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Cost to skim a room in Wokingham

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 Wokingham?

The cost to skim a room in Wokingham varies from £420 (Anthony Gibson Painters & Decorators based in RG45) to £1178 (HEATHHILL DEVELOPMENTS LTD based in RG45), but these are just estimates based on our database of rates from plasterers. 

The best way to get an accurate price for skimming a room is to get actual quotes. Post your job on HaMuch and we'll match you with plasterers in Wokingham.

Estimates for skim a room near Wokingham
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  • Estimates for common plasterer jobs in Wokingham;

    JobEstimate
    Skim a room£542
    Rendering a 4-bed detached home (no scaffolding)£9571
    Rendering an external wall per sqm£70 per sqr metre
    Plastering a medium sized room (walls only)£605
    Plasterboarding£752
    Cost to fit coving£105
    Replace a ceiling£552
    New wall plastering and skimming£35
    Plastering over an exposed chimney breast£35
    Plastering and skimming a medium sized room (walls only)£35
    Skimming a medium sized room (walls only)£35
    New ceiling plastering and skimming a medium sized room£35
    Rendering a 2-bed bungalow (no scaffolding)£35
    Rendering a 3-bed semi-detached house (no scaffolding)£35


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