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Cost to skim a room in Solihull

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 Solihull?

The cost to skim a room in Solihull varies from £410 (Fletchers Building & Maintenance, Ltd. based in B11) to £560 (Westridge Gas Services based in B28), 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 Solihull.

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

    JobEstimate
    Skim a room£473
    Rendering a 4-bed detached home (no scaffolding)£7478
    Rendering an external wall per sqm£46 per sqr metre
    Plastering a medium sized room (walls only)£465
    Cost to fit coving£69
    New wall plastering and skimming£23
    Plastering over an exposed chimney breast£23
    Plastering and skimming a medium sized room (walls only)£23
    Skimming a medium sized room (walls only)£23
    New ceiling plastering and skimming a medium sized room£23
    Rendering a 2-bed bungalow (no scaffolding)£23
    Rendering a 3-bed semi-detached house (no scaffolding)£23


    Rates for other Solihull trades

    Skim a room cost in Solihull
    Estimate Skim a room cost in Solihull based on hourly/daily rate (excluding VAT or callout charges)
    Business name Skim a room cost
    Form Construction Midlands Limited, Unit 6 The Courtyard, 707 Warwick Road, Solihull, West Midlands, B91 £481
    West Heritage Bricklayers, Birmingham, B90 £470
    Westridge Gas Services, Birmingham, B28 £560
    Timber Innovations, Old Station Road, Hampton-in-Arden, Solihull, West Midlands, B92 £481
    j s building & maintenance services limited, Birmingham, B26 £415
    A45 Fencing & Landscapes, Birmingham, B26 £440
    Fletchers Building & Maintenance, Ltd., Birmingham , B11 £410
    Dayfos Properties Ltd, Suit B Fairgate House, 205 Kings Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B11 £482
    IMAGE BUILDING SERVICES LMT, , B37 £483
    JT Home Improvement, 118 May Lane, Kings Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands, B14 £481
    2nd Generation Building Services, Moseley, Birmingham, West Midlands, B13 £481
    G Wilson Building & Roofing Services, Birmingham , B33 £490
    Hampton Group, 227 Station Road, Balsall Common, West Midlands, CV7 £482
    Probuild360, 1 Phoenix Park, Avenue Rd, Birmingham, West Midlands, B7 £482
    BORDO Design, Birmingham, West Midlands, B3 £483
    C & C Plastering & Maintenance, Birmingham, B15 £430
    Spectrum Homes, Birmingham, West Midlands, B3 £482
    Mountainview Construction, Neville House, 42-46 Hagley Rd, Birmingham, West Midlands, B16 £483
    Renka, Birmingham, West Midlands, B19 £482
    PJM Plastering & Building, , B31 £481
    Dab and Skim Plasterers, Birmingham, B29 £467
    Multiservice K Construction Ltd, Birmingham, B17 £482
    Brickscape, Henley-in-Arden, B95 £477
    Cubit Contracts, Redditch, B98 £440
    PB Plastering, Birmingham, B32 £470