Skimming, flat in every light
If your plaster is sound but marked, cracked or uneven, a skim gives you a smooth new surface without the mess of hacking off.
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We protect the floors, remove switch and socket plates, tape any cracks with scrim and prime the walls with a bonding primer so the new plaster grips. Then we apply two thin coats of finishing plaster, about two to three millimetres in total, and trowel it up to a smooth, closed finish.
New plaster needs time to dry before you paint, usually four to six weeks depending on the season. When it turns an even pale pink all over, it is ready for a mist coat of thinned emulsion.
What's included
Boards and sheets down, and the room swept each evening.
Scrim tape over cracks so they do not come back through.
Checked with a lamp before we leave.
Hemel Hempstead
A bedroom skimmed in a day
Walls marked by years of picture hooks and a dozen settlement cracks were taped, primed and skimmed in a single day, ready for the owners to decorate a month later.
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Straight answers on price, timing and drying. If your question is not here, call the office.
How long before I can paint?
Usually four to six weeks, until the plaster is an even pale pink. Then apply a mist coat of thinned emulsion before the top coats.
Can you skim over artex or wallpaper?
Over artex, yes, after sealing it. Wallpaper must come off first; we can strip it as part of the job.
Get a free quote
Call the office, or send a few details and photographs and we will call you back to arrange a visit.
01632 960 587We reply within one working day, Monday to Saturday.
Monday to Friday 7:30–17:00
Saturday 8:00–12:00