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Cost to skim a room in Hammersmith

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 Hammersmith?

The cost to skim a room in Hammersmith varies from £518 (London West Builders Ltd based in W6) to £522 (Newpark Construction based in W12), but these are just estimates based on our database of rates from plasterers. 

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

    JobEstimate
    Skim a room£521
    Rendering a 4-bed detached home (no scaffolding)£8930
    Rendering an external wall per sqm£74 per sqr metre
    Plastering a medium sized room (walls only)£562
    Plasterboarding£731
    Cost to fit coving£111
    Replace a ceiling£531
    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 Hammersmith trades

    Skim a room cost in Hammersmith
    Estimate Skim a room cost in Hammersmith based on hourly/daily rate (excluding VAT or callout charges)
    Business name Skim a room cost
    GB Buildings & Renovations, London, London, Greater London, W6 £521
    Lux Construction, Hammersmith, Greater London, W6 £521
    Jonathan P Spencer Design and Build Limited, London, Greater London, W6 £521
    London West Builders Ltd, London, W6 £518
    Add Global, 71 Golhawk Road, London, Greater London, W12 £521
    Newpark Construction, , W12 £522
    Specialist Screeding, , W6 £522
    Richmond Plastering, , W12 £522
    Design 2 Finish, London, Greater London, SW13 £520
    Heaven Sent Construction, , W12 £522
    Hammerhead General Contractors Ltd, London, Greater London, W12 £521
    home refurbishments, London, Greater London, W14 £521
    HUGHES BUILDERS, , W12 £522
    Extend, 320 Munster Road, Fulham, Greater London, SW6 £520
    2MO, London, Greater London, W14 £521
    Precision Plasterers & Decorators, , W12 £522
    chasewood maintenance, london, sw6 £520
    HvB Development + Elnaz Namaki Studio, Studio 2, 48-49 Princes Place, London, Greater London, W11 £521
    SHIPSTON CONSTRUCTION LONDON, , SW13 £522
    Premier Plasterers, , W12 £522
    Elite London Construction, 9 Fisher's Lane, Chiswick, London, Greater London, W4 £520
    The Architects Of London, 239 Kensington High Street, London, Greater London, W8 £521
    Graham Construction, , W12 £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