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Cost to skim a room in WR11

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 WR11?

The cost to skim a room in WR11 varies from £410 (LB Brushworks based in GL20) to £511 (DS Construction (Cheltenham) Ltd based in GL52), 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 WR11.

Estimates for skim a room near WR11
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  • Can I skim my own walls?

  • Estimates for common plasterer jobs in WR11;

    JobEstimate
    Skim a room£485
    Rendering a 4-bed detached home (no scaffolding)£7845
    Rendering an external wall per sqm£49 per sqr metre
    Plastering a medium sized room (walls only)£490
    Plasterboarding£695
    Cost to fit coving£73
    Replace a ceiling£495
    New wall plastering and skimming£24
    Plastering over an exposed chimney breast£24
    Plastering and skimming a medium sized room (walls only)£24
    Skimming a medium sized room (walls only)£24
    New ceiling plastering and skimming a medium sized room£24
    Rendering a 2-bed bungalow (no scaffolding)£24
    Rendering a 3-bed semi-detached house (no scaffolding)£24


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