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Cost to skim a room in Perivale

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 Perivale?

The cost to skim a room in Perivale varies from £410 (TTM Improve Homes based in UB5) to £523 (Comfi Home based in UB5), 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 Perivale.

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

    JobEstimate
    Skim a room£515
    Rendering a 4-bed detached home (no scaffolding)£8749
    Rendering an external wall per sqm£71 per sqr metre
    Plastering a medium sized room (walls only)£550
    Plasterboarding£725
    Cost to fit coving£106
    Replace a ceiling£525
    New wall plastering and skimming£35
    Plastering over an exposed chimney breast£35
    Plastering and skimming a medium sized room (walls only)£35
    Skimming a medium sized room (walls only)£35
    New ceiling plastering and skimming a medium sized room£35
    Rendering a 2-bed bungalow (no scaffolding)£35
    Rendering a 3-bed semi-detached house (no scaffolding)£35


    Rates for other Perivale trades

    Skim a room cost in Perivale
    Estimate Skim a room cost in Perivale based on hourly/daily rate (excluding VAT or callout charges)
    Business name Skim a room cost
    LSD Design and Build Ltd, London, Greater London, UB6 £521
    Avon Ruby (UK) Limited, Avon House, Ferrymead Gardens, Greenford, UB6 £520
    Avon Ruby (UK) Limited, Middlesex, UB6 £519
    Insider Property, 31 Woodhouse Avenue, Perivale, London, Greater London, UB6 £520
    GBG Building Services Ltd, 59 Hodder Dr, Perivale, London, Greater London, UB6 £520
    Eduard Build, , UB6 £522
    EXTEND.HOUSE, 81 Chinnor Crescent, Greenford, London, UB6 £521
    DS Brothers Contractors Limited, 61A The Fairway, London, UB5 £521
    CEKA CONSTRUCTION LTD, Greenford, UB6 £490
    Black Oak Builders Ltd., 175 Bilton Road, London, Greater London, UB6 £520
    A1 Refurbishment Works Ltd, , W7 £522
    London Wide Property Refurbishment, , UB6 £522
    VT Building Services, , W7 £522
    Klimstar Building Company, Klimstar Ltd, Unit 18-19, Fleetway West Business Park, Wadsworth Road, Greenford, Greater London, UB6 £520
    A P Arcon Construction, Sabichi House, 5 Wadsworth Road, Greenford UB6 7J, UB6 £520
    Hubble Property Ltd, Northolt, UB5 £519
    Comfi Home, , UB5 £523
    TTM Improve Homes, London, UB5 £410
    FUTURE BUILD LONDON LTD, London, Greater London, UB6 £520
    Tony's Plastering, Wembley, HA0 £518
    United Design & Build Ltd, , UB1 £523
    Vital Builders, , UB5 £523
    Project 1 Design & Build, Ealing, Greater London, W13 £520
    As You Like It Building Services Ltd, London, W7 £518
    New Line Construction Ltd, 3 Britton Terrace, Campbell Road, London, Greater London, W7 £520