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Cost to skim a room in St Luke's

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 Luke's?

The cost to skim a room in St Luke's varies from £501 (EB based in EC1V) to £523 (TOP CONSTRUCTION based in EC1V), but these are just estimates based on our database of rates from plasterers. 

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Estimates for skim a room near St Luke
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  • Estimates for common plasterer jobs in St Luke's;

    JobEstimate
    Skim a room£519
    Rendering a 4-bed detached home (no scaffolding)£8878
    Rendering an external wall per sqm£73 per sqr metre
    Plastering a medium sized room (walls only)£559
    Plasterboarding£729
    Cost to fit coving£109
    Replace a ceiling£529
    New wall plastering and skimming£36
    Plastering over an exposed chimney breast£36
    Plastering and skimming a medium sized room (walls only)£36
    Skimming a medium sized room (walls only)£36
    New ceiling plastering and skimming a medium sized room£36
    Rendering a 2-bed bungalow (no scaffolding)£36
    Rendering a 3-bed semi-detached house (no scaffolding)£36


    Rates for other St Luke's trades

    Skim a room cost in St Luke's
    Estimate Skim a room cost in St Luke's based on hourly/daily rate (excluding VAT or callout charges)
    Business name Skim a room cost
    Fornia Build Ltd, London, Greater London, EC1V £521
    TOP CONSTRUCTION, , EC1V £523
    Venta Construction, 8 City Road, London, Greater London, EC1Y £521
    Milsquires Property Services Limited, London, EC1V £507
    Aylaa Exclusive, 9 Newbury Street, london, Greater London, EC1A £521
    Cadway Group Ltd, Kemp House, 160 City Road, London, Greater London, EC1V £521
    MM Construction Group, 152-160 City Road, London, Greater London, EC1V £521
    JPD Tree & Garden Services, , EC1V £507
    Master Build Team, Kemp House,, 152-160 city road, London, Greater London, EC1V £521
    London Builders, , EC1V £522
    Alkemist Build and Decorate, Kemp House, 160 City Road,, London, Londonderry, EC1V £521
    Redway Construction, London, Greater London, EC1V £521
    Glass Spaces, Extensions and Rooms, 86-90 Paul street,, EC2A £522
    Kindred Elite, London, Hertfordshire, EC2A £522
    WECAN Associates, WECAN Associates, 86-90 Paul Street, London, Greater London, EC2A £522
    Renderplast Ltd, London, N1 £518
    Sandhill Bulding Solutions Ltd, 20/22 Wenlock road, London, Greater London, N1 £521
    PRG Extensions, 20-22 Wenlock Road, London, England, London, Greater London, N1 £521
    Ant-works, London, Surrey, N1 £521
    SJ Construction London, , N1 £522
    Juxtacon Ltd, London, Greater London, N1 £521
    EB, London, EC1V £501
    SCANDIIN, International House 24 Holborn Viaduct, London, Greater London, EC1A £521
    D Victor Building & Decorating Services Ltd, , EC1R £522
    Kovacs Construction Ltd, 4th Floor, 18 St. Cross Street, London, Greater London, EC1N £521