--- title: "Lath plastering in Andover | 4.9 Star | Heath plastering and rendering" description: "Lath plastering in Andover from Heath plastering and rendering. Sagging or cracked lath and plaster ceilings and walls repaired or replaced, ready for…" canonical: "https://heath-plastering-and-rendering.co.uk/plasterer-andover/lath-plastering" --- # Lath plastering in Andover > Lath plastering in Andover from Heath plastering and rendering. Sagging or cracked lath and plaster ceilings and walls repaired or replaced, ready for… Heath plastering and rendering repairs and replaces lath and plaster in Andover homes, leaving sagging and cracked ceilings sound, flat and ready for paint in Charlton, Picket Twenty and Augusta Park. ## What sets the price of lath plastering in Andover The price depends on how much of the ceiling or wall has failed. A repair to part of a surface is a smaller job than taking the whole surface down. - Lath plastering: Price on request - Patching sections of a ceiling costs less than removing and replacing all of it. - Ceiling height and how easily the room can be reached change the time on site. - Decorating afterwards is not part of the price. ## Lath plastering across Andover We serve Andover from our base in Winchester. - Charlton - Picket Twenty - Augusta Park - SP10 - SP11 ## What happens on the day Work on lath and plaster in Andover starts with testing, because old plaster can look whole while it has already come away from the strips behind it. ### Tapping and pressing We tap and press the ceiling or wall to find the plaster that sounds hollow or moves. The firm areas are marked so they can stay exactly as they are. ### Cutting back and renewing Loose plaster is cut back to a firm edge. Laths that have split or lost their fixing are dealt with, and a section beyond saving is taken out. ### New plaster and a skim New plaster fills the prepared area and a skim coat goes over it, so the new work sits level with the old and the surface can take a mist coat. ## Questions about lath plastering in Andover ### Do you work on lath and plaster in Andover? Yes. We repair and replace lath and plaster in older houses across Andover, including Charlton, Picket Twenty and Augusta Park, from our base in Winchester. ### What does lath and plaster mean? Thin timber strips called laths are fixed across a frame and plaster is pushed through the gaps, where it hardens into keys that hold it up. Many older ceilings and walls are built this way. ### My ceiling is sagging. Can it be saved? Sometimes. If only part of the plaster has lost its grip, that part is cut back and rebuilt. When most of it has gone, taking down and replacing the ceiling is the sounder fix. ### Will the new plaster match the old? A skim coat over the repaired area leaves it level with the plaster around it. Once dry it takes a mist coat and paint just as the old plaster does. ### How do I ask for lath plastering work? Tap Book Now and send photos of the ceiling or wall and the damaged area. The price and visit are set up in the chat. ## Other services in Andover - [Plasterer in Andover](https://heath-plastering-and-rendering.co.uk/plasterer-andover): Plastering and rendering in Andover for ceiling repairs, skimming, plasterboard, Artex smoothing, coving, lime, Venetian plaster and outside render. - [Lath plastering (all areas)](https://heath-plastering-and-rendering.co.uk/services/lath-plastering): Lath plastering in Winchester by Heath plastering and rendering. Lath and plaster ceilings and walls in older houses repaired or replaced. Book Now. - [Skimming and re-skimming in Andover](https://heath-plastering-and-rendering.co.uk/plasterer-andover/skimming-and-re-skimming) - [Wall and ceiling repairs in Andover](https://heath-plastering-and-rendering.co.uk/plasterer-andover/wall-and-ceiling-repairs) - [Artex removal and smoothing in Andover](https://heath-plastering-and-rendering.co.uk/plasterer-andover/artex-removal-and-smoothing) - [Plasterboard and dry lining in Andover](https://heath-plastering-and-rendering.co.uk/plasterer-andover/plasterboard-and-dry-lining) - [External wall rendering in Andover](https://heath-plastering-and-rendering.co.uk/plasterer-andover/external-wall-rendering) - [External rendering repair in Andover](https://heath-plastering-and-rendering.co.uk/plasterer-andover/external-rendering-repair) ## Business facts - Service area: Winchester, Andover, Basingstoke, Southampton, Newbury, Alton, Fareham, Chandler's Ford, Kingsclere, Bishop's Waltham - Calls: Calls answered 24/7 - Phone: +447868284623 - Email: team@heath-plastering-and-rendering.co.uk ## Book Now - [Book Now](https://heath-plastering-and-rendering.co.uk/#chat): Send the job details and request a quote from Heath plastering and rendering. ## Sitemap - [Full sitemap](https://heath-plastering-and-rendering.co.uk/sitemap.md): Complete machine-readable page directory.