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Finding a plasterer

Hi All

Im trying to find a plasterer and have gone down the ask friends and family route but either they weren't interested or too busy, so its yellow pages or google.

how do you hope to get a decent one, are there any questions i should ask and sites to look for them, i need my whole house plastering, would it be acceptable for me to ask them to do one room and see how it looked before going ahead with the whole job??

i dont want to trust someone on a 4k job and it turn out to be a nightmare.

any advice? thanks in advance

Comments

  • Valli
    Valli Posts: 25,537 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    edited 20 May 2012 at 8:39PM
    I just had one here, sub-contracted by my kitchen fitter and was very impressed with his plastering.
    If you're interested...have PMd you
    Don't put it DOWN; put it AWAY
    "I would like more sisters, that the taking out of one, might not leave such stillness" Emily Dickinson
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    Thank you Honey Bear
  • nickj_2
    nickj_2 Posts: 7,052 Forumite
    do you have any work colleagues you could ask , neighbours etc or have you had any other tradespeople do work at your house , or live near you , or doing work locally - they should be able to give you a name
  • 111KAB
    111KAB Posts: 3,645 Forumite
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    Yes its a good idea just to get one room done to make sure you are happy. Get quotes from various firms on the one room/whole house basis. Go with the firm you think are best and see how they get on.
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