Skimming and re-skimming in Andover
Heath plastering and rendering does Skimming and re-skimming in Andover, laying a thin finishing coat so walls and ceilings in Charlton, Picket Twenty and Augusta Park are flat and ready for paint.
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- 38 years trading
- Local to Winchester
- Clear, upfront quotes
Skimming and re-skimming price in Andover
We quote Skimming and re-skimming in Andover for your room before the visit is arranged. The quote covers the preparation, the finishing plaster, and straight corners. A bigger floor, a taller ceiling or a rough old surface moves the quote. New plasterboard needs less work before the coats than uneven old plaster.
From £450
Included
- Preparing the surface with bonding agent where needed
- Two thin coats of finishing plaster
- Trowelling to a flat, closed surface
- Corners and reveals taken sharp
- Uneven old plaster needs extra work before the coats, and that extra work is inside the quote for the Andover room.
- The walls and the ceiling in one room are quoted as one job, so name both surfaces when you Book Now.
- Boarding the room is separate and is priced as Plasterboard and dry lining. Paint and wallpaper come after the plaster has dried.
- The visit runs on time, and the skim stays to the price you were given once that quote is set.
Skimming and re-skimming across Andover
We serve Andover from our base in Winchester.
What happens on the day
On the day of Skimming and re-skimming in Andover we cover the floor, make the surface ready, and trowel two finishing coats while the plaster is still soft. The plaster turns from dark to pale before any paint goes on.
- Dust sheets for a skim in AndoverWe put dust sheets over the floor before any plaster is mixed for Skimming and re-skimming in Andover. The sheets stay down so splashes miss the flooring. We have skimmed a ceiling in a room with the floor protected.
- Painted walls and new boards in AndoverWe clean a painted wall in Andover and take off loose flakes, then brush on a bonding coat, and we lay the finishing plaster on the face of new plasterboard. A bonding coat is the preparatory coat that gives glossy paint a grip for the plaster. An old uneven wall needs that clean surface and bonding coat before the finishing coats.
- Finishing coats and sharp cornersWe put two thin coats across the full wall or the full ceiling and finish the corners sharp. The second coat follows while the first is still soft. The trowel smooths the face until it is flat. We finish window reveals, the sides of the window opening, to a sharp edge. In an Andover room we skim the walls and the ceiling in one visit so those angles dry together.
- Drying before paint in AndoverPaint goes on an Andover skim only once the plaster has faded to an even pale colour. Fresh plaster looks dark when it first goes on and fades as it dries. We then brush on a mist coat, which is ordinary paint watered down for the first coat, before any full colour or wallpaper. We do not paint the room or hang wallpaper as part of the skim.
How booking works
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Why choose Heath plastering and rendering
Repeat customers and word of mouth
The reputation is word of mouth, repeat customers, and the finished work.
Punctual and honest
On time, and to the price you were given.
Tailored to the job
The work follows the job, the timing, and what the room needs.
Gary HeathPlasterer- Reviews
- 179
- Rating
- 4.9
- Trading since
- 1988
“We have been plastering and rendering since 1988. Every job, big or small, gets the same care, and we leave the place tidy when we go.”
Gary Heath, Heath plastering and rendering
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WhatsAppDo you do Skimming and re-skimming in Andover?
Yes, in Andover, Heath plastering and rendering skims whole walls and ceilings, including Charlton, Picket Twenty and Augusta Park, and across SP10 and SP11. A skim is a thin finishing coat of plaster over new boards or over plaster that is already on the wall.
How soon can Skimming and re-skimming in Andover be booked?
Book Now and say when you are free. We arrange the visit for a time you can be at the Andover address. The phone is answered at any time, day or night.
What happens after I book Skimming and re-skimming in Andover?
You see a quote for the room before the visit, and the work starts once that quote is set. On the day we cover the floor, make the surface ready, and trowel two finishing coats flat. The Andover room is left tidy at the end of the skim.
Have you skimmed ceilings, lofts and old walls?
Yes, we have skimmed a lounge ceiling above a finished sitting room, a bay window ceiling, a hallway ceiling around a light fitting, loft walls around a rooflight, a landing wall with a sloped ceiling, and a wall where the old plaster still sat beside the new coat. Gary Heath says: "We have been plastering and rendering since 1988. Every job, big or small, gets the same care, and we leave the place tidy when we go."
Where is the phone number for a skim in Andover?
The phone for Heath plastering and rendering is answered at any time, day or night. Call it about Skimming and re-skimming in Charlton, Picket Twenty, Augusta Park, or elsewhere in SP10 and SP11. Book Now sets the Andover visit for a time you can be there.