Cost to skim a room in London

If you're looking to paint or wallpaper the rooms in your home, you might be thinking about having the walls skimmed. Skimming involves a plasterer adding a thin layer of finishing plaster to your walls to give them a perfect smooth finish ready for painting or papering. But how much does it cost in London?

The cost to skim a room in London varies from £550 (LONDON CITY ELECTRICIANS NICEIC Approved based in W1B) to £650 (The London Electrical Compliance Company LLP based in W1B), but these are just estimates based on our database of rates from plasterers.

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Skim a room cost in London

Estimate Skim a room cost in London based on hourly/daily rate (excluding VAT or callout charges)
Business name	Skim a room cost
London Projects Ltd, 11 Carteret Street, London, Greater London, SW1H	£612
HouseUP, 71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2H	£612
House Rendering Ltd, 71-75, Shelton Street, Covent Garden, Greater London, WC2H	£612
My Trusted Builder, London, Greater London, wc2h	£612
Luxe Refurbs, 16 Berkeley Street, London, Greater London, W1J	£610
We Love Build - Three Arches, London, Greater London, W1J	£610
Starfish Properties, 14 Hanover Street, 3rd Floor, London, W1S	£612
TipTop Joinery & Build, London, Greater London, WC1V	£612
Virtuoso Building Solutions Ltd, London, WC2A	£606
Elite Building, 7 Bell Yard, London, Greater London, WC2A	£612
Dominic Payte - Design & Build, 14 Hanover Square, Mayfair, Greater London, W1S	£612
A to Z Builders Ltd, Houses of Parliament, SW1P	£614
The Maybria Group, Mayfair, Greater London, W1J	£612
Atlant Construction, London, Greater London, W1T	£612
Hestia Contractors Ltd, 207 Regent Street, London, Greater London, W1B	£612
The London Electrical Compliance Company LLP, Regent Street, W1B	£650
LONDON CITY ELECTRICIANS NICEIC Approved, london, W1B	£550
Future Homes Design and Build, 4 Old Park Lane, Mayfair, London, W1K	£612
Pillar Contractors Ltd, 49 Grosvenor Street, Mayfair, London, Greater London, W1K	£610
FLAVIA CONDE, 27 Old Gloucester Street, London, Greater London, WC1N	£612
CK Constructions & Development Ltd, Russell Square, WC1N	£616
Pacho Build Ltd, 27 Old Gloucester Street, London, Greater London, wc1n	£612
Grand Phase Ltd, 85 Great Portland Street, London, Greater London, W1W	£612
Teammax LTD, 85 Great Portland Street, London, Greater London, W1W	£612
JK Doors, Fitzrovia, W1W	£616

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Location in UK	Hourly Rate	Daily Rate
Skim A Room near Belgravia	£34	£206
Skim A Room near Lambeth	£32	£212
Skim A Room near Camden Town	£35	£218
Skim A Room near Chelsea	£35	£217
Skim A Room near Islington	£33	£217
Skim A Room near Camberwell	£31	£212
Skim A Room near Kensington	£38	£229
Skim A Room near Bethnal Green	£32	£214
Skim A Room near Hackney	£33	£218
Skim A Room near Fulham	£38	£222
Skim A Room near Hammersmith	£41	£228
Skim A Room near Earlsfield	£35	£220
Skim A Room near Greenwich	£32	£216
Skim A Room near Muswell Hill	£36	£220
Skim A Room near Lewisham	£32	£217
Skim A Room near Wimbledon	£32	£212
Skim A Room near Plaistow	£32	£227
Skim A Room near Brent Cross	£31	£217
Skim A Room near Walthamstow	£34	£215
Skim A Room near Merton	£33	£212
Skim A Room near Ealing	£41	£232
Skim A Room near Redbridge	£32	£219
Skim A Room near Bromley	£34	£211
Skim A Room near Croydon	£36	£227
Skim A Room near Barking	£31	£222
Skim A Room near Kingston Upon Thames	£32	£220
Skim A Room near Sutton	£33	£215
Skim A Room near High Barnet	£34	£229
Skim A Room near Harrow	£37	£206
Skim A Room near Hounslow	£35	£230
Skim A Room near Richmond Upon Thames	£34	£227
Skim A Room near Bexley	£32	£211
Skim A Room near Hillingdon	£33	£218
Skim A Room near Romford	£34	£228

	Job	Estimate
	Skim a room	£611
	Rendering a 4-bed detached home (no scaffolding)	£8,914
	Rendering an external wall per sqm	£74 per sqr metre
	Plastering a medium sized room (walls only)	£691
	Skim a 10m2 ceiling	£280
	Plasterboarding	£730
	Cost to fit coving	£111
	Fit damp proof membrane on walls in terraced house to skim over	£3,191
	Replace a ceiling	£530