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Cost to skim a room in West Kensington

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 West Kensington?

The cost to skim a room in West Kensington varies from £518 (London West Builders Ltd based in W6) to £522 (Newpark Construction based in W12), but these are just estimates based on our database of rates from plasterers. 

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

    JobEstimate
    Skim a room£521
    Rendering a 4-bed detached home (no scaffolding)£8924
    Rendering an external wall per sqm£74 per sqr metre
    Plastering a medium sized room (walls only)£562
    Plasterboarding£731
    Cost to fit coving£111
    Replace a ceiling£531
    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 West Kensington trades

    Skim a room cost in West Kensington
    Estimate Skim a room cost in West Kensington based on hourly/daily rate (excluding VAT or callout charges)
    Business name Skim a room cost
    home refurbishments, London, Greater London, W14 £521
    2MO, London, Greater London, W14 £521
    The Architects Of London, 239 Kensington High Street, London, Greater London, W8 £521
    Hammerhead General Contractors Ltd, London, Greater London, W12 £521
    London West Builders Ltd, London, W6 £518
    chasewood maintenance, london, sw6 £520
    Leufroy, 62 Kenway Road, London, Greater London, SW5 £521
    GB Buildings & Renovations, London, London, Greater London, W6 £521
    Newpark Construction, , W12 £522
    Huntsmore, 96 Kensington High Street, London, Greater London, W8 £521
    Broseley, London, W8 £521
    Extend, 320 Munster Road, Fulham, Greater London, SW6 £520
    HvB Development + Elnaz Namaki Studio, Studio 2, 48-49 Princes Place, London, Greater London, W11 £521
    Gatta Star Group ltd, London, Greater London, SW10 £520
    OL AND EDWARD LTD, 142 Cromwell Road, London, SW7 £521
    Jeffery and Wilkes, International House,, 142 Cromwell Road, Kensington, London, Greater London, SW7 £521
    Add Global, 71 Golhawk Road, London, Greater London, W12 £521
    Homeconcepts, London, Greater London, W8 £521
    Alexander Build, 60 Kensington Church Street, Kensington & Chelsea, Greater London, W8 £521
    Clearly Renovations Ltd, London, Greater London, W8 £521
    MALLETT, London, Greater London, W8 £521
    ELLEN MARTIN, London, Greater London, SW6 £520
    Lux Construction, Hammersmith, Greater London, W6 £521
    M & A UK Ltd, , W11 £522
    Jonathan P Spencer Design and Build Limited, London, Greater London, W6 £521