Whitmore Barton, Taunton, Somerset

Dating from the 16th century, this house had various materials in its makeup including one cob elevation. We chose NHL lime to render the majority of the building, straightening it while leaving nice natural curves. When it came to the cob elevation we carefully remedied some previous repairs and stitched up a huge crack, then rendered in lime putty with horse hair for strength and flexibility, adding a small stone plinth at the bottom for protection from the great British weather.