Where a listed building has a requirement to restore finishes like for like, or in accordance with a regulation; Whitechapel Art Plaster Co Ltd can work with heritage officers and building inspectors, to agree a sympathetic and systematic approach to the work, and also advise on the practicality of programme and procurement, in terms of matching and restoring traditional finishes. Examples may include lath and plaster ceilings using sawn or riven lath, haired lime sand mixes in a scratch and float coat, with a lime plaster (fat lime or hydraulic, as required), with gauged lime putty, or high calcium lime and fine sand setting coats to finish.

An area of specialisation for Whitechapel Art Plaster Co Ltd in the field of restoration is that of curved work, using solid or fibrous plastering techniques; which can range from fitting or running a cornice around a curved wall, to forming ovals and ellipses for domes, arches, coffers and lighting troughs, through to curved panel moulds on walls and ceilings. Some of the techniques and finishes employed can be seen of the Whitechapel Art Plaster Co Ltd over view video.

Whitechapel Art Plaster Co Ltd; work with clients to restore original features, and match or up grade plaster work, where a refurbishment and additions have been unsympathetic to the aesthetics of the building in question. As an example; where an en-suite has been introduced to a bedroom area of a period house, and the high ceilings have a plaster cornice in the ceiling to wall joint, which have been omitted from the new partitions forming the en-suite; leaving the room looking unbalanced. Whitechapel Art Plaster Co Ltd can match the existing cornice and fit it to the new walls so a seamless match is achieved and the aesthetic of the space restored.

Whitechapel Art Plaster Co Ltd also match and replace ornamental plaster work which has been damaged by the movement of a building which requires underpinning, lateral restraint, or other structural works which have caused decorative, or other plaster finishes to be damaged and requiring restoration.

Whitechapel Art Plaster Co Ltd can also restore areas of plaster work which have been damaged or lost, as a consequence of flood or fire damage.

In addition to achieving the correct aesthetic which is in keeping with the building; Whitechapel Art Plaster Co Ltd can identify solid or contemporary plastering systems, which have been applied and are not compatible with the building substrates to which they have been applied; as a result of the incorrect choice of material and application in the course of remedial works. Wrong material choice, and failing to identify a building defect causing the degradation of plaster work and associated joinery, can lead to dampness and decay in buildings, along with condensation and mould growth.

Whitechapel Art Plaster Co Ltd have surveyors who can inspect and report on the compatibility of materials, and come to conclusions and make recommendations for their application; be that solid lime /sand plaster mixes, premixes, insulating materials, rendering finishes, or other plaster and associated finishes in the building.