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Cost to skim a room in Portobello

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 Portobello?

The cost to skim a room in Portobello varies from £470 (PKN Mechanical Solutions based in EH22) to £850 (Travelling Workshop Limited based in EH6), but these are just estimates based on our database of rates from plasterers. 

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Estimates for skim a room near Portobello

"Skim a room"

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"Strip wall paper, cover grooves made for lighting / electricity, and plaster skim a room and ceiling (living room in a Victorian tenement flat). "

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Estimates for common plasterer jobs in Portobello;

JobEstimate
Skim a room£594
Rendering a 4-bed detached home (no scaffolding)£8,667
Rendering an external wall per sqm£59 per sqr metre
Plastering a medium sized room (walls only)£674
Skim a 10m2 ceiling£272
Plasterboarding£722
Cost to fit coving£89
Fit damp proof membrane on walls in terraced house to skim over£3,167
Replace a ceiling£522
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Skim a room cost in Portobello
Estimate Skim a room cost in Portobello based on hourly/daily rate (excluding VAT or callout charges)
Business name Skim a room cost
BRIAN KANE PLASTERING, Portobello, EH15 £522
Renwick & Duffy, Edinburgh, EH16 £602
Gallagher Builders, South Bridge, Holyrood and Willowbrae, EH8 £604
New Walls, Bonnington, Lochend and Craigentinny, EH7 £598
Plastercrafts, Musselburgh, EH21 £602
Midlothian Roofing Services Limited, 391 Old Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh, Midlot, EH16 £522
Vaughan Joiners / Builders, Liberton and Craigmillar, EH16 £600
PKN Mechanical Solutions, Dalkeith, EH22 £470
Ronnie Miller Plasterer, Bonnington, Lochend and Craigentinny, EH7 £600
Mackenzie Hughes Ltd, Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH8 £602
East Coast Oak Bespoke Furniture & Kitchens, Bonnington, Lochend and Craigentinny, EH7 £608
First Class Finish, Newhaven and Leith, EH6 £600
D CARRUTHERS JOINERS&BUILDERS, Liberton and Craigmillar, EH16 £610
Caledonian Interiors Ltd., 2 Corunna Place, Edinburgh, EH6 £602
Edinburgh Construction Ltd, 11-13 York Lane, Edinburgh, East Lothian, EH1 £602
I P Renovations, Newhaven and Leith, EH6 £600
K Vincent Plastering & Landscaping Edinburgh, Liberton and Craigmillar, EH16 £598
The Blackwell Company, 38 East Claremont Street, Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH7 £602
Pro Craft Plastering, Edinburgh, EH17 £522
Travelling Workshop Limited, Midlothian, EH6 £850
Bruntsfield Construction, Inverleith, New Town and Fountainbridge, EH3 £600
Velocity Plastering, Musselburgh, EH21 £538
Revere Contracts, 7, Howe Street, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, EH3 £602
Jamie McLeod Plastering & Harling, Musselburgh, EH21 £604
Limitless Development Services, 64A CUMBERLAND STREET, Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH3 £602

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Location in UKHourly RateDaily Rate
Skim A Room near Musselburgh£24£192
Skim A Room near Edinburgh£26£204
Skim A Room near Dalkeith£25£196
Skim A Room near Bonnyrigg£24£195
Skim A Room near Penicuik£24£189
Skim A Room near Kirkcaldy£29£194
Skim A Room near Broxburn£26£197
Skim A Room near Livingston£26£197
Skim A Room near Dunfermline£28£209
Skim A Room near West Lothian£23£165