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Cost to skim a room in Warwick

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 Warwick?

The cost to skim a room in Warwick varies from £420 (Mark Salter Plastering based in CV6) to £509 (AJP Construction based in CV36), 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 Warwick.

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

    JobEstimate
    Skim a room£470
    Rendering a 4-bed detached home (no scaffolding)£7394
    Rendering an external wall per sqm£45 per sqr metre
    Plastering a medium sized room (walls only)£460
    Cost to fit coving£68
    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 Warwick trades

    Skim a room cost in Warwick
    Estimate Skim a room cost in Warwick based on hourly/daily rate (excluding VAT or callout charges)
    Business name Skim a room cost
    NEXUS BUILDING SOLUTIONS LTD, Warwick, CV34 £450
    A Royal Plastering Company, Leamington Spa, CV32 £470
    Templederry Properties, Lighthorne, Warwickshire, Warwickshire, CV35 £484
    James Titchmarsh Specialist Painter, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 £450
    Hampton Group, 227 Station Road, Balsall Common, West Midlands, CV7 £482
    Craftmasters Property Services Ltd, Craftmasters Property Services Ltd, Unit 5 Avenue Fields Ind Est, Farm Avenue, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 £480
    Brickscape, Henley-in-Arden, B95 £477
    Skim Tech Plastering Services, Marton, Rugby, CV23 £457
    JPL Plastering & Property Maintenance Ltd, , CV5 £481
    COS CONSTRUCTION LTD, , CV3 £477
    Mark Salter Plastering, Coventry, CV6 £420
    Mint Landscaping, , CV6 £481
    BTDoor Repairs, , CV3 £490
    D. Gately Pebble - Dashing, , CV6 £479
    GC BUILDING AND SERVICES LTD, 16, Parry Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV2 £474
    Dean Major Plastering Services, , CV47 £462
    Timber Innovations, Old Station Road, Hampton-in-Arden, Solihull, West Midlands, B92 £481
    Form Construction Midlands Limited, Unit 6 The Courtyard, 707 Warwick Road, Solihull, West Midlands, B91 £481
    Cubit Contracts, Redditch, B98 £440
    AmCam Construction, , CV23 £473
    SKP Roofing & Paving, Banbury, Ox17 £440
    West Heritage Bricklayers, Birmingham, B90 £470
    AJP Construction, 19c Blackwell Business Park, Shipston-on-Stour, CV36 £509
    Bilton Plastering Services, Rugby , CV22 £470
    Timber Master LTD, 48 Somers Rd, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV22 £467