Boarding and skimming ceilings with new coving quote

ceredigion

To answer the OP`s question as a plasterer and being sensible about it , in a normal domestic setting , a plasterer and his lad would reckon to tack and set and install coving to one room a day . The 2 hallways may get brought in to one of the days spent in the bedroom. If you got a mix in , it doesn't make a lot of difference to do the hallway as well the same time . So that's at least 4 days for 2 people plus materials . Now you can work it out for yourself.

minibbb

Thank you all for your replies and sorry for the late return to the thread!

I did have another quote for the work- this time I used a chap who has done a lot of work for my sister and a friend of mine (I've seen it and the plastering is tip top)

He has quoted for the same work again but will strip the woodchip above the picture rails to the edge of the ceilings and remove the old coving- the first quote was for me to do this.

He will also move the three bedroom ceiling lights to the centre of the room as they're in the usual 1930s position near to the window! Also he will replace the loft hatch and surround.

This quote came back at £1500 and I think he said it would be four days work at least and he will have a colleague help to fix the boards- I think he quoted for 9mm boards.

Therefore this quote seems much better overall- I'm down in Sussex so trades always seem slightly dearer here anyway.

ceredigion

minibbb wrote: »

This quote came back at £1500 and I think he said it would be four days work at least and he will have a colleague help to fix the boards- I think he quoted for 9mm boards.

If you were to ask. For the small extra few £, would recommend 12.5mm fireline board. It will make a better job and if the unthinkable was to happen it may save you and yours

TheCyclingProgrammer

Mr.Generous wrote: »

I love the "simple job" comments. Boarding over lath ceiling isn't easy, time spent finding the joints to secure to for a start. I'd say its a good price, if the plastering is good go for it!

Yup, if it's anything like my 1930s lath and plaster ceilings the joists are irregularly spaced, no precision at all. IIRC it took two plasterers about half a day to overboard one 4x4m ceiling and it sounded like a complete hassle.

Personally I'd allow for one day per room for two guys plus materials, quote does seem a bit on the high side though.

docmatt

My neighbour who thinks he knows everything has built his own summerhouse instead of paying a carpenter 4 grand and the sparky 500 quid.

It looks a shower of !!!!!! and half the lights don't work and has taken him 6 weekends.

I know this is a moneysaving forum but sometimes you really do have to pay good money to a good tradesman to get a good job.

minibbb

Just to update...

So far the downstairs is all done and he's done two of the three bedrooms and the hallway. When he stripped the edges of the walls above the picture rail they were in appalling condition- down to bare brick in places! Also a lintel needed swapping as it had cracked.

Super job so far- not a hope in hell I would have had a go doing it!