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Based in South West London, Bels Establishment is a professional building services company dedicated to providing top-notc...
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CANI LONDON LTD offers Painting & Decorating service we are based in London and cover a number of areas across uk
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Nemo Group UK is a trusted provider of commercial and residential painting and decorating services in London. With over 10...
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Hi Little picasso is a company based in meadway rochester, we take care of your property form painting and decoratin...

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24 Oct

Interior work | Plastering

Barnet - EN5

Enquiry from: Imelda C

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replace coving in bathroom 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 decorati...

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19 Oct

Interior work | Plastering

Barnet - EN4

Enquiry from: Andrew G

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plaster repair works to walls of a three bedroom house with two living rooms, kitchen and bathroom after re-wire. the kitchen ceiling is also to be boarded and skimmed the dimension is 6m x 2.5m are y...

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30 Jun

Interior work | Plastering

Barnet - EN4

Enquiry from: Luke R

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there are two separate areas of plaster work in two separate rooms which a surveyor has identified as having high damp readings. this is thought to have been caused by damp penetration from the exteri...

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01 Sep

Ceiling | Plasterboard

Barnet - EN5

Enquiry from: Kieran M

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Carefully remove old lathe ceiling in bedroom ( including minimising all damage to existing walls) on 2nd floor of terrace house, protect all existing surfaces, bed, furniture, fittings, floor, etc an...

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31 Jul

Interior work | Plastering

Barnet - EN5

Enquiry from: Eileen B

Start Date: Less than one month

Skim plaster on walls in Utility Room and plaster over artex on the ceiling.

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25 Jul

Interior work | Plastering

Barnet - EN5

Enquiry from: Harish B

Start Date: Immediate

room size approximately 4X3 sq meter ceiling area currently having wall paper on the plaster board. I am looking for someone who could remove wall paper and skim the ceiling.

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11 Jan

Interior work | Plastering

Barnet - EN5

Enquiry from: Celia H

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Re-board and plaster kitchen ceiling

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15 Aug

Interior work | Plastering

Barnet - EN5

Enquiry from: David W

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Customer visited the mydecoratingprices.co.uk site and submitted an enquiry. Property type: Terrace, Work description: 1 x bedroom inc woodwork, and some corking/plastering: Timeframe: asap We'v...

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06 Aug

Interior work | Plastering

Barnet - EN4

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Customer visited the myplasteringprices.co.uk site and submitted an enquiry. Landlord of property - Landlord can be present at appointments Property type: Semi detached, Work description: high of...

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19 Oct

Interior work | Plastering

Northwood - HA6

Enquiry from: Ben U

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Water damage on the wall adjoining shower room. Plastering & wall mural painting to be restored

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22 Dec

Interior work | Plastering

Uxbridge - UB10

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

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16 Oct

Interior work | Plastering

Kings Langley - WD4

Enquiry from: Matt D

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Ceilings either replaced or reolastered in a 4 bed house. Potentially some walls also, would be great to get a quote, thanks

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28 Sep

Ceiling | Plasterboard

Ruislip - HA4

Enquiry from: Mohammed Q

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the water tank in the ceiling of the bungalow burst and there is water damage to the walls and ceiling which need repairing are you the property owner: relative of owner how many different rooms are ...

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24 Jan

Interior work | Plastering

Kings Langley - WD4

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mr requested quotes for plastering from a plasterer around kings langley. they are considering a couple of projects at the moment.call anytime to arrange appointment to discuss. the information below ...

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03 Aug

Interior work | Plastering

Rickmansworth - WD3

Enquiry from: Daniel C

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hello, i am looking for a plaster and decorator to skim and replaster at least 2 sections of a wall & parts of a ceiling, filling ixing the skirting and painting most of the property (3 rooms, 1 bath...

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10 Jun

Interior work | Plastering

Ruislip - HA4

Enquiry from: Vibhuti T

Start Date: Less than one month

customer in ruislip areas is looking to do a couple of projects at the moment, and would like quotes for plastering.confirmed interest via telephone, sms and email at 10/06/2022 14:48.please call to a...

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23 Apr

Interior work | Plastering

Rickmansworth - WD3

Enquiry from: Richard P

Start Date: Immediate

supply and fitting of victorian style coving to a bedroom (11.6 linear meters in total) and a landing area (25.4m linear meters in total). all walls and ceilings are newly plastered to a high standard...

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27 Feb

Ceiling | Plasterboard

Hemel Hempstead - HP2

Enquiry from: Thomas C

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i need a ceiling taken down and replaced with a new one, skimmed and painted, also some bathroom work replacing the floor and lino are you the property owner: owner of the property how many different...

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09 Nov

Interior work | Plastering

Hemel Hempstead - HP3

Enquiry from: Siobhan F

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installation of 18m of plaster victorian coving, coving all ready here and ready to go are you the property owner: owner of the property property type: detached how many rooms are you looking to have ...

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08 Nov

Interior work | Plastering

Hemel Hempstead - HP3

Enquiry from: Jack F

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cornice fitted to front room approximately 18mtrs with 1 x 450 round ceiling rose are you the property owner: owner of the property property type: detached how many rooms are you looking to have plast...

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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
of a Plasterer in Barnet is:

£430

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

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Plasterer 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 artex?

Can You Plaster Over Artex?

The short and simple answer to this question is yes, you can plaster over Artex. However, you must also note that plastering over Artex may not be the best choice as Artex is porous and as such, you’d have to detach the stripping so as to get a smooth and even coating. In the event whereby your ceilings or walls have Artex on them, you’ll have to smooth the Artex in order to obtain a plaster of solid coat.

✓ Preparing Artex for plastering. First and foremost, you’ll have to detach any bumps before you can plaster over the Artex. Do note that you don’t have to completely remove the Artex, all that’s needed is just enough to get a coat of plaster. Make use of a scraper to get rid of the bumps on various Artex designs like swirl and bark. Once you’re through getting rid of as much bumps as possible, there’s the need to seal the Artex due to the fact that it can absorb the moisture out of the plaster which will cut the time to get a good finish to little or nothing. You can use a PVA and water mix to do the job!

✓ The PVA mix. This is done to seal off the porous Artex in order to stop it from absorbing moisture from your plaster which can make it start to crack and crumble. To do this, simply mix half PVA and half water, then use a brush to paint the mixture over the plastering area. Once done, you can give the plastering surface about two to three coats and wait for the solution to dry off within a hour or two.

Plastering over Artex is not as hard as it seems, but if you lack the confidence to complete the task, simply contact a professional for help.

how to plaster a ceiling?

How To Plaster A Ceiling

Generally, plastering is a very tricky and time consuming job which usually require lots of efforts and practice to get right - with that in mind it gets even a lot trickier when it comes to ceiling plastering.

However, when you’re able to acquire the right know-how as well as tools, ceiling plastering can be completed by any confident DIYer enthusiast without the need to call in a professional. However, if you lack the needed confidence to pull off this task, then we’d recommend you get in touch with a trustworthy professional who can guarantee the best results for help. In this guide, we’ll take you through the ceiling plastering process.

You’ll need the following materials to get started: plaster, mixing bucket and paddle, plasterer’s float, plasterer’s towel, bucket trowel, protective gear, bucket of clean water and wide brush.

✓ Prepare the area. When it comes to plastering a ceiling it’s almost unavoidable to leave a mess around and no matter how you do it, your plaster will drop on the floor. Therefore you have put drop sheets on the floor, cover the furniture and put thing you don’t want to get dirty out of the way.

✓ Prepare the ceiling to be plastered. Sand down the uneven patches on the ceiling. Once done, wash the ceiling with a sponge and warm soapy water while also removing all cobwebs as well. Leave the surface to dry once completed.

✓ Mix the plaster or buy a premix plaster. To mix the plaster, simply use equal parts of plaster and water for mixing the plaster,

✓ Plaster the ceiling. Apply a little quantity of plaster to the edge of your trowel and try to spread it in rows to do the job without much hassle. Ensure that the thickness of the coat is thin and even throughout the application. The rough edge of the trowel should be used for the spreading as it’ll help you create scrapes or scratches in the plaster.

✓ Sand the surface

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 does plastering cost?

How Much Does Plastering Cost?

If your existing interior or exterior plaster is starting to show signs of needing to be refreshed or the painting never seems to last, then it’s probably time to have your plaster renewed to breathe in a new lease of life to your decorating efforts.

So if you’re giving wall plastering a thought, there’s a need to have a rough estimate of the cost a professional is likely to charge so you can set a budget and start planning. However a direct answer can not be provided for this question as there are so many factors that a professional will put into considering before coming up with a quote that’s unique to your specific requirements.

A lot of plasterers will come up with a quote for the job using the number of square metres of wall space that’s going to be covered. This is due to the number of plasterboards as well as the other materials that the plasterer will need to purchase, how long the work will take and also the labour that’ll be involved in completing the project.

Another popular influencing factor that several plasterers use is the size of the room to be plastered. This is the main reason why you’re more likely to find the prices in small, medium as well as large rooms. Therefore, in order to have a more accurate estimate of the cost of your plastering project, you’d have to call in a qualified professional to have a look at the job at hand. Generally, to re-plaster a small room will cost within the range of £350 to £550, a medium room will cost within the range of £400 to £600 and a large room, between £550 to £700.

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.

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.

 

What is artex?

Artex is a type of interior surface coating, similar to plaster. It’s used to create decorative textured finishes on ceilings and walls, so it takes longer to dry than plaster.

Artex is actually a brand name, but it’s used to refer to similar products made by other manufacturers too. It was particularly popular in the 1970s, but is still used to create attractive wall and ceiling finishes today.

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