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Plastering is very popular in British households because it's a fast and effective way to restore walls so they're ideal for wallpaper, tiling or painting. It's this ease of decoration subsequently that makes plastering a necessity.

How often have you taken off wallpaper to find the walls beneath are lumpy or there is damage that needs fixing. Plastering will take just a few hours and when it has dried you can start redecorating.

If you would like your property replastered then use our no cost online service and get up to 4 prices to check within Egremont.

Average Plastering cost in Egremont

The regular cost of Plastering is £750. Costs fluctuate based on the materials and the firm hired. The upper price range can be as high as £862.5. The material costs are typically about £187.5

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Plastering installation cost in Egremont 2024

Labour cost £525
Material cost £188
Waste removal £38
Time frame: 1-3 days

Plastering searches in November 2024

Plastering Projects in Egremont in October 2024

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Requests for quotations in Egremont in October 2024

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We noted 325 requests for property quotations in Egremont. Of these quote requests the number of plastering quotations within Egremont was 1. Quotatis would have been able to match these consumers with as many as four suitable fitters who were available for work in Egremont during that time. Request a free house survey from reputable companies within Egremont.

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Egremont

Egremont is a market community, civil parish and also 2 selecting wards (North and South) in the District of Copeland in Cumbria, England, 5 miles (8.0 kilometres) south of Whitehaven as well as on the River Ehen. Historically in Cumberland, the community, which lies at the foot of Uldale Valley as well as Dent Fell, has a long commercial heritage consisting of dyeing, weaving and iron ore mining. It had a population of 7,444 in 2001, boosting to 8,194 at the 2011 Census. The town's layout today is much the same as at the time of Richard de Lucy around 1200 with its wide Main Street opening out into the marketplace location. The remains of the Norman castle, built in the 12th century, are situated at the southerly end of Main Street near the market place. Egremont was given a charter for a market and yearly reasonable by King Henry III in 1266. The resulting yearly Crab Fair now hosts the World Gurning Championships. The contemporary economic situation is improved solutions, media and tourism, together with nuclear sector at Sellafield.

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10 Mar

Interior work | Plastering

Egremont - CA22

Enquiry from: Elizabeth H

Start Date: 1 to 3 months

Home owner quote for replastering /skimming following a rewire Please call to appoint

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10 Mar

Interior work | Plastering

Workington - CA14

Enquiry from: Christine S

Start Date: Immediate

Removal of Artex ceiling appox 30 square mtr.

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11 Mar

Interior work | Plastering

Whitehaven - CA28

Enquiry from: Joseph J

Start Date: Immediate

House replastered and dashed right round

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26 Oct

Interior work | Plastering

Cleator Moor - CA25

Enquiry from: Leila C

Start Date: Immediate

living room with 7 external corners and 3 internal corners that need cutting are you the property owner: owner of the property property type: terrace how many rooms are you looking to have plastered: ...

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17 Mar

Interior work | Plastering

Frizington - CA26

Enquiry from: Peter H

Start Date: Immediate

plaster a breast wall and 2 full walls in kitchen and more if possible are you the property owner: owner of the property property type: terrace how many rooms are you looking to have plastered: 5+ roo...

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16 Nov

Interior work | Plastering

Whitehaven - CA28

Enquiry from: Keith M

Start Date: Immediate

skim over bathroom walls in preparation for wet wall to fitted old tiles have been removed and brought some of the skimming of the plasterboard must be able to have works completed by this 22nd novemb...

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13 Oct

Interior work | Plastering

Workington - CA14

Enquiry from: Daud A

Start Date: Immediate

one small bedroom room needs skiming i.e four walls and ceiling. are you the property owner: owner of the property property type: terrace are you looking for interior decorating: no please call to app...

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22 Jan

Interior work | Plastering

Cockermouth - CA13

Enquiry from: Mary M

Start Date: Less than one month

Sovereign approved tanking/damp course Are you the property owner: Owner of the property Property Type: Semi detached How many rooms are you looking to have plastered: 1 Are you looking for Interior ...

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13 May

Interior work | Plastering

Workington - CA14

Enquiry from: Stuart T

Start Date: Immediate

walls need replastered loads of cracks and small chunks falling out

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08 May

Interior work | Plastering

Whitehaven - CA28

Enquiry from: Ann B

Start Date: Immediate

Require the chimney breast walls in two bedrooms dry-lined. problem with dampness and have had remedial work done on roof and chimney and used dehumidifiers in both rooms. Are you the property owner: ...

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10 Apr

Interior work | Plastering

Millom - LA19

Enquiry from: Georgina G

Start Date: Immediate

3 bedrooms, attic room, bathroom and landing plastered

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05 Feb

Interior work | Plastering

Cleator - CA23

Enquiry from: Ashleigh G

Start Date: Immediate

Extension to plaster consists of 3 rooms downstairs and 2 upstairs. Living room 7m x 4m, hallway and bedroom. All prep work done

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25 Jul

Interior work | Plastering

Workington - CA14

Enquiry from: Kathleen W

Start Date: Immediate

Walk in shower. Wash hand basin. Toilet. Free standing bath

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14 Apr

Interior work | Plastering

Workington - CA14

Enquiry from: Lyndsay S

Start Date: Immediate

Remove old plaster and re board and skim the ceiling. Also reskim of wall and chimney breast and apply coving throughout the room

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09 Jul

Interior work | Plastering

Whitehaven - CA28

Enquiry from: Carly B

Start Date: Immediate

4x4 living room skimmed ceiling chimney breast 1 window 2 doors Please Contact to Appoint

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07 Apr

Interior work | Plastering

Cockermouth - CA13

Enquiry from: Tim C

Start Date: Immediate

Home owner Walls requiring plastering in preparation for tiles Time scale immediate Contact to Appoint *

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16 Mar

Interior work | Plastering

Workington - CA14

Enquiry from: David W

Start Date: Immediate

Skim room approx. 4000mm x 3300mm

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05 Jan

Interior work | Plastering

Workington - CA14

Enquiry from: James B

Start Date: Less than one month

Homeowner Misc. replastering work to be carried out Please contact to appoint

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FAQs

how to plaster a wall?

How To Plaster A Wall

In order to plaster your wall successfully, you’ll firstly need to get the appropriate tools and materials for the job in place. The tools you’ll need to have includes a trowel and bucket trowel, plasterer’s float, corner trowel, hawk board, two buckets, mixing stick or a paddle, adequate plaster, PVA , dust sheets, clean water, sandpaper, stilts or step ladder as well as a dust mask.

✓ Prepare the wall. You’d have to make sure that you lay down a dust sheet so as to protect your floor and also gather any possible spillage or debris of plaster, before you start working on the walls. Get rid of all the dirt, dust and debris as this is very important for the success of your project if you’re going to be plastering on a worn out and old wall. Also, cover the holes and cracks in the walls with a screen tape

✓ Apply PVA to the wall. This will help ensure the layer you’re using will not dry out at the same time.

✓ Mix the paster. Mix the plaster according to the instructions given in the manufacturer’s manual.

✓ Apply the plaster onto the wall. Upon cleaning of the walls and successful mixture of the plaster, the next step is to apply the mixture to the wall using the hawk board, trowels and a floating tool.

✓ Skim and smooth. After the the first coat has dried after waiting for about 30 minutes, the next step will be to wipe out the bumps and lumps using a trowel to smooth over the surface. Once this is done you can then scrape the wall with a devilling float.

✓ Apply the second coat of plaster

✓ Apply the finishing touches. This includes polishing your work by adding some water to the surface with a spray gun and using the trowel to further smoothen out the surface.

✓ Painting and wallpapering.

can you plaster over wallpaper?

Can You Plaster Over WallPaper?

If you have wallpaper installed on your wall surface and you’re considering plastering the wall, when you put into consideration the stress involved in removing a wallpaper you may want to consider plastering directly over the wallpaper. This is quite understandable as removing a wallpaper can be quite time consuming and tedious, but plastering directly over wallpaper is a mistake that should never be made. Plastering over wallpaper is in no way a viable option due to the fact that it can only turn out disastrous after a couple of weeks or even days in some cases as the plaster will crack and crumble. As a result, you’ll have to firstly scrape off the wallpaper in order to assist the plaster get to be firmly secured to the wall behind.

When you plaster over a wallpaper, this will make the wallpaper wet and it’ll absorb the moisture. And once the plaster does not have moisture, the only result is for it to crack and start to crumble. Hence, plaster and wallpaper is never a good combination.

Asides from cracking and crumbling, anther issue is that the wallpaper will bubble. You can actually key the wallpaper with the help of a knife and it might look secured for some time, however it’ll eventually crumble and you’d have to scrape off the plaster complete to start all over again. The wallpaper will bubble as the plaster can’t be keyed into a wallpaper and the wallpaper will only work as a barrier between the plaster and the wall.

Overall, plaster always needs to slowly dry off as well as a good and proper surface to grip to. No matter the amount of PVA mix you spread on the wallpaper, it will always remain a barrier. So you’d have to remove the wallpaper completely to get a great result.

how much to plaster a room?

How Much To Plaster A Room?

Generally, the standard of plastering in older houses leaves a lot to be desired. Having settled for so many years, there is a lot of tendency that anything brittle will break or crumble with the movement. And this is exactly where plasters fall.

Plaster provides a wide range of functions in your home and as a result, has grown to become very popular amongst several homeowners. So if you want to plaster a room, you might just wish to estimate the cost so you can set a budget and start to plan. However, there’s no short and simple answer to this as the cost of plastering is based on a number of factors. These factors include the dimensions of the room, the accessibility of the surface, the condition of the existing plaster as well as the size of the company.

So if you want to paster your room, you can either remove the old plaster or skim a 3mm plaster coat over the existing one. In respect to the two options, the prices will also vary. However, several plastering experts will charge either on the average room size or a daily rate. This is due to the fact that they know approximately the number of area they can cover in a day’s work. You can, however, request a quotation which specifies the costs per square metre in order to allow you compare with other contractors. In reality, several plastering professionals use either small, medium or large sized room as the yard stick for providing a quote.

Generally, for a small sized room, you’ll have to pay about £600 to £700, a medium sized will cost within the range of £650 to £1000, while a large sized room will cost between the range of £1000 to £1500.

What types of plastering are there?

There are several different kinds of plastering. ‘Dot and dab’ refers to a base layer of plasterboard which is attached to a wall using ‘dabs’ of adhesive. ‘Floating’ is a technique where a backing or undercoat plaster is applied to walls. ‘Skimming’ or ‘reskimming’ refers to the very thin final decorative layer of plaster.

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