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Cost to skim a room in HA8

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 HA8?

The cost to skim a room in HA8 varies from £410 (Man with Van Home & Office Removal Services based in HA3) to £540 (COMPLETE CIVIL ENGINEERING based in HA8), 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 HA8.

Estimates for skim a room near HA8
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  • Estimates for common plasterer jobs in HA8;

    JobEstimate
    Skim a room£508
    Rendering a 4-bed detached home (no scaffolding)£8547
    Rendering an external wall per sqm£66 per sqr metre
    Plastering a medium sized room (walls only)£536
    Plasterboarding£718
    Cost to fit coving£99
    Replace a ceiling£518
    New wall plastering and skimming£33
    Plastering over an exposed chimney breast£33
    Plastering and skimming a medium sized room (walls only)£33
    Skimming a medium sized room (walls only)£33
    New ceiling plastering and skimming a medium sized room£33
    Rendering a 2-bed bungalow (no scaffolding)£33
    Rendering a 3-bed semi-detached house (no scaffolding)£33


    Rates for other HA8 trades

    Skim a room cost in HA8
    Estimate Skim a room cost in HA8 based on hourly/daily rate (excluding VAT or callout charges)
    Business name Skim a room cost
    COMPLETE CIVIL ENGINEERING, Edgware, HA8 £540
    TCTServices Ltd, Edgware, HA8 £530
    ABS Basement Systems, Edgware, HA8 £519
    Dtv construction ltd, 2 hillside drive, London, Hertfordshire, HA8 £521
    Nisup Building Services, Edgware, HA8 £470
    Simion PC Construction Ltd, Edgware , HA8 £455
    RM GRAND BUILDERS LTD, Lynford Gardens Edgware, London, HA8 £521
    B Barker Damp Proofing, Middlesex, HA8 £518
    Aspirations Design, 29 Harrowes Meade, Edgware, London, Greater London, HA8 £521
    A & S Construction Ltd, LONDON, NW9 £490
    Triangle Construction Ltd, London, NW7 £519
    MH Costa Construction Ltd, 9 Mill Hill Industrial Estate, Flower Lane, London, Greater London, NW7 £522
    Bhuva Construction, 70 Tintern Avenue, London, Greater London, NW9 £521
    Ask Windows Limited, 145A The Broadway, Mill Hill, London, Gr, NW7 £519
    HONEST CONTRUCTION LIMITED, London, NW9 £490
    NWL Plumbing & Maintenance, North london, NW9 £470
    HARLEY BUILDING SERVICES LTD, , NW9 £523
    Lifestyle D.sign, 374 Watford way,, London, Greater London, NW4 £521
    Express Building Contractors Ltd, , HA3 £523
    CR Building Contractors Limited, London, NW9 £518
    Man with Van Home & Office Removal Services, London, HA3 £410
    Space Dimensioned Ltd., Hyde House, The Hyde, London, Greater London, NW9 £521
    GEM Carpentry & Builders Ltd, , NW9 £522
    InConstruction Services Ltd, London, Greater London, NW9 £521
    Hallpark Construction, Unit B2 Connaught Business Centre, Hyde Estate Rd, London, Greater London, NW9 £521