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Cost to skim a room in Barnes

If you're looking to paint or wallpaper the rooms in your home, you might be thinking about having the walls skimmed. Skimming involves a plasterer adding a thin layer of finishing plaster to your walls to give them a perfect smooth finish ready for painting or papering. But how much does it cost in Barnes?

The cost to skim a room in Barnes varies from £520 (London House Companies Ltd based in SW13) to £522 (SHIPSTON CONSTRUCTION LONDON based in SW13), but these are just estimates based on our database of rates from plasterers. 

The best way to get an accurate price for skimming a room is to get actual quotes. Post your job on HaMuch and we'll match you with plasterers in Barnes.

Estimates for skim a room near Barnes
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  • Estimates for common plasterer jobs in Barnes;

    JobEstimate
    Skim a room£520
    Rendering a 4-bed detached home (no scaffolding)£8913
    Rendering an external wall per sqm£74 per sqr metre
    Plastering a medium sized room (walls only)£561
    Plasterboarding£730
    Cost to fit coving£111
    Replace a ceiling£530
    New wall plastering and skimming£37
    Plastering over an exposed chimney breast£37
    Plastering and skimming a medium sized room (walls only)£37
    Skimming a medium sized room (walls only)£37
    New ceiling plastering and skimming a medium sized room£37
    Rendering a 2-bed bungalow (no scaffolding)£37
    Rendering a 3-bed semi-detached house (no scaffolding)£37


    Rates for other Barnes trades

    Skim a room cost in Barnes
    Estimate Skim a room cost in Barnes based on hourly/daily rate (excluding VAT or callout charges)
    Business name Skim a room cost
    London House Companies Ltd, London, Greater London, SW13 £520
    Invicta Construction LTD, 10-12 Barnes High Street, Barnes,, London, London, Greater London, SW13 £520
    SHIPSTON CONSTRUCTION LONDON, , SW13 £522
    Big Bean Construction ltd, London, Greater London, SW13 £520
    Design 2 Finish, London, Greater London, SW13 £520
    Convert Construction Ltd, London, Greater London, SW14 £520
    WBS Refurbishments and Renovations LTD, London, Greater London, SW15 £520
    GP Basement Building & Refurbishment, London, Greater London, sw15 £520
    Raylian Power Design, 206 Mortlake Business Centre, 20 Mortlake High Street, Mortlake, Greater London, SW14 £520
    MCB Developments, London, Greater London, SW14 £520
    Specialist Screeding, , W6 £522
    Sunny Eco, 345 Upper Richmond Road, London, Surrey, SW14 £520
    Ethos Urban Design, London, Greater London, SW15 £520
    Build Space London Ltd, London, Greater London, SW14 £520
    JOHN HOPWOOD DELTA CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, , W4 £522
    Lux Construction, Hammersmith, Greater London, W6 £521
    KEVIN GEAR BUILDING & MAINTIAN, , SW15 £522
    Moretti Interior Design Ltd, The Barley Mow Centre LG.09, 10 Barley Mow Passage, London, Greater London, W4 £520
    Arrow Design LTD, London, Londonderry, W4 £520
    Extend, 320 Munster Road, Fulham, Greater London, SW6 £520
    R10 Builders Ltd, Richmond upon Thames, Surrey, tw9 £520
    Elite London Construction, 9 Fisher's Lane, Chiswick, London, Greater London, W4 £520
    Bashtan at ARCHITECTURE HUB, 792 Fulham Road, LONDON, Greater London, SW6 £520
    Nu Projects, 10-12 Fulham high street, Fulham, London, Greater London, SW6 £520
    Julia Property Refurbishment, , SW15 £522