO of MGN, MASTER CRAFTSMAN
Meet Our Adviser
Mr Naldo Busato is a Venetian Building Restoration Master Craftsman, the last link of a multi-generation guild tradition of Venice. Leading researcher of Roman Architecture and Roman building materials.
He is the Managing Director of MGN and its 5 production plants. We will frequently update you on the magnificent skills we learn from him, picking them up bit by bit, in the blog section.
Rebuilding Teatro La Fenice
Historic Building Restoration
An Award-winning Project in pictures
The Cob House is a 300-year-old Grade 2 listed converted block of stables, originally serving as the stable block to Steanbridge House in Slad, nestled in the picturesque Cotswolds.
This project was approached as a conservation endeavour, with the client’s primary focus being the preservation of the building’s character while bringing it up to contemporary standards fit for the 21st century.
The 4 Most Daunting Tasks
when Restoring Old Buildings
Hope we save you some headaches, time and resources by sharing these complimentary guides.
Our Building Experts Val and Mick assembled these, after having surveyed over 4,000 old and heritage properties in the last decade, all over UK.
The production facilities
MGN products are strictly no cement, no chemicals.
100% certified raw materials from 5 production plants.
MGN’s own research facilities are accredited by Italy’s national accreditation body, Accredia.
All tests meet & exceed national and Europian standards and are valid internationally.
Hope you will be one of our happy clients, too
You don’t meet people with such a work ethic, very often. They knew their product and what it was all about. We were amazed how polite they were, they didn’t hurry, they were very professional at what they did.
Dr AS
I was very worried about the rising damp situation, so I contacted Core Conservation through The Listed Property Owners’ Club and I have been very-very impressed. Mike is really nice, I think he is totally professional, I like him immensely. Yes, I would totally recommend it to anybody, who has a building with damp problems.
Dr JY
We had a very positive experience, everyone was very nice, knowledgeable and answered my lots of questions. Was done what was promised, I am happy we have done something to protect the old part of the house.
