The Breathable House Company restores, refurbishes and maintains historic and listed buildings across South Oxfordshire, acting as principal contractor and coordinating the trades required. Its work centres on keeping solid walls breathable, and damp is treated by removing the modern materials that stop a building drying out. External lime renders are hand-shaped without angle beads using the firm’s own aggregates; lath and plaster is renewed with riven oak or chestnut laths; and breathable wood wool and cork boards are used where insulation is retrofitted. A planned maintenance programme is offered.
Suitable for: owners of solid-walled period and listed houses in Oxfordshire dealing with damp, cement render or plastic paints.
Services: lime rendering; lime plastering and stucco; lath and plaster renewal; masonry repairs and repointing; timber frame repairs and window restoration; breathable thermal insulation; limewash and mineral paint decorating; sympathetic electrical work; maintenance management.
Location: Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford, Oxfordshire; covering South Oxfordshire.