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Cost to skim a room in Mortlake

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 Mortlake?

The cost to skim a room in Mortlake varies from £518 (Surface Solutions Plastering based in TW9) to £522 (JOHN HOPWOOD DELTA CONSTRUCTION SERVICES based in W4), but these are just estimates based on our database of rates from plasterers. 

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

    JobEstimate
    Skim a room£520
    Rendering a 4-bed detached home (no scaffolding)£8907
    Rendering an external wall per sqm£73 per sqr metre
    Plastering a medium sized room (walls only)£560
    Plasterboarding£730
    Cost to fit coving£110
    Replace a ceiling£530
    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 Mortlake trades

    Skim a room cost in Mortlake
    Estimate Skim a room cost in Mortlake based on hourly/daily rate (excluding VAT or callout charges)
    Business name Skim a room cost
    Sunny Eco, 345 Upper Richmond Road, London, Surrey, SW14 £520
    MCB Developments, London, Greater London, SW14 £520
    Raylian Power Design, 206 Mortlake Business Centre, 20 Mortlake High Street, Mortlake, Greater London, SW14 £520
    Build Space London Ltd, London, Greater London, SW14 £520
    Convert Construction Ltd, London, Greater London, SW14 £520
    Family developments Ltd, London, Greater London, sw14 £520
    FL Construction London, 179 Lower Richmond Road, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 £520
    Big Bean Construction ltd, London, Greater London, SW13 £520
    Invicta Construction LTD, 10-12 Barnes High Street, Barnes,, London, London, Greater London, SW13 £520
    London House Companies Ltd, London, Greater London, SW13 £520
    JOHN HOPWOOD DELTA CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, , W4 £522
    R10 Builders Ltd, Richmond upon Thames, Surrey, tw9 £520
    Surface Solutions Plastering, Richmond, TW9 £518
    Renovations, Building, Servicing and Maintenance, 3C Blake Mews, Kew, Richmond, Greater London, TW9 £520
    Indesign Bathrooms & Kitchens, 108-110 Sheen Road, Richmond, Greater London, TW9 £520
    11th Hour Construction Group, 108-110 Sheen Road, Richmond, London, TW9 £520
    SHIPSTON CONSTRUCTION LONDON, , SW13 £522
    KEVIN GEAR BUILDING & MAINTIAN, , SW15 £522
    West 1 Construction, 2 Sheen Road, Richmond, Greater London, TW9 £520
    Julia Property Refurbishment, , SW15 £522
    AXE Construction, London, Greater London, SW15 £520
    WBS Refurbishments and Renovations LTD, London, Greater London, SW15 £520
    Design 2 Finish, London, Greater London, SW13 £520
    London Urban - Intelligent Construction, Richmond-upon-Thames, London, Surrey, TW9 £520
    GP Basement Building & Refurbishment, London, Greater London, sw15 £520