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How much did you pay for your wall/room skimming over

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hope this is ok in here

I'm setting up on my own and would love to know how much you paid for a single wall or a room or even a full house over skimming with plaster

Your location would be good too

Many thanks

Ian
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Is the most annoying thing ever

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  • As a general rule of thumb, a plasterer seems to get between £60-100 a day. Upper amount if they are really good, low amount if it yer 'bish bosh' type of job!

    To start with even if good you will need to be at the lower end, then as work fills up you can nudge the prices up. In our village in Cheshire we have a good plasterer who is upto £130 a day, and its six weeks til he can do anything!

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  • Andybez38
    Andybez38 Posts: 1,773 Forumite
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    I am a dryliner/ skimmer In the lincoln area skimmers are on about £2.00 per meter new build. Thats subcontracting. I would say you would be wanting at least £180 per day i can earn that by starting at 8 oclock and finishing by 3 o clock. I would charge more for overskim as this needs unibonding usually before skim is applied.
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  • Savvy_Sue
    Savvy_Sue Posts: 47,319 Forumite
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    Don't know if you've thought to look on the 'Is this fair?' sub-board within the 'In my home' board?

    Haven't needed the services of a plasterer since our friend put her foot through our loft, and that was a long time ago ...
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  • bluemorph
    bluemorph Posts: 141 Forumite
    busterkeye wrote:
    hope this is ok in here

    I'm setting up on my own and would love to know how much you paid for a single wall or a room or even a full house over skimming with plaster

    Your location would be good too

    Many thanks

    Ian
    I have just had 3 ceilings and 3 walls done and paid £320, not to bad i thought, i live in warwickshire.
  • busterkeye
    busterkeye Posts: 651 Forumite
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    A big thankyou to all of you for your time and your info

    well if anyone wants a plasterer in the Wakefield area I'm your man

    Many thanks again
    Ian
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    Is the most annoying thing ever
  • Chocmonster7
    Chocmonster7 Posts: 2,637 Forumite
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    I'm currently looking for a plasterer in the Darlington area if anyone knows of one!
  • black-saturn
    black-saturn Posts: 13,937 Forumite
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    I had 4 walls and a ceiling done which cost me £45 about a year ago.
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  • Alison_B
    Alison_B Posts: 2,124 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    We had our conservatory done last year - plasterboard putting up plus skimming. The size of the conservatory is 5 metres by 3.5 and it cost us £200. It took him 2 days to do. One wall had a kitchen window plus double french windows but was from floor to ceiling, the rest was just a low level wall. I am from the Cheshire area.
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