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Our skilled plasterers deliver a glass-smooth finish every time – from skimming and re-skimming to full re-plasters, ceilings, coving, dry lining, stud walls and external rendering. Tidy, fast and finished ready for decoration.
Smooth, flawless skim coats applied over existing plasterboards or worn masonry walls ready for paint application.
Dot-and-dab board installation and timber/metal frame stud walls to redefine interior room layouts cleanly.
Weatherproof, breathable, through-coloured external render systems designed for low maintenance and thermal insulation.
Hacking back damp or blown plaster, applying tanking slurry, and re-plastering affected areas back to original condition.
Precision installation of plaster coving, cornice profiles, and decorative ceiling roses for classic architectural detail.
Safely overboarding or scraping textured Artex ceilings to achieve a modern, perfectly smooth contemporary finish.
Inspecting substrates for moisture, background integrity, keying requirements, and structural movement.
Laying protective floor coverings, masking windows/fixtures, and applying PVA or bonding primers.
Fixing plasterboards or applying backing coats like Thistle Hardwall or Bonding coat plaster.
Applying two tight coats of multi-finish plaster and trowelling to a silky glass-smooth surface.
Removing protective films, sweeping workspace thoroughly, and providing drying guidance before painting.
Freshly skimmed walls usually take 3 to 7 days to dry completely depending on humidity and ventilation. Once fully dried (turning a uniform pale pink), a diluted mist coat of emulsion paint must be applied first before full paint coats.
Plaster cannot be applied directly over wallpaper as it will cause bubbling and detachment. All wallpaper must be stripped first. Painted walls can be skimmed after applying a high-adhesion blue grit bond primer.
Wet plastering involves applying wet backing coats and skim plaster directly to brick or blockwork. Dry lining involves attaching plasterboard sheets to walls using adhesive or studs, which is faster and dries much quicker.
We seal off work zones with dust sheets and polythene screening, protect all floor coverings, and use dust-extracted sanding tools where minimal sanding is required.
