Costs
What plastering work costs in the UK
Realistic price ranges for the jobs people ask about most, what drives the number up or down, and what is usually left out of a quote.
Plastering and skimming cost
Skimming an average room costs £450 to £750, which works out at £18 to £28 per square metre.
£450 to £750 to skim an average room, or £18 to £28 per square metre
Rendering cost
Rendering costs £45 to £75 per square metre including scaffold, and £60 to £95 for a silicone or monocouche system.
£45 to £75 per square metre including scaffold
Plasterboarding and dry lining cost
Plasterboarding costs £12 to £22 per square metre supplied and fixed.
£12 to £22 per square metre supplied and fixed
Silicone and monocouche render cost
Silicone and monocouche render costs £60 to £95 per square metre including scaffold, against £45 to £75 for sand and cement.
£60 to £95 per square metre including scaffold
External wall insulation cost
External wall insulation costs £100 to £160 per square metre including scaffold.
£100 to £160 per square metre including scaffold
Floor screeding cost
Sand and cement screed costs £18 to £28 per square metre laid.
£18 to £35 per square metre laid, depth dependent
Stud walls cost
A typical bedroom stud partition costs £700 to £1,300 built, boarded and skimmed.
£700 to £1,300 for a typical bedroom partition built and skimmed
Ceiling repair cost
Overboarding and skimming an average ceiling costs £350 to £650.
£350 to £650 to overboard and skim an average ceiling
Coving and cornice cost
Coving costs £18 to £40 per linear metre supplied and fitted.
£18 to £40 per linear metre supplied and fitted
Venetian and polished plaster cost
Venetian and polished plaster costs £90 to £220 per square metre.
£90 to £220 per square metre depending on finish and coats
Artex and textured ceilings cost
Overboarding and skimming a textured ceiling costs £380 to £700.
£380 to £700 to overboard and skim an average ceiling
Pebbledash cost
Pebbledash costs £50 to £80 per square metre applied and £25 to £45 to remove.
£50 to £80 per square metre, and £25 to £45 per square metre to remove
Crack and patch repairs cost
Plaster repairs are charged by time: £150 to £220 for a half day and £260 to £450 for a full day.
£150 to £280 for a half day, £260 to £450 for a full day
Re-plastering after damp cost
Re-plastering after damp treatment costs £40 to £70 per square metre including hacking off, salt retardant render and a skim.
£40 to £70 per square metre including hack off and render
Lime plastering cost
Lime plastering costs £60 to £110 per square metre against £18 to £28 for gypsum, and cures over weeks rather than days.
£60 to £110 per square metre, and it cures over weeks rather than days
Ceiling roses and mouldings cost
A plaster ceiling rose costs £120 to £320 supplied and fitted.
£120 to £320 supplied and fitted for a standard rose
Tape and joint cost
Tape and joint costs £8 to £16 per square metre depending on the finish level, against £18 to £28 for a full skim.
£8 to £16 per square metre
Commercial plastering cost
Commercial plastering is tendered per contract.
Priced per contract, not per metre