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Cost to skim a room in SG2

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 SG2?

The cost to skim a room in SG2 varies from £420 (Painters Ink based in SG14) to £690 (Mars Carpentry based in AL7), 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 SG2.

Estimates for skim a room near SG2
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  • Estimates for common plasterer jobs in SG2;

    JobEstimate
    Skim a room£510
    Rendering a 4-bed detached home (no scaffolding)£8595
    Rendering an external wall per sqm£65 per sqr metre
    Plastering a medium sized room (walls only)£540
    Cost to fit coving£97
    New wall plastering and skimming£32
    Plastering over an exposed chimney breast£32
    Plastering and skimming a medium sized room (walls only)£32
    Skimming a medium sized room (walls only)£32
    New ceiling plastering and skimming a medium sized room£32
    Rendering a 2-bed bungalow (no scaffolding)£32
    Rendering a 3-bed semi-detached house (no scaffolding)£32


    Rates for other SG2 trades

    Skim a room cost in SG2
    Estimate Skim a room cost in SG2 based on hourly/daily rate (excluding VAT or callout charges)
    Business name Skim a room cost
    GB Build, 33 Walnut Tree Close, Aston End, Poplar, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG2 £520
    S Thompson Plastering, Stevenage, SG1 £492
    Precision Roofing & Building Maintenance, Stevenage, SG1 £470
    Harris Building Solutions Limited, Stevenage, SG1 £521
    CA Plastering, Stevenage, SG1 £491
    Conserv-a-tech, 24 Riccat Lane, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 £520
    Ross Taylor Homes, Unit 18 Mardleybury Farm, Mardleybury Road, Datchworth, Hertfordshire, SG3 £519
    MA Gower, Welwyn, AL6 £490
    Complex Construction, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 £440
    West Renovate Building Services Ltd, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 £522
    Draincall Services Ltd, 20 Such Close, Letchworth Garden City, H, SG6 £521
    Gilbert & Gregson Construction Ltd, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 £518
    LBH Building & Property Services, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL7 £520
    Tanner's Plastering, , SG9 £525
    ALLEN COMMERCIAL INTERIORS, , SG6 £494
    J B R Contracts, 38 Norwood Close, Hertford, Hertfordshir, SG14 £517
    Bournes Projects LTD, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 £520
    Buildstar, Welwyn garden city, AL7 £490
    Painters Ink, Hertford, SG14 £420
    Mars Carpentry, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 £690
    Artifex Building & Carpentry Ltd, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 £519
    LTM Construction, , SG11 £523
    M Bryder Plastering, Hitchin, SG5 £496
    Herts Plastering, Hertford, SG13 £489
    Landmark General Builders Ltd, Ware, SG12 £519