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Cost to skim a room in Ditchling

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 Ditchling?

The cost to skim a room in Ditchling varies from £474 (John Evans Plastering Specialists based in BN6) to £585 (Perfect Plaster LTD based in BN1), 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 Ditchling.

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

    JobEstimate
    Skim a room£506
    Rendering a 4-bed detached home (no scaffolding)£8491
    Rendering an external wall per sqm£58 per sqr metre
    Plastering a medium sized room (walls only)£533
    Plasterboarding£716
    Cost to fit coving£87
    Replace a ceiling£516
    New wall plastering and skimming£29
    Plastering over an exposed chimney breast£29
    Plastering and skimming a medium sized room (walls only)£29
    Skimming a medium sized room (walls only)£29
    New ceiling plastering and skimming a medium sized room£29
    Rendering a 2-bed bungalow (no scaffolding)£29
    Rendering a 3-bed semi-detached house (no scaffolding)£29


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