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Cost to skim a room in Slough

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 Slough?

The cost to skim a room in Slough varies from £440 (Spaces & Places based in SL6) to £740 (CGi Multitrade based in UB7), but these are just estimates based on our database of rates from plasterers. 

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

    JobEstimate
    Skim a room£527
    Rendering a 4-bed detached home (no scaffolding)£9122
    Rendering an external wall per sqm£74 per sqr metre
    Plastering a medium sized room (walls only)£575
    Cost to fit coving£111
    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 Slough trades

    Skim a room cost in Slough
    Estimate Skim a room cost in Slough based on hourly/daily rate (excluding VAT or callout charges)
    Business name Skim a room cost
    My Garage Makeover (UK), Churchill House, 1 London Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL3 £524
    Avenue92, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 £524
    LSM Roofing, Slough, SL1 £525
    Grand Homes Developments, slough, Berkshire, SL3 £525
    Morpheus Gym Design, Gainsborough House, 59-60 Thames Street, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 £522
    Metropolitan Plastering, Slough, SL3 £500
    Design Renovation & Build Team, Farnham Royal, Berkshire, SL2 £524
    Abodde Housing, Unit 174, 24-28 St Leonards Road, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 £524
    EIC Builders Ltd, , SL2 £525
    rergroup, Crown House, Lynch Hill Lane Burnham UK, Burnham, Bedfordshire, SL2 £524
    GDC Design & Build, 37 The Drive, Wraysbury, Wraysbury, Staines-Upon-Thames, Berkshire, TW19 £525
    T Sian T/A Design & Build Solu, Slough, SL3 £570
    Richings Design and Build Ltd, London, Greater London, SL0 £523
    The Student Nest, Amerden Caravan Park, Taplow, SL6 £524
    Kape Construction, Old Windsor, SL4 £510
    Peter Cox Ltd - Uxbridge, Peter Cox Ltd, Unit 2 Sarum Complex, Sal, UB8 £499
    MEAD BUILDING SERVICES LTD, , UB8 £524
    Bespoke Extension LTD, 55 CHURCH ROAD, London, Londonderry, UB7 £524
    Spaces & Places, Maidenhead, SL6 £440
    EGPM LTD, 41 Northcroft Road, Englefield Green, Eg, TW20 £525
    CC Builders UK & Development Ltd, Uxbridge, Greater London, UB8 £524
    6:59 Ltd, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, SL9 £524
    JMD Carpentry & Building, Maidenhead, SL6 £490
    CGi Multitrade , West Drayton, Middlesex, UB7 £740
    Complete Renovations Ltd, Egham, TW20 £526