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Cost to skim a room in Bournemouth

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 Bournemouth?

The cost to skim a room in Bournemouth varies from £450 (Urbanplastering based in BH8) to £615 (Butler and Sons Plastering based in BH4), 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 Bournemouth.

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

    JobEstimate
    Skim a room£498
    Rendering a 4-bed detached home (no scaffolding)£8238
    Rendering an external wall per sqm£61 per sqr metre
    Plastering a medium sized room (walls only)£516
    Cost to fit coving£91
    New wall plastering and skimming£30
    Plastering over an exposed chimney breast£30
    Plastering and skimming a medium sized room (walls only)£30
    Skimming a medium sized room (walls only)£30
    New ceiling plastering and skimming a medium sized room£30
    Rendering a 2-bed bungalow (no scaffolding)£30
    Rendering a 3-bed semi-detached house (no scaffolding)£30


    Rates for other Bournemouth trades

    Skim a room cost in Bournemouth
    Estimate Skim a room cost in Bournemouth based on hourly/daily rate (excluding VAT or callout charges)
    Business name Skim a room cost
    Revo Home Improvements, The Eco Hub, 8 Poole Hill, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH2 £510
    Colmar Construction Poole, Hamilton Court House, 1-3 Alum Chine Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH4 £509
    Butler and Sons Plastering , Bournemouth, BH4 £615
    Design'd Living Ltd, 4 Trafalgar Mews, 1 Nelson Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH4 £509
    AKT Roofing Ltd, 44 Ophir Road, Charminster, Bournemouth, BH8 £508
    Calin Constantine Construction, Bournemouth, BH8 £540
    SCS & KA Elite Plastering Services, Bournemouth, BH1 £490
    Rule Plastering Ltd, Bournemouth, BH3 £490
    C&M Roofing, Bournemouth, BH9 £516
    D J Plastering Renovations & Builders, Bournemouth, BH9 £476
    Sky Builders, Bournemouth, BH8 £516
    M & G Damp Proofing and Plastering, Poole, Bournemouth, BH10 £476
    Urbanplastering, Bournemouth, BH8 £450
    Peter Plastering, Bournemouth, BH5 £475
    Veramut, Bournemouth, East Sussex, bh10 £509
    Bournesouth Ltd, Discovery Court, 551-553 Wallisdown Road, Poole, Dorset, BH12 £509
    S C Carney Plastering & Drylining, Bournemouth, BH8 £477
    ALWYN DOMINEY, Poole, BH12 £450
    BAC BUILDING SERVICES LTD, bournemouth, BH10 £490
    CHISLETT PLASTERING, , BH12 £474
    J F DEWHIRST & CO, bournmouth, BH6 £490
    Ridgeline Carpentry & Construction ltd, Poole, BH14 £470
    William Bowley Projects, 26 Gorse Hill Road,, Poole, Dorset, BH15 £509
    KEEPINGS PLASTERERS, , BH11 £474
    Your Home Construction, Poole, BH15 £516