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What you get
Skimming over existing, re-boarding where the surface is past saving, patching after other work, and making new walls meet old without a line showing.
OUR SERVICES
Plastering and skimming in Oldham and Greater Manchester
Re-boarding, patching and skimming, so new work meets old without a line showing.
WHAT IT INVOLVES
What plastering and skimming involve
Re-boarding, patching and skimming, so new work meets old without a line showing.
Lath and plaster
It does not take a repair the way plasterboard does, it is heavier than people expect, and a ceiling already parting from its laths will not be saved by skimming it.
Order matters
Plastering over a wall that is still wet is money spent twice. Damp gets diagnosed by somebody qualified for that first.
IN THE QUOTE
What is in the quote
Whether each surface is being skimmed or re-boarded, stated per room- Taking down lath and plaster where it is past saving, and the mess that involves
- Beading, taping and the preparation that decides how flat the finish is
- Making new work meet old at openings, so the join does not show
- Protection to floors and anything that is staying in the room
- Clearing and disposal, which on a ceiling strip-out is a real part of the job
Most plastering on a refurbishment is not a wall from scratch. It is making new work meet old without a line showing.
HOW WE DO IT
How a plastering job actually goes
Four steps, start to finish, so you know what happens and when.
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Tell us what the walls are like
A skim over existing, a re-board, or back to brick. A photo in daylight across the wall shows the state of it better than one taken straight on.
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02
Whether it is sound underneath
Blown plaster sounds hollow and will not hold a skim however good the finish is. We tap it rather than assume, because skimming over a bad wall is money spent twice.
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A written quote by room and by wall
Priced by what is actually being covered, with any re-boarding and beading listed, so you can see where the cost sits.
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Prepared, boarded, skimmed
Protected and prepared, boarded or bonded where needed, beads set, then skimmed and trowelled up so new work meets old without a line showing.
THREE WAYS TO START
Talk to us about your plastering
Whichever is easiest. You get the same answer from all three.
Or send it in a minute
Three boxes and a photo if you have one.
PAST WORK
Recent plastering and skimming
Photographs of his own work.
Call us for your plastering quote
A written quote, itemised, with no obligation.
USEFUL TO KNOW
Plastering questions
Can you skim over my artexed ceiling?
Often yes, and sometimes the better answer is to take it down and re-board. It depends on how sound it is and how heavy the texture is. Be aware that artex of a certain age can contain asbestos, so anything that involves disturbing it needs establishing first rather than sanding into.
How long before we can decorate?
Fresh plaster needs to dry before it takes paint properly, and how long that takes depends on the thickness, the room and the time of year. You get a realistic answer rather than an optimistic one, because painting too early is a common and avoidable way to waste a good plastering job.
Our ceiling is lath and plaster and it is bowing. Can it be saved?
Sometimes, and often not. A ceiling that has come away from its laths is carrying its own weight on the skim, and skimming over it adds weight to something already failing. Taking it down and re-boarding is more work and more mess and is frequently the only answer that lasts.
Do you plaster after damp work?
Yes, as making good once the cause has been properly dealt with by somebody qualified to diagnose it. no damp survey is offered here and nothing here offers one. Plastering a wall that is still wet is the most common way to pay for the same job twice.
Often booked alongside
Garden roomsGET A PRICE
Tell us about your job
Three boxes and a photo if you have one. We price it in writing, with no obligation.
Where we work from
Based in Oldham, covering Greater Manchester.
07542 569 403
office@akjohnbuilders.co.uk
Oldham, Greater Manchester