Horse Hair

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Get Your Building Projects An Extra Edge: Limebase Horse hair

This holds especially true when it comes to construction and restoration businesses dealing with historical and traditional buildings. The type of material used will affect the overall quality and durability of the structure. Here at Limebase, we understand and appreciate that only the highest-grade natural materials give top-of-the-line results. One such material is horsehair added to lime plasters and renders for extra tensile strength, which enhances overall performance.

Why Horsehair Lime Plaster?
For centuries, horsehair has been used in the reinforcement of lime plasters and renders. Its strength and physical properties make it a great material for strengthening and stabilising plaster mixes.

The following outline some reasons you might consider using horse hair in your lime plaster and render projects:

Natural reinforcement: Horsehair is a natural reinforcement, which helps in bonding the plaster mix together. This is especially important in traditional lime plaster applications, where synthetic alternatives are not suitable. The coarseness of the horsehair gives it an effective bonding key, which helps to hold the plaster in place and prevents cracking or detachment.

Improved Tensile Strength: Horsehair, when uniformly distributed all through the plaster, enhances the tensile strength of material. This means the plaster will be better in a position to resist any tensional force, hence reducing any cases of damage through course time. This is more important in buildings with old plasters, whose movements and vibrations must be supported.

Universal Application: The horse hair is used universally in all sorts of applications, not only for internal jobs but also for external works. Performance occurs when plastering onto laths: in this case, a quantity of horsehair is added to the mix so as to make the plaster more adhesive to the surface. This makes it also very convenient to many replications and restoration projects, where authenticity and historical accuracy is highly sought after.

Improved adhesion: The challenge to the plastering of lime over timber is that it would be hard to get the plaster to adhere properly when it has dried up. Timber can draw moisture from the plaster, hence creating shrinkage and detachment on the same. This mix, with horsehair, will give the surface better improved adhesion property, meaning it’s going to last a lot longer and be more durable.

Our Top-Quality Horse hair
At Limebase, we offer our customers nothing but the best quality material that can be availed. We selectively choose horse hair that meets industry standards so it can help produce consistent performances and durability.

The key points for our horsehair are as follows:
Loose Cut Horsehair: We supply loose-cut horsehair, which can be easily mixed through your plaster and render. This makes easy its distribution through the material, leaving the reinforcement effective and consistent.
High Standard of Quality: All our horsehair is of good origin, and from quality suppliers conforming to a rigorous quality standard. This said, colour can differ by a shade on some horsehairs between batches—but this should absolutely not affect performance and durability in the material.
Packaging: Our horsehair is packed into 100g bags for ease of measure and mixing according to the volume that would be required for your respective project. You get everything you need in a package form with no wastage.

Using Horsehair in Lime Plaster and Render
It is very easy to use horse hair in your lime plaster and render, but a couple of points are important in ensuring the right results:
Preparation: The surface must be suitably prepared before the horsehair can be introduced into your plaster or render. The surface should be clean and free from dust, debris, and loose material. Where plastering is to be carried out on laths, ensure that these are well fixed and spaced evenly.

Mixing: At the time of the first mix, add your plaster or render mix into the horsehair. It makes certain that the horsehair will be equally spread out into the material. Machine mix thoroughly to break up bunches of horsehair and create an even texture together with the mix.
Application: Apply the plaster or render as usual, working it well into the surface. Ensure adequate thickness is well pressed into the laths or substrate for backing coats. Trowel back and smooth in, ensuring horsehair is dispersed through the plaster.
Curing: Allow the plaster to cure slowly while retaining dampness if necessary to prevent rapid drying. This helps ensure that proper set of the plaster is allowed for getting the best possible strengths and durability.

Why Limebase for Your Horse hair Requirements
At Limebase, quality and customer satisfaction are our commitment. Now these are just a few tips of the iceberg of reasons to make us your top dealer in horsehair and other natural building materials:

Expertise: Experience over the years and the exposure in the industry will avail you with the best materials and advice you need for your project. Any possible questions you can ever have will be addressed with support to get the best out of it.
Quality Assurance: We select and test all the materials carefully to make them meet the highest standards. You can be confident that when you go with Limebase, you are getting a product that is reliable, durable, and fit for purpose.
Customer Support: Building long-term relationships with our customers is what we believe in. For that reason, we offer all-encompassing support and advice from your initial product choice to application and maintenance. Our team is always at hand, giving you the support you need in order to thrive.
Competitive Pricing: Available at an affordable price, we provide horsehair of great value for your investment. And it’s conveniently packaged in 100g bags, easy to order for specific amounts needed in your project without any wastage or excess.
Variety of products: In addition to horsehair, we offer other natural building materials, ranging from goat hair to lime plasters and renders. Whether you need a product for your project, we have the know-how to make you reach your desired goal.
By incorporating horsehair, the strength and durability of lime plaster or render will be increased dramatically. At Limebase, we provide the best horsehair for the best results with your work—whether in historical restoration or new construction—with industry-conforming quality.

The horsehair we produce is suitable for both historical buildings and new structures that need the natural reinforcement to give long life and a durable finish. Get in touch with us today to learn more about our product line and how we can help you on your next job.

The colour of the horsehair you receive may differ slightly from the above image; however, all the loose cut horse hair we supply is high-quality and meets industry standards. Our bags of horsehair are competitively priced and are available in 100g bags for your convenience.

If you have any questions relating to any of the horsehair in our online shop, you can contact a member of our team at Limebase, as we are always happy to help. Until then, you can browse through our collection of products in our online shop.