Conor McGouran trowelling a lime wall
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The studio.

A small crew, led by Conor on the trowel.

Conor has twenty years on the tools, and was trained by tradesmen whose own training went back to the 1960s. He learned the fundamentals a lot of plasterers now skip: setting out properly, getting the wall true, and giving the material the time it needs.

"We work in the fine margins."
Conor McGouran, founder

How we
work.

The difference between good plastering and great plastering is the last few percent: the corners, the light raking across a wall at four in the afternoon, the patch nobody else would notice. That’s where we spend our time.

Obsession with preparation

Laser-levelling, and days spent setting out before a trowel goes near a wall. That mindset runs through how CMG approaches every job.

Sample control

A client once handed Conor a six-year-old sample with no idea where it came from. After months of trial blends, we matched it. Every finish now starts the same way: three identical samples, one for our showroom, one for site and one for you.

Approved by the manufacturers

We’re approved applicators for Clayworks, Forcrete and Bauwerk. The manufacturers know our work, and we use their materials the way they’re meant to be used.

A small, devoted team

No revolving door of casuals. A tight crew of trusted hands, each developing under Conor's eye, with the same care for the work that he has.

Easy to work with

Conversations, not confrontations. Clear quotes, honest timelines, and a straight answer when something on site isn’t right. Most of our work comes from designers we’ve worked with before.

Ambition without bluster

We admire the best specialist plasterers in the world and don't claim to be among them yet. We’re working on it.

Approved applicator for
ClayworksApproved applicator
ForcreteApproved · 2020
BauwerkApproved · 2022

Work with
the studio.

Telephone +44 7510 176020
Studio Buckinghamshire