Plastering a room, what should the rough cost be ?
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Ive been gutting one of the rooms in the house, the plaster doesn`t look the best. Apparently when these house were originally plastered it was approx 40-50 years ago where they used a mix that was 5 parts sand so the original plaster is like powder in places. Its been skimmed over in the past which was a fair while ago but their are plenty of cracks and loose plaster in places.
The room size is approx 4m x 4m with a chimney breast thats central, i`m going to get a few quotes so what i`m after is a ball part figure to do a full re-plaster of a room this size, i`ll knock the old stuff of myself. Its just so i have a figure to use against the quotes as i wouldn`t have a clue of the cost myself.
The room size is approx 4m x 4m with a chimney breast thats central, i`m going to get a few quotes so what i`m after is a ball part figure to do a full re-plaster of a room this size, i`ll knock the old stuff of myself. Its just so i have a figure to use against the quotes as i wouldn`t have a clue of the cost myself.
Just one quick question
Originally the plasterer quoted £500 which was for dot and dab, after thinking about it i prefered the other option of rendering the brickwork with cement then a skim after.
Should he still be charging £500, is it cheaper to render the brickwork in cement then a skim after than dot and dab with plasterboard then a skim. Its just i have no idea of material costs, ive done all the knocking off of the plaster and tomorow i`ll be mixing the cement for him in a mixer.
Originally the plasterer quoted £500 which was for dot and dab, after thinking about it i prefered the other option of rendering the brickwork with cement then a skim after.
Should he still be charging £500, is it cheaper to render the brickwork in cement then a skim after than dot and dab with plasterboard then a skim. Its just i have no idea of material costs, ive done all the knocking off of the plaster and tomorow i`ll be mixing the cement for him in a mixer.
I can't imagine there being a lot in it with the materials either way. So the biggest cost factor is how long he will take and how much he wants a day.
I pay my plasterer £150 a day and I'd say he would charge me a day and a half for that job.
I pay my plasterer £150 a day and I'd say he would charge me a day and a half for that job.
For speed and it makes for a warmer home. I can't see anyone coming in and rendering all the walls for the same price as dot and dab, although the material costs will be cheaper labour hours will be longer It would be impossible to do it in one day plus they may have to leave the room a little longer for drying out time on the render as I presume skiming a rendered wall the next day will have an extremely slow set time
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Here ya go..
http://www.ultimatehandyman.co.uk/PL...IREcT_BOND.htm
Tut, bloody amateur builders.....know nothing....
http://www.ultimatehandyman.co.uk/PL...IREcT_BOND.htm
Tut, bloody amateur builders.....know nothing....
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Just one quick question
Originally the plasterer quoted £500 which was for dot and dab, after thinking about it i prefered the other option of rendering the brickwork with cement then a skim after.
Should he still be charging £500, is it cheaper to render the brickwork in cement then a skim after than dot and dab with plasterboard then a skim. Its just i have no idea of material costs, ive done all the knocking off of the plaster and tomorow i`ll be mixing the cement for him in a mixer.
Originally the plasterer quoted £500 which was for dot and dab, after thinking about it i prefered the other option of rendering the brickwork with cement then a skim after.
Should he still be charging £500, is it cheaper to render the brickwork in cement then a skim after than dot and dab with plasterboard then a skim. Its just i have no idea of material costs, ive done all the knocking off of the plaster and tomorow i`ll be mixing the cement for him in a mixer.
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Here ya go..
http://www.ultimatehandyman.co.uk/PL...IREcT_BOND.htm
Tut, bloody amateur builders.....know nothing....
http://www.ultimatehandyman.co.uk/PL...IREcT_BOND.htm
Tut, bloody amateur builders.....know nothing....
Thanks. That looks like a cheap way to do it, and the fact that somebody mentioned its how all new builds are made speaks volumes about new builds.
Surely sand and cement then skimmed is the proper way to do it? That's what they did when i had my extension built.
ps please note I know nothing about building
A quick question.
From the pics on the other page the plaster has now rendered the bare walls in cement upto the bottom area of plaster that was ok, he`s keyed the cement etc.
From making conversation i just said to him that i take it all you have left to do is to PVA all the walls and then skim them, he said that you don`t need to PVA the cement render just the old plaster at the bottom. Is that true ?
From the pics on the other page the plaster has now rendered the bare walls in cement upto the bottom area of plaster that was ok, he`s keyed the cement etc.
From making conversation i just said to him that i take it all you have left to do is to PVA all the walls and then skim them, he said that you don`t need to PVA the cement render just the old plaster at the bottom. Is that true ?
A quick question.
From the pics on the other page the plaster has now rendered the bare walls in cement upto the bottom area of plaster that was ok, he`s keyed the cement etc.
From making conversation i just said to him that i take it all you have left to do is to PVA all the walls and then skim them, he said that you don`t need to PVA the cement render just the old plaster at the bottom. Is that true ?
From the pics on the other page the plaster has now rendered the bare walls in cement upto the bottom area of plaster that was ok, he`s keyed the cement etc.
From making conversation i just said to him that i take it all you have left to do is to PVA all the walls and then skim them, he said that you don`t need to PVA the cement render just the old plaster at the bottom. Is that true ?
if its skimed soon ish 
He finished plastering earlier today, their aint much to look at as its just plaster lol but here are a few pics, may as well show before and after. He seems to have done a good job especially on the chimney breast which was really bumpy and uneven before i knocked the plaster off, its one of them where time will tell as to how good the job is.
He finished plastering earlier today, their aint much to look at as its just plaster lol but here are a few pics, may as well show before and after. He seems to have done a good job especially on the chimney breast which was really bumpy and uneven before i knocked the plaster off, its one of them where time will tell as to how good the job is.
for a left handed plasterer
Whats the best type of sandpaper to use on fresh plaster for lightly rubbing out any tiny raised bits ? Also what do you need to do to prep it before painting, i read on google that your first coat of paint should be watered down.. Is that true ?
Last edited by Rob_Impreza99; Jul 31, 2010 at 12:32 PM.
use cheap watered down paint for first coat or a latex paint.
Pmsl, there should not be any raised bits or the need for sandpaper on newly plastered walls. If you need to use sandpaper the plastering is definately a poor job and I would give him a call
They are not raised bits as in bumps and an uneven wall, their are a couple of very tiny bits like a spill or splash mark that i want to sand out as they would show up in the paint finish.
The bumps will be smll blebs in the plaster where it had no suction due to the render and splash marks should of been hard troweled out. Seriously you should not have to do anything to new plaster apart from add paint! If you need to sand something its a poor job.
agree :
that is not 4m x 4m no way its 2.7 square max...
most desent plasterers take at least 2 days if doing ceiling too for a 4x4m room.
and 500 quid is nothing for a 4x4m area really mate good luck.
Do what i did and teach yourself if you dot and dab its easy.
most desent plasterers take at least 2 days if doing ceiling too for a 4x4m room.
and 500 quid is nothing for a 4x4m area really mate good luck.
Do what i did and teach yourself if you dot and dab its easy.