Any ideas how much I'd be looking at for a (I think its called skimming) of a room about 12*12 and ceiling ??

Just stripped wall paper and as good as he is a musician, Stevey Wonder should not plaster ..

Any ideas, or anyone NW do mates rates

 

Prices will vary loads now as some will still be on cloud cuckoo land and charge like there was no recession and others will charge cheap to get the work? If the room is that bad it may need more than just a skim??? If you work on about £300 it can't be that far off either way.

 

if you were more local to me i'd do it for you reasonable rate too but around £250-£300 is about right including materials

yes i am a plasterer btw, damn good too

 

As said above it may need more than just a skim. If the walls are shot, they will need a coat of carlite bonding and then a skim. Hopefully you can get away with a coat of pva and then just skim them. You could do it in a day if it doesnt need bonding (you cant skim on bonding the same day) so £250 ish, if it needs bonding £300 ish

 

Course you can plaster over bonding in the same day Bonding only has a 1hour set time so there is no problem adding finish to it!

 

So you reckon you could skim over bonding in one hour? It would bubble, rip, tear be a nightmare! If you left it half a day you can get over it, but its just not as nice as the next day. 'Hardwall' you can go on the same day no problems

 

correct mate, you can go over bonding same day but it always bubbles and tears, best to leave it til next day but pva over it so it dont suck the multi too much.

 

Can't skim it the same day and have to pva over it the next day ?? I assume my 28years of plastering must mean its impossible for me float and skim a small room in one day ??

 

Now now girls

 

My trowel is bigger than your trowel! We all have our tried and tested methods, as long as we all get the same result in the end who gives a toss?!

 

ok, thats cheaper than I expected ...

Anyone know someone I can trust around Wallasey ?

 

If you know a good tradesman (any trade) chances are he will know a decent plasterer.

 

I don't ...

 

hello steve, 28 years eh and my 39 years there wrong
your right ?? whats this multi finish is it for the diy ers

 

Can't help with the recommendation.
However I recently had my kitchen redone.
12 by 8
New plasterboard for ceiling and skimmed.
Walls lightly bonded(Tiles don't come off easy!) and skimmed - 3 guys doing the job, 8am until around 4.30pm.
Cost me £330

 

Found the plasterer we've used for our last few jobs from Find a Tradesman or Handyman For Any Job - For Free!

Bit like eBay for trades people, you post the job, they bid for it, and then based on feedback and so on you chose one of them to do it (you don't have to go with the lowest bid ). Very pleased with the bloke we used

And yeah £300 sounds about right provided there isn't too much repair work to be done first. Failing that if its really crumbly take it back to brick, dry line it yourself, then get someone out to skim

 

My company is called SPA Plastering Spa Plastering ltd Based in Abberley, Worcestershire if you need any sound advise please contact me there via the contact page. I will always help out a scooby nut.

Every plasterer is different I should know I employ around 60 of the buggers!!

 

Impressive mate I employ er.......... 1!