Bare Kitchen Walls Need Plastering

toffeegirl

Further to the gutting of my kitchen and my need for a new kitchen ceiling, I also have bare brick walls.

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The first is an outside wall (quite uneven), the second, alongside the neighbours, the third an internal wall, and the fourth just needs some replacement plasterboard.

I will definitely get someone in to do this but what specific materials, coats etc will I expect them to use (and therefore quote for using...). i.e. bonding, plaster mixes.... skimming...

What are my chances of them getting any plaster (neatly!) behind the pipes - and thereby avoiding the inconvenience and expense of getting the boiler taken down and put back up again?

Finally, once done.... how long should I leave it all to dry before painting it and getting my fitted kitchen installed.

Thanks in advance....

owls

make sure they fit insulation[to prevent noise transmition] between the floor joists prior to plasterboarding.If its a kitchen they should be using fire-line plasterboard prior to skimming on the ceiling
A plasterer may take two options to plaster the wall, im guessing that its not a single skin wall and that it has a cavity, then they can either dot and dab it using plasterboard and skim it or the traditional route [in my opinion the better route, to float and set it using browning instead of bonding because of the high suction red brick and skim.
As regards getting behind the pipes you should be able to get a reasonably good finish but it may take some messing around with so this may be reflected in the price or could you just not box the pipework in for a neater job?

drying i would allow a good week depending if there is a radiator in the room etc.

hope there is enough info here.
as regards pricing its difficult without the dimensions.

toffeegirl

Many thanks .... the 'float and set' option is the one I'd prefer - I want to avoid the plasterboard on the walls scenario.

I'm not expecting perfect plastering behind the pipes - hopefully they will be covered in cupboards or boxed in - but I just don't want them to look totally bare / rubbish without any plaster at all. I'm happier now that I don't need to take the boiler down....

I'm not really after pricing here... none of the walls are particularly straight forward. I just want to make sure that I ask for, am offered, and get the right thing... Plus I live in London which at times seems to have a different currency exchange to other places!