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Plastering & Decorating 2 bed house

Hosgo · 2016-04-16 16:41:30

Hi, My girlfriend and I are in the process of buying a 2 bed Victorian house (in good condition) in Iver (just outside the M25). We want to do some work to the house to update it including plastering (skimming), painting and new skirting and architraves and have been given the quote below. As it's our first property we've…

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longwalks1 Posts: 3,833 Forumite

29 July 2016 at 7:07PM

Like others have said manage it yourself, prep as much as you can, get it plastered. once its dried, do the miscoats yourself, then get a decorator in to paint. Just re-read your first post and its massively overpriced, I'm on Herts/Essex borders so expect to pay the same

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