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EXPERIENCED AND CREATIVE PAINTERS As a premier painting contractor, we are committed to delivering customer service that ...
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MAHL Interiors

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MAHL Interiors is a professional decorating and renovations company covering Cheshire and Lancashire. Offering our profess...
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We are a painting and decorating company who specialise in residential and commercial, interior and exterior painting and ...
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Welcome to Farringford Decoratng Services. We cover the Derbyshire, Cheshire and Greater Manchester areas. Providing a fri...
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IBM decorating services

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Interior & exterior painting and decorating Commercial & domestic 2 man team Spraying Painting Decorating ...
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Streets Decorators

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Welcome to Streets Decorators A Painting and Decorating company in the Stockport area, No job to big or small and done ...

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09 May

Interior work | Plastering

Sandbach - CW11

Enquiry from: Joanna B

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ms requested quotes for plastering from a plasterer around sandbach. they are considering a couple of projects at the moment.call anytime to arrange appointment to discuss. the information below is wh...

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05 Aug

Interior work | Plastering

Sandbach - CW11

Enquiry from: Paula S

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plaster coving to be fitted to living room. includes some angles that are approx 30 degrees. room is approx 4m x 4m with bay window and alcoves. also plaster ceiling rose to be fitted are you the prop...

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30 Jun

Interior work | Plastering

Sandbach - CW11

Enquiry from: Lionel R

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dining room a pox 9 ft x13 ft four walls and ceiling are you the property owner: owner of the property property type: semi detached how many rooms are you looking to have plastered: 1 room are you loo...

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31 Jan

Interior work | Plastering

Sandbach - CW11

Enquiry from: Rees L

Start Date: Immediate

Living room ceiling is artex but want it skimmed so it's flat. Are you the property owner: Owner of the property Property Type: Semi detached How many rooms are you looking to have plastered: 1 Are yo...

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23 Jan

Interior work | Plastering

Sandbach - CW11

Enquiry from: Anne B

Start Date: 1 to 3 months

Plaster over artex walls and ceiling in hall ,stairs and landing area Are you the property owner: Owner of the property Property Type: Detached How many rooms are you looking to have plastered:...

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10 Jan

Interior work | Plastering

Sandbach - CW11

Enquiry from: Anne B

Start Date: 1 to 3 months

Plaster over artex walls and ceiling in hall ,stairs and landing area Are you the property owner: Owner of the property Property Type: Detached How many rooms are you looking to have plastered: 5+ ...

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10 Aug

Interior work | Plastering

Sandbach - CW11

Enquiry from: Vikki A

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Homeowner Plastering Property type: Semi detached, Work description: Hall way and landing just needs skimming as want toppling not paper Are you the property owner: Owner of the property Prope...

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26 Jul

Interior work | Plastering

Sandbach - CW11

Enquiry from: Mudh A

Start Date: Immediate

Home owner Plastering the Inside of the Garage. Time scale immediate Contact to Appoint *

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06 Mar

Interior work | Plastering

Sandbach - CW11

Enquiry from: Stuart A

Start Date: 3+ months

To plaster over existing artex in lounge and dining room Are you the property owner: Owner of the property Property Type: Semi detached How many rooms are you looking to have plastered: 2 Time sca...

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15 Jan

Interior work | Plastering

Tarporley - CW6

Enquiry from: Rachel E

Start Date: Immediate

a hole in my hallway hall. only a small job but i hope you can help. many thanks

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25 Oct

Interior work | Plastering

Newcastle - ST5

Enquiry from: Joe W

Start Date: Less than one month

customer in newcastle areas is looking to do a couple of projects at the moment, and would like quotes for plastering.confirmed interest via sms and email at 25/10/2023 17:28.please call to arrange ap...

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05 Jul

Ceiling | Plasterboard

Nantwich - CW5

Enquiry from: Myat L

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residual ceiling damage by past roof leakage ( now repaired ) . need cutting of damaged portion and re- plastering . are you the property owner: owner of the property how many different rooms are you ...

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02 Nov

Interior work | Plastering

Stoke-on-Trent - ST9

Enquiry from: Stephen H

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Water is getting behind (monocouche) render on chimney on side of house causing damp patches on internal plaster. problem probably with chimney cap which may need repair/replacement. Require re-render...

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23 Oct

Interior work | Plastering

Stoke-on-Trent - ST6

Enquiry from: Stephen P

Start Date: Immediate

install supercove polymer coving to bedroom approx 4m x 3.5m. i have coving but need a professional to fix it to give a good finish. also need a very decorative cornice to high hall ceiling possibly 3...

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18 May

Interior work | Plastering

Stoke-on-Trent - ST9

Enquiry from: Matthew A

Start Date: Immediate

venetian plastering of 8 metre wide wall are you the property owner: owner of the property property type: semi detached how many rooms are you looking to have plastered: 1 room are you looking for int...

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10 Apr

Interior work | Plastering

Stoke-on-Trent - ST4

Enquiry from: Leon D

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Side of the house rendering and some repairs to rendered wall

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04 Apr

Interior work | Plastering

Newcastle - ST5

Enquiry from: Libby L

Start Date: Immediate

I think we have damp, its a small area. We have painted and its started to bubble up.

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02 Apr

Interior work | Plastering

Stoke-on-Trent - ST6

Enquiry from: Ajmal B

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the old plaster taken off all the walls and re plaster 2x2 bedroom flats each flat consists of 2 bedrooms, bathroom, living room, and kitchen. the old plaster needs to come off as the flags have suffe...

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29 Mar

Interior work | Plastering

Stoke-on-Trent - ST4

Enquiry from: Leanne M

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coving fitted in 3 x 3.6 m room are you the property owner: owner of the property property type: semi detached how many rooms are you looking to have plastered: 1 room are you looking for interior dec...

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25 Mar

Interior work | Plastering

Stoke-on-Trent - ST2

Enquiry from: Sam S

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I need you to call me urgently

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How much do Plasterer services cost?

How much do Plasterers cost? Costs for Plasterers in 2024 can be very different depending on the type of work that you require to have performed in your house. 

A plaster is used to serve a number of purposes when applied on a solid surface. It seals rough brickwork or stonework, it provides a smooth surface for the application of paint, the smooth surface offers a clean and wipeable finish, it’s used to repair holes and cracks in existing plasterwork and lots more. With all these benefits, it’s little surprise more and more home and property owners are looking to have their properties plastered. If you’re also considering taking on this task, then you’d probably want to know exactly how much it’ll cost to get this project over the line. In this post, we’re going to give you a good insight into wall plastering costs to help you make the best informed decisions moving forward. Let’s take a look!

As you may have expected, the cost of charged by plasterers is dependent on a number of factors. These factors include the dimension of the room, accessibility of the surface, the condition of the existing plaster as well as the size or reputation of the company. Several plasterer professionals charge a daily rate or a average room size. They know the approximate area that they can cover in a day and charge accordingly. Typically, plastering walls from scratch for small rooms will cost within the range of £600 to £700 with a duration of 2 to 3 days, while mid-sized room should cost in between £650 to £1000 with a completion time from 2 to 4 days. Lastly, for a large room, you can expect to incur about of £1000 to £1500 and can be completed within 4 days.

The table shows the kinds of job that Plasterers usually do and the regular price series of these projects. Some jobs take longer to complete than others so prices do vary by task.

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The average price
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£430

Plasterer job Plasterer cost in 2024
Plastering in Sandbach £563-£863
Artexing in Sandbach £150-£230
Plasterboard ceilings in Sandbach £225-£600
Suspended ceilings in Sandbach £525-£805
Artex Removal in Sandbach £190-£400

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Plasterer FAQs

how to plasterboard a ceiling?

Installing a plasterboard to a ceiling is not the easiest of tasks, and even though it can be done by one person, it’s usually a lot easier when done by two people. If you’re an experienced DIYer, this task becomes a lot easier to undertake, with both confidence and patience needed to ensure a successful outcome. If you lack these essential attributes, we’d strongly recommend you call in a reliable professional who can guarantee the best results for help. In this guide, we’re going to take you through the processes involved to plasterboard your ceiling. Let’s take a look!

✓ Take a measurement of your ceiling. Knowing the length and width of your room is crucial here. You have nothing to worry about if it’s not a perfect square as that’ll only mean more cutting.

✓ Make the necessary plasterboard cuts. Cut the plasterboard sheet with a utility knife in accordance to ceiling space measured.

✓ Remove existing plaster. Once done, examine the trusses and beams to ensure they’re still in a great condition before you proceed. Also, make sure there’s no loose plaster that can compromise your new installation.

✓ Apply construction adhesive. For a better fit, you’d have to apply adhesive along the beams while also avoiding the edges as this could affect your screw placement.

✓ Start in a level corner. You have to start the installation from the most level corner.

✓ Work along the outside edges. Secure it using a screw along the outside edge. This will make your plasterboard held to your ceiling perfectly. It won’t bend or break as your proceed with the installation.

✓ Complete the installation. Install the plasterboard on your entire ceiling and complete the installation by taping the seams and plastering for a smooth surface.

what is artex?

Artex simply refers to a surface coating that’s commonly incorporated for interior decorating. Although it’s usually found on ceilings but it can also be used on the walls as well. The surface coating enables the professional plasterer or decorator add both texture as well as patterns to it. Originally, the name “Artex is the trademark of a UK based company known as Artex Ltd. Over time, the Artex name has been used to refer to all textured coatings, although there are other businesses that manufacture and sell identical products.

 

You can find Artex on ceilings as well as walls of mainly residential properties. In the 70’s and 80’s, it was pretty much a trend to have either your wall or ceiling ( can be both ) covered with Artex. The surface coating can be incorporated to create raised, textured swirls as well as patterns on ceiling and walls. There are a number of different patterns that can be made using Artex and some of these includes the following: Broken leather, swirl, stipple, fan or shell as well as knifed plaster. It can also provide just a bobbly raised uneven patter appearance from top to bottom.

 

Artex is main put to use by mainly decorators ( mostly plasterers). This is a skilled job as it’s tedious to create uninformed patterns especially if you don’t know how or where to start. Although the skill of Artex is very much a trade that’s dying rapidly now, but it was pretty much in high demand especially in the 70’s and 80’s. Nowadays, homeowners now prefer smooth plastered finishes over Artex, as they can be easily painted or wallpapered.

how to cut plasterboard ceiling?

Cutting a plasterboard is a relatively simple process requiring only some basic tools. Unfortunately, the lack of knowledge serves as big deterrent for many people who wishes to put it to good use. Plasterboard can actually be sawn using an ordinary timber saw that’s fine-toothed to get a cleaner edge. However, the basic tools you may also need includes a sharp knife (Stanley Knife), pencil, a fine sandpaper, a straight edge and measurement tape as well as a wall board saw. Let’s have a look at the cutting process!

✓ Firstly, you need to put the plasterboard sheet flat on a firm surface.

✓ Use the tape measurement to measure the cut you wish to make.

✓ With the help of a pencil, simply mark out the part you wish to cut on the plasterboard’s front side.

✓ Once marked, place a spirited level over the marked spot on the plasterboard sheet you want to cut.

✓ Cut a shallow mark into the plasterboard sheet using the Stanley Knife to cut along the edge.

✓ The cut should be slow and gradual to ensure you do not wander off the edge of the marked area.

✓ Once the shallow cut has been made, turn the plasterboard sheet on its edge and deliver a quick and sharp push towards the plasterboard’s back and on one side of the cut.

✓ Place the plasterboard sheet backing against a flat surface ensuring the line of the cut is over an edge. Once done, give a quick and sharp push towards the back of the plasterboard sheet and on the part of the board is reaches beyond the edge.

✓ Using a fine sandpaper, remove all forms of paper burrs.

The process of cutting plasterboard requires a lot of practice. If you lack the training and experience, the cutting process is best left to a proficient professional who can guarantee the best results the first time and save you some additional costs due to potential damages.

How to paint an artex ceiling?

It’s possible to paint your artex ceiling if you want to smarten it up or make it a different colour.

If it’s never been painted before, you’ll need to paint it with a PVA-based solution or water-thinned paint layer to start with. You may want to scrape or sand off any loose or peeling patches beforehand, but only do this if you’re sure that the artex doesn’t contain any asbestos.

Once you’ve done this, follow with two coats of your paint of choice – ideally an emulsion. If your artex ceiling has been painted before then you can paint directly without priming. However, if you’re painting over a particularly bold colour with a lighter one, you might want apply a layer of white paint first.

what thickness plasterboard for ceiling?

Also referred to as drywall, plasterboard is a panel that features an inner layer of gypsum and spread between facer as well as backer paper. It is mostly incorporated in the construction of both interior walls and ceilings. Plasterboard can be made to be humidity resistant, fire resistant as well as noise resistant. Due to these reasons and also the fact that it’s very easy to install and very affordable, plasterboard is a very popular choice when it comes to interior walls and ceilings.

One of the major issues that most homeowners face when fitting plasterboard is the thickness required to make the project a long lasting one. But not to worry, we got you covered! If you’re about to install plasterboard for your ceiling and wondering the thickness that’ll be appropriate, then you’ve come to the right place. In general, the standard plasterboard sheet size is 120 cm in width and within the range of 180 cm to 360 cm in height. These sizes are designed to provide the much needed support to the standard stud spacing which is 160 cm. Depending on the manufacturer, plasterboard can be in four different widths.

Now talking about the thickness, there are two standard thicknesses of plasterboard - 9.5 mm and 12.5 mm. The sizes of plasterboard for ceilings are 9.5 mm or 10 mm. Most individuals tend to assume that the thicker the plasterboard the better, but this is absolutely false. A thicker plasterboard will only stick harder to the ceiling which will make it hard to seal joints if required.

Plasterboards are a great noise insulators which can also reduce disturbances from other activities. As a result, for walls, size of plasterboards that’s considered appropriate for walls is 12.5 mm or 13 mm.

is artex dangerous?

The short and simple answer to this question is, it depends. Artex surface coating was manufactured with white abestos ( until the mid 1980’s ) in order to strengthen as well as harden it. In other words, this implies that all the ceilings and walls coverings made by Artex Ltd and other manufactures at the time are highly likely to contain asbestos. Although Artex Ltd stopped using asbestos as early as the mid 1980’s, there were still other manufacturers who continued using it until 1999 when the laws and regulations covering the use of asbestos changed in the year 2000.

 

Asbestos, however, is only harmful when disturbed and releases its deadly fibres. For instance, when it’s being sanded and removed as it usually poses no risks when left undisturbed. Since it’s not possible to identify Artex containing asbestos fibres with the naked eye, it’s strongly recommended that you hire the services of a qualified person or company to help determine if you have asbestos in your ceilings or walls especially if your house was constructed before the year 2000. The professionals will be able to advise you on the best course of action as well as if it’s dangerous.

 

To be sure if your Artex contains asbestos, you’ll need to have the artex sampled by an asbestos surveyor. If you’re planning to have a construction or maintenance work done on your property, and the artex is likely to be in the way or disturbed, there’s a need for you to have a refurbishment or demolition asbestos survey done. This will ensure that all the areas that’ll be disturbed by the work is properly tested to determine the presence or otherwise of asbestos. If found, the artex will have to be addressed and either removed or protected before any work can take place.

 

how to get artex off walls?

Artex is a water based decorative surface coating is typically incorporated on both walls and ceilings so as to apply a pattern. During the peak of its popularity in the 1970’s, it was considered the height of fashion when it comes to interior wall designs however its major drawback remains the fact that it usually contains asbestos especially if it was manufactured before the laws governing the use of asbestos was changed in the year 2000. And asbestos, as we know it, can be deadly when disturbed and its fibres are inhaled.

 

If you have artex installed in your purchased property and you do not know when the artex walls were done, or perhaps you just want to change the aesthetic design of your home into something more modern and to your personal taste, then you may want to remove the existing artex from your property for good. If this is your wish then you’ve come to the right place.

 

To remove artex from your walls you can choose to do so using the steaming method or through the use of an external product.

 

Using the steaming method, you should know that it’ll be more labour intensive and time consuming. You need a lot of patience moving your steamer slow and steady because if left on a spot for too long can damage the wall behind the coating. Once the artex has been dampened with the steamer, you can then scrape them off with a handheld scraper.

 

A faster solution would be to use an external product to remove your artex.  For example, you can use X-Tex which is a water-based coating remover. All you need to do is paint the substance over your artex wall and leave to dry for about 30 to 60 minutes before peeling away the artex.

can you wallpaper over artex?

Although they’re pretty much outdated now, artex happens to be a very popular surface coating option just a few decades ago. Several homeowners with artex in recent times would either want to have them removed or cover them up with stuffs such as a wallpaper. So if you’re wondering whether or not it’s possible to wallpaper over artex, then there you have it. It’s possible to wallpaper over artex, however it’s not advisable as wallpaper may eventually crack over time. On the other hand, the artex can also create ridges beneath the wallpaper which allows unpleasant protrusions in the wallpaper. Instead of applying wallpaper over artex, a more permanent solution would be to cover it with drywall or wet plaster or perhaps just have it removed completely.

 

There are two types of wallpaper, there’s the thin wallpaper application which comes with adhesive on one side as well as a pattern or colour on the other side. With this, all you need do is simply to peel and stick. Then the other type is the sturdier wallpaper that’s more thick and requires a special wallpaper paste. However, it’s important to note that if you choose to wallpaper over your artex, you won’t be able to make use of the thin type of wallpaper, rather you’ll have to incorporate the sturdier  option which makes use of wallpaper paste.

 

The wallpaper paste is the product you mix with water to produce a paste which you’ll have to apply to your walls before applying the applying the regular wallpaper - one without adhesive on one side. Appling wallpaper to an artex decoration may just give you the updated appearance you so much desire.

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