Wall finishes in Hyde Park
Lime, Roman clay, and microcement for Hyde Park homes.
Mostly 1890 to 1920
What the houses here are built like
The historic heart of the North End, dense with Victorian and vernacular houses right up against the Hyde Park commercial strip. Many are on original plaster and many have been split into units over the decades, so wall condition varies block to block more than era alone would suggest.
Usually the right call
Lime in Hyde Park
Old Boise plaster and lime are the same family of material, so repairs and new work blend rather than reading as a patch.
Slaked lime and aggregate, built up in thin coats. Soft, luminous, and alive to light. The oldest of the four by a couple of thousand years.
Typically $12 to $22 per square foot installed.
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Working on a house in Hyde Park?
Consultations are free. We look at the wall, tell you what it needs, and are straight about what each finish will and will not do in that room.