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Cost to skim a room in South East

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 South East?

The cost to skim a room in South East varies from £410 (Building and Plastering Solution based in SE5) to £523 (Trojan construction based in SE14), 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 South East.

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

    JobEstimate
    Skim a room£510
    Rendering a 4-bed detached home (no scaffolding)£8610
    Rendering an external wall per sqm£68 per sqr metre
    Plastering a medium sized room (walls only)£541
    Cost to fit coving£102
    New wall plastering and skimming£34
    Plastering over an exposed chimney breast£34
    Plastering and skimming a medium sized room (walls only)£34
    Skimming a medium sized room (walls only)£34
    New ceiling plastering and skimming a medium sized room£34
    Rendering a 2-bed bungalow (no scaffolding)£34
    Rendering a 3-bed semi-detached house (no scaffolding)£34


    Rates for other South East trades

    Skim a room cost in South East
    Estimate Skim a room cost in South East based on hourly/daily rate (excluding VAT or callout charges)
    Business name Skim a room cost
    A A Plastering, , SE15 £500
    Baseline Build & Renovate, London, Greater London, SE15 £521
    BrightMaster London Limited, London, Greater London, SE15 £522
    Oxus Ltd, London, SE15 £521
    Ballara Ltd, Argyle Way, London, Greater London, SE16 £522
    Five Sextillion, London, SE22 £521
    WiseContract, Studio 33, Unit 10, elizabeth Industrial Estate, Juno Way, London, Greater London, se14 £521
    blitbolt ltd, london, Greater London, SE4 £521
    trojan construction, , SE14 £523
    Building and Plastering Solution, London, SE5 £410
    Private, London , SW9 £490
    V Anglin Real Estate Decorators & Plasterers, London, SE4 £496
    AGRI CONSTRUCTION, , SE1 £523
    Chris Ball & Son Roofing Ltd, London, SE23 £523
    CHRIS BALL & SON ROOFING LTD, , SE23 £523
    Finch Lockerbie, Kennington Park Business Centre, 1-3 Brixton Road, London, Greater London, SW9 £521
    Ac construction, 154 jamaica road, London, Greater London, Se16 £521
    DC Plastering, London, SE6 £493
    NKD Contractors, 65 Dartmouth Road, Forest Hill, London, Greater London, SE23 £521
    Exquisite Build, London, Greater London, sw8 £521
    CG Design and Build LTD., London Arena, Greater London, e14 £521
    MARMAREX, London, Greater London, SE16 £521
    Stanrock Building Services Ltd, Unit 3b Plantain Place, London, Greater London, se1 £521
    PlasterMasterz, London, SE11 £460
    AADO SERVICES LTD, Flat 2, 33 Campshill Road, London, Greater London, SE13 £521