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Cost to skim a room in SW4

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 SW4?

The cost to skim a room in SW4 varies from £470 (Blue Point Contractors based in SW2) to £523 (FG Simms Ltd based in SW4), 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 SW4.

Estimates for skim a room near SW4
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  • Estimates for common plasterer jobs in SW4;

    JobEstimate
    Skim a room£519
    Rendering a 4-bed detached home (no scaffolding)£8869
    Rendering an external wall per sqm£73 per sqr metre
    Plastering a medium sized room (walls only)£558
    Plasterboarding£729
    Cost to fit coving£110
    Replace a ceiling£529
    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 SW4 trades

    Skim a room cost in SW4
    Estimate Skim a room cost in SW4 based on hourly/daily rate (excluding VAT or callout charges)
    Business name Skim a room cost
    Grosvenor House Construction Ltd., 112A Clapham Park Road, London, London, Greater London, sw4 £521
    FG Simms Ltd, , SW4 £523
    ASAP Renovation, 101 Clapham High St., Clapham, Greater London, SW4 £521
    Paddy Brown, 67 Wingate Square, Clapham, London, Greater London, SW4 £521
    ES Francis Contractors, London, SW4 £520
    Gustav Building Services, London, Greater London, SW4 £521
    Sturdy Evolution Developments Ltd, London, Greater London, SW4 £521
    Grade A Plastering, , SW2 £523
    Build Team, 342 Clapham Rd, London, Greater London, SW9 £521
    D & G Building & Decorating, , SW8 £523
    Zebra Property Group, 38 Lavender Hill, London, Greater London, SW11 £520
    R&M Lines Limited, R & M Lines Ltd, Unit 149, Battersea Business Centre, London, Greater London, SW11 £520
    General Refurbishment BV Ltd, , SW9 £522
    R C BUILDER, , SW12 £523
    JC London Construction Limited, London, SW8 £518
    Werner and Werner Limited, 256 Wandsworth Road, London, Greater London, SW8 £521
    Battersea Builders, Battersea Arts Centre, Scratch Hub, London, Greater London, SW11 £520
    DEMA REFURBISHED LTD, BATERSEA PARK YOUNGS COURT, london, sw11 £520
    Exquisite Build, London, Greater London, sw8 £521
    Orchestrate, 53 Webb's Road, London, Greater London, SW11 £520
    Blue Point Contractors, London, SW2 £470
    Barnard Interiors, London, Greater London, SW12 £521
    Murdoch Building Services, , SW9 £522
    Palm Property Developments Ltd, 166 Battersea Park Road, Battersea, London, Greater London, sw11 £520
    IDL Contractors Ltd, London, Greater London, SW12 £521