Most of Bingham's buildings are relatively new. The market town, about eight miles east of Mapperley, grew strongly after the Second World War, with almost constant house building through the 1960s and 1970s and, more recently, the Romans' Quarter north of the town, planned for around 1,000 homes. Patch Me If You Can plasters across all of it.
What that means for your walls
Houses from the 1960s and 1970s have had half a century of life, and their ceilings and walls may have been painted, patched and papered many times. A full skim gives a room a clean, flat surface again, and an old Artex ceiling can be skimmed over rather than ripped out. New homes in the Romans' Quarter are usually lined with plasterboard, which suits stud walls to split a room, media walls built out for a TV and fire, and wall panelling in bedrooms and halls. Plasterboarding, patch repairs and full-property work are covered too.
The old centre
Around the Market Place with its octagonal Butter Cross, and along Long Acre, the picture changes. Bingham's conservation area, designated in 1970 as the first in Rushcliffe, has early cottages, vernacular buildings and 24 listed buildings or structures. Indoor work in older properties like these needs care and the right materials, and listed buildings may need consent for some internal changes, so it is worth asking Rushcliffe Borough Council early.
For any indoor plastering in Bingham, call 07877 353120. We are open seven days, 7am to 5pm.
