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Cost to skim a room in St Albans

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 St Albans?

The cost to skim a room in St Albans varies from £410 (LW Plastering based in AL10) to £610 (Stay Cool Air Conditioning Services based in AL1), 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 St Albans.

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

    JobEstimate
    Skim a room£513
    Rendering a 4-bed detached home (no scaffolding)£8680
    Rendering an external wall per sqm£65 per sqr metre
    Plastering a medium sized room (walls only)£545
    Cost to fit coving£98
    New wall plastering and skimming£33
    Plastering over an exposed chimney breast£33
    Plastering and skimming a medium sized room (walls only)£33
    Skimming a medium sized room (walls only)£33
    New ceiling plastering and skimming a medium sized room£33
    Rendering a 2-bed bungalow (no scaffolding)£33
    Rendering a 3-bed semi-detached house (no scaffolding)£33


    Rates for other St Albans trades