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Hers And His With A Delicate Touch

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We Specialise In Leaving Your Home With A Delicate Touch Inside and Out The Interior And The Exterior Whether We're Wallpa...
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Bels Establishment

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Nemo Group UK

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Cani London

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29 Nov

Interior work | Plastering

London - E11

Enquiry from: Timothy R

Start Date: Immediate

remove 16m² artex (walls) are you the property owner: owner of the property are you looking for interior decorating: no property type: terrace how many rooms are you looking to have plastered: 1 room

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19 Mar

Interior work | Plastering

London - E10

Enquiry from: Craig Z

Start Date: Immediate

i have just under 20 sq m of artex i would like removed. sample tests shows asbestos trace. it’s 2 small ceilings and some wall surfaces. happy for ceilings to be over-boarded or scammed if allowed...

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13 Jan

Interior work | Plastering

London - E4

Enquiry from: John R

Start Date: Immediate

front of house k-rendered are you the property owner: owner of the property property type: terrace are you looking for interior decorating: no how many rooms are you looking to have plastered: 3 room...

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15 Mar

Interior work | Plastering

London - E4

Enquiry from: Chloe B

Start Date: Immediate

a ruined cornice from a recent renovation 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 in...

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17 Feb

Interior work | Plastering

London - E4

Enquiry from: Kasim B

Start Date: Immediate

swan neck 100mm mpc 065 coving to install around 17 meters. and ceiling rose 610mm diameters to install. we supply materials only we need quotation for labour. are you the property owner: owner of the...

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18 Nov

Interior work | Plastering

London - E4

Enquiry from: Claire B

Start Date: Immediate

look like water damage on a small section of ceiling - small section needs taking down and replacing are you the property owner: owner of the property property type: semi detached how many rooms are y...

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27 Aug

Interior work | Plastering

London - E11

Enquiry from: Matthew B

Start Date: Immediate

two double bedrooms to have a coving installed. 127mm coving ideally. i live in leyton and look forward to hearing from you. are you the property owner: owner of the property property type: terrace h...

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06 Apr

Interior work | Plastering

London - E15

Enquiry from: Richard P

Start Date: 1 to 3 months

customer in the london area made an enquiry a couple of projects including plastering.call anytime and arrange an appointment to discuss. below is some details about this project: are you the property...

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24 Feb

Interior work | Plastering

London - E17

Enquiry from: George S

Start Date: Immediate

i am looking for a quote for some next steps to repair our rear bedroom ceiling. on monday our decorator skimmed the ceiling, and it fell down tuesday, uncovering the original plastering and underlyi...

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05 Nov

Interior work | Plastering

London - E15

Enquiry from: Maris A

Start Date: Immediate

wet plastering ceilings 30m2 walls 81m2 please send me prise are you the property owner: relative of owner how many rooms are you looking to have plastered: 3 rooms property type: detached please cal...

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10 Dec

Interior work | Plastering

London - E17

Enquiry from: Leon M

Start Date: Immediate

Ceiling only.currently got plasterboard on ceiling , needs to be tape and jointed and rubbed down then plastered Are you the property owner: Owner of the property Property Type: Detached How many room...

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07 Dec

Interior work | Plastering

London - E17

Enquiry from: Bimi S

Start Date: Immediate

I’m looking for plastering job Are you the property owner: Owner of the property Are you looking for Interior Decorating: No

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03 Dec

Interior work | Plastering

London - E17

Enquiry from: Ashley S

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Plastering, rendering and patch work for upstairs passage, kitchen ceiling (patches) 1 bedroom and downstairs hall Are you the property owner: Owner of the property Are you looking for Interior Deco...

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21 Jun

Interior work | Plastering

London - E10

Enquiry from: Mill J

Start Date: Immediate

2bedrooms &hallay

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26 May

Interior work | Plastering

London - E17

Enquiry from: Ben R

Start Date: Immediate

Are you the property owner: Owner of the property Property Type: Terrace How many rooms are you looking to have plastered: 1 Are you looking for Interior Decorating: No Time scale: Immediate Please ca...

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03 Apr

Interior work | Plastering

London - E11

Enquiry from: P Z

Start Date: 1 to 3 months

What kind of work are you looking to do? Plastering Great, what do you need done? More than one room Plastering 4 rooms sized 3x4m each + internal staircase + corridors + small kitchen + small bathro...

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30 Mar

Interior work | Plastering

London - E17

Enquiry from: Blaise G

Start Date: Immediate

Hi, I'm renovqting a 1 bedroom flat in Walthamstow. All the ceiling is covered in textured artex, from the 70s. I'd like a quote to get it plastered over :) There's about 50sqm to cover. Ceilings on...

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14 Nov

Interior work | Plastering

London - E17

Enquiry from: Margaret G

Start Date: Immediate

Two lounge walls need plaster

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12 Nov

Interior work | Plastering

London - E17

Enquiry from: Adrian D

Start Date: 1 to 3 months

What kind of work are you looking to do? Plastering Great, what do you need done? More than one room I have each room in the house to do but would like to start with the 3 bedrooms. Walls need to be ...

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08 Nov

Interior work | Plastering

London - E11

Enquiry from: Amarjit T

Start Date: Immediate

What kind of work are you looking to do? Plastering Great, what do you need done? More than one room 2 small rooms that need re-plastering due to damp. Are you the property owner: Owner of the proper...

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How much do Plasterer services cost?

How much do Plasterers cost? Costs for Plasterers in 2025 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 Waltham Forest is:

£430

Plasterer job Plasterer cost in 2025
Plastering in Waltham Forest £563-£863
Artexing in Waltham Forest £150-£230
Plasterboard ceilings in Waltham Forest £225-£600
Suspended ceilings in Waltham Forest £525-£805
Artex Removal in Waltham Forest £190-£400

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Plasterer FAQs

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 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.

does artex contain asbestos?

The fact is several buildings contain artex as well as other textured coating on walls and ceilings which are all likely to contain asbestos. However, artex itself is not the main threat here but the potentially deadly harmful fibres that’s contained in it. In this post, we’re going to look at whether or not artex truly contains the deadly abestos.

 

The short and simply answer to this question is yes, artex can definitely contain asbestos, however not all artex will contain asbestos. The main reason asbestos was a popular construction material is because it was not only cheap and strong but also because it was very durable and long lasting. It was used in numerous construction materials ( which includes artex ) before it was finally banned in the year 1999. unfortunately during the time when artex was very popular in the 60’s, 70’s as well as 80’s, asbestos was still very much in use during the period. And as a result, a lot of the artex incorporated during that period will contain the deadly asbestos fibres. However, this does not only apply to artex, but also other textured coatings containing asbestos were incorporated in construction until 1999 when asbestos was formerly banned in the UK. These asbestos containing materials are often used on walls as well as ceilings of residential properties.

 

Unfortunately, it’s not possible to know an asbestos containing artex just by looking at it. In order to determine whether or not an artex contains the deadly asbestos fibres, it’ll have to be sampled and tested in a laboratory. What’s more? While several artex contains asbestos, asbestos free artex was available from the 1970s. However, since it’s impossible to determine using the naked eye, all artex installed before the ban will be assumed to contain asbestos.

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.

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

Does artex contain asbestos?

Artex was originally made using white asbestos to make it stronger. However, this stopped in the mid-1980s, and the use of asbestos was banned in the UK in 1999, due to its extreme health risks. So, any artex you buy today won’t contain asbestos.

If you have an artex ceiling or wall that was created before 1999, it may have asbestos in it. This won’t be a health hazard if you leave it undisturbed, so it’s not necessary to remove it. However, if you want to get rid of or alter your artex ceiling or wall, you must get it tested to check if it has asbestos in or not first. If it does, you’ll need to hire a qualified professional to work on it.

what size battens for plasterboard ceiling?

If you’re looking to plaster your ceiling, one of the most essential parts of the process is cutting the plasterboard. Once you’re able to master this skill, the rest of the plastering is quite easy. This is a task that can be done by any competent DIYer but with a little bit of patience and confidence. If you lack any of these 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 plasterboard ceiling cutting process. Let’s take a look!

To cut plasterboard ceiling, you don’t need any expensive tool which is usually not the case when it comes to carpentry. If you won’t be cutting a lot of plasterboard, all you really need would be just an old handsaw or plasterboard one, a Stanley knife as well as a straight edge. However, if you’ll be cutting lots of plasterboards, you’ll require the following to make your task a lot easier:

✓ An old handsaw

✓ A Stanley knife and many spare blades

✓ A straight edge like a long spirit level

✓ A surform

✓ A battery drill and oh2 screwdriver bits, with specific plasterboard screws.

To cut plasterboard to length, you’ll have to first score a line on the face side of the board with a straight edge and Stanley knife. Once done, simply lift the sheet off the ground and snap it along the score line. Then, you can run your knife down the other side of the board , cutting the back of the plasterboard backing sheet. Upon completion, your plasterboard is now ready to be fitted on your ceiling.

how much do plasterers charge?

How Much Do Plasterer’s Charge?

If you’re look to plaster your walls, one of the first things that’ll come to mind is the cost to complete the project so you can set a budget and start planning as soon as possible. However, the amount charged by plasterer, just like other tradesmen, is based on a number of factors. These factors include how urgent the project is, how long it’ll take as well as what materials are needed. Some of the other influencing factors of plastering jobs include the accessibility of the location, the size of the wall to be plastered and also the current condition of the old plaster. Therefore, you can expect a plaster work of multiple rooms with deteriorating old plaster to be more expensive than a simple refresh of a single wall in a relatively good condition.

It’s likely you’d also get the average cost per room reduce when you require the plastering of several rooms. As a result, to get a final price for your plastering work, you’ll have to call in a qualified and experienced tradesman who’ll consider all the unique requirements of your project and provide a suitable quote.

✓ Medium sized room plastering. A medium sized room would be a room that’s roughly between 3.5m by 5m or one that can comfortable accommodate up to 8 individuals. This will cost within the range of £520 to £870.

✓ Small sized room plastering. Small room such as small kitchens, box bedrooms, utility rooms and the likes will require less plaster but more intricacy with the plasterer having to work in tight spaces. This will cost within the range of £215 to £370.

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