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Cost to skim a room in Shoreditch

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 Shoreditch?

The cost to skim a room in Shoreditch varies from £518 (Nova Facilities Management Ltd based in E14) to £523 (Builders based in E1), but these are just estimates based on our database of rates from plasterers. 

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

    JobEstimate
    Skim a room£522
    Rendering a 4-bed detached home (no scaffolding)£8950
    Rendering an external wall per sqm£74 per sqr metre
    Plastering a medium sized room (walls only)£563
    Plasterboarding£732
    Cost to fit coving£111
    Replace a ceiling£532
    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 Shoreditch trades

    Skim a room cost in Shoreditch
    Estimate Skim a room cost in Shoreditch based on hourly/daily rate (excluding VAT or callout charges)
    Business name Skim a room cost
    Ben Deane, London, E1 £520
    Jamie Brown Construction, Jamie Brown Construction, London, Greater London, E1 £522
    DARKyellow, London, Greater London, E1 £522
    Builders, , E1 £523
    Checa Romero, London, London, Greater London, E2 £522
    evolve property solutions, Unit 143, 155 Minories, London, Greater London, EC3N £522
    Shine Your Home, Shine Your Home Services, London, Greater London, E1 £522
    D & S Plasterers, , E14 £523
    Callender Howorth Interior & Architectural Design, 3 Perseverance Works, 25 Hackney Road, London, Greater London, E2 £522
    BLOCK Design & Build, London, Greater London, e2 £522
    House Doctor, , E3 £523
    WECAN Associates, WECAN Associates, 86-90 Paul Street, London, Greater London, EC2A £522
    Kindred Elite, London, Hertfordshire, EC2A £522
    Glass Spaces, Extensions and Rooms, 86-90 Paul street,, EC2A £522
    Nova Facilities Management Ltd, Tower hamlets, E14 £518
    Sean & Stephen Ltd, Unit 61 Regents Studios, 8 Andrews Road, London, Greater London, E8 £522
    GS Fabric Ltd, , E2 £523
    Venta Construction, 8 City Road, London, Greater London, EC1Y £521
    Omniform, No.1 Royal Exchange, London, Greater London, EC3V £522
    Volute London, London, Greater London, EC4N £521
    Ac construction, 154 jamaica road, London, Greater London, Se16 £521
    Master Build Team, Kemp House,, 152-160 city road, London, Greater London, EC1V £521
    Cadway Group Ltd, Kemp House, 160 City Road, London, Greater London, EC1V £521
    Redway Construction, London, Greater London, EC1V £521
    London Builders, , EC1V £522