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Cost to skim a room in Fitzrovia

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 Fitzrovia?

The cost to skim a room in Fitzrovia varies from £500 (Issa Builder based in Nw1) to £790 (BNL-RO LTD based in n1), 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 Fitzrovia.

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

    JobEstimate
    Skim a room£532
    Rendering a 4-bed detached home (no scaffolding)£9252
    Rendering an external wall per sqm£75 per sqr metre
    Plastering a medium sized room (walls only)£583
    Plasterboarding£742
    Cost to fit coving£112
    Replace a ceiling£542
    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 Fitzrovia trades

    Skim a room cost in Fitzrovia
    Estimate Skim a room cost in Fitzrovia based on hourly/daily rate (excluding VAT or callout charges)
    Business name Skim a room cost
    JK Doors, , W1W £523
    Teammax LTD, 85 Great Portland Street, London, Greater London, W1W £521
    Grand Phase Ltd, 85 Great Portland Street, London, Greater London, W1W £521
    Atlant Construction, London, Greater London, W1T £521
    Hestia Contractors Ltd, 207 Regent Street, London, Greater London, W1B £521
    NWL BUILDERS LTD, 4th Floor, Silverstream House, 45 Fitzroy Street, Fitzrovia, London, Greater London, W1T £521
    Dominic Payte - Design & Build, 14 Hanover Square, Mayfair, Greater London, W1S £521
    Starfish Properties, 14 Hanover Street, 3rd Floor, London, W1S £521
    Pillar Contractors Ltd, 49 Grosvenor Street, Mayfair, London, Greater London, W1K £520
    We Love Build - Three Arches, London, Greater London, W1J £520
    House Rendering Ltd, 71-75, Shelton Street, Covent Garden, Greater London, WC2H £521
    My Trusted Builder, London, Greater London, wc2h £521
    HouseUP, 71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2H £521
    CK Constructions & Development Ltd, , WC1N £523
    Pacho Build Ltd, 27 Old Gloucester Street, London, Greater London, wc1n £521
    FLAVIA CONDE, 27 Old Gloucester Street, London, Greater London, WC1N £521
    Luxe Refurbs, 16 Berkeley Street, London, Greater London, W1J £520
    Issa Builder, London, Nw1 £500
    TipTop Joinery & Build, London, Greater London, WC1V £521
    Otto & Mensah Build, 15 Lambs Conduit Street, London, WC1N £521
    Bonsai Property Services, Flat, 78 York Street, London, Greater London, W1H £521
    The Maybria Group, Mayfair, Greater London, W1J £521
    Masters Construction UK, London, NW1 £540
    Future Homes Design and Build, 4 Old Park Lane, Mayfair, London, W1K £521
    BNL-RO LTD, london, n1 £790