Plastering over Artex

foxybabe

cargo wrote:

Foxy. :eek: :eek: :eek:
You must be the luckiest person around to get a good job at that price.
But for the most surely we have to keep this real.

Don't mean to offend but that price scares the life out of me, to think a fully trained Plasterer would work for them rates of pay.

edit: Just read your post again and it didnt say plaster over did you mean cover Artex with something else.

Just re read my post. I missed the 1 off the front. It was £170. . It was a local guy who just works for himself so he has no overheads. He did a great job although it was over 2 days (don't know whether that is usual)

mandy

cargo

Hey thats more like it Foxy.
You still got a good deal keep his number.
I am also a Plasterer thats why I was shocked at quote.
I woulld have charged more so well done.

nelly_2

cargo wrote:

Hey thats more like it Foxy.
You still got a good deal keep his number.
I am also a Plasterer thats why I was shocked at quote.
I woulld have charged more so well done.

me too ..:)

Gambler

nelly wrote:

£300 per room maybe £250, is about right...well its what I charge anyway

And £70 for a full room when was that 1970 ?????

per room, is that just walls or ceilings too?


Thanks

nelly_2

Gambler wrote:

per room, is that just walls or ceilings too?


Thanks

yeah walls and ceillings, unless it a whacking great big room with 18 chinney breasts, and dado rails and alcovs and all other nonsense

jason_s_2

foxybabe wrote:

seems a bit steep to me. we have just had a room done 17ft x 10ft not including the ceiling £70. this was to cover artex.

If that was the price,i was just about to chuck me tools in the skip and give up lol.Mind you £170 is a fair price.
As for £700 for skimming over the artex,its a bit on the expensive side.And for the £1200 quote laugh and forget it.

FEvans

i am in the same boat, i have recently bought my first house and the living room has an artexed ceiling which i want to get rid off (reason being i want to fit spot lights and a projctor and it would look out of place with an artexed ceiling).

The room is 21 foot by 11 foot.

what sort of money would i be looking at to get the artex covered.

I live in south wales so prices should be fairly reasonable.

jason_s_2

You could be looking anything around the 180-200 mark.

FEvans

thank you for the reply