Portfolio
Over the years, Leslie Cornell Building Restoration Ltd have completed numerous projects.
We have undertaken many Cob Restorations, Historic Building Restorations and Damp Repairs throughout Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
Please view our Portfolio Gallery below to have a look at the Building Restoration Services we have accomplished in Cornwall & Isles of Scilly…
18th Century House Lime Works Cornwall
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Leslie Cornell Building Restoration Ltd were engaged to undertake traditional restoration works at this 18th Century stone property in Cornwall.
All of our restoration works were sympathetic to the buildings substrate and included:
Lime Repointing
We carefully removed the existing pointing applications form the stonework joints and raked them out to the required depths. Some areas of the faces of the stonework had been previously painted and this too was carefully removed and cleaned. With the stonework and joints adequately cleaned and raked out, we then proceeded to introduce an appropriate Lime mortar repointing application.
Lime Rendering
It was decided that some areas of the external walls of the property would be better suited to being rendered. Using an appropriate Lime mortar, we introduced a 3-coat render application to the specified areas. The chimney stack was one of these areas where we removed the existing applications and re-rendered with a suitable 3-coat Lime mortar.
Window Sills
Some of the existing window sills had deteriorated and become ineffective. We removed the inadequate sills and replaced them with Brazilian Natural Solid Slate sills.
If you have an historic building restoration in Cornwall project that you would like to discuss,please Contact Us.
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Listed Cob and Stone Boundary Wall Mevagissey
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Leslie Cornell Building Restoration Ltd were engaged to undertake Cob restoration works to this collapsed Grade II Listed boundary wall in Cornwall.
The neighbouring properties outbuilding collapsed, damaging the listed Cob and Stone wall. We used preformed Cob blocks and a Lime mortar to repair the damaged area and tied the repaired wall using a Helifix System.
With the repair works completed, we then introduced a 3-coat Lime render application to the Cob. After allowing the appropriate drying times we applied a Beeck Mineral Paint System to the newly introduced Lime render.
If you have a collapsed boundary wall in Cornwall project, please Contact Us.
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Cob and Stone Breathability Works Cornwall
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This historic stone and Cob house in Cornwall was suffering from damp.
Leslie Cornell Building Restoration Ltd were engaged to undertake restoration works to maintain the breathability of the building.
Our restoration works included:
The external drainage for this property was non-existent, so we excavated a land drainage trench and installed a French Drain system.
Rainwater Goods
We removed the inadequate guttering and downpipes and replaced with a cast-iron rainwater system.
The stone and Cob structure was clad in a cement-based render application. We carefully removed the non-breathable renders and introduced a Lime pointing application to the exposed stonework and a 3-coat Lime render application to the exposed Cob.
If you have an Historic Building in Cornwall and would like to discuss your restoration project, please Contact Us.
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