Lath plastering in Winchester
Heath plastering and rendering repairs and replaces lath and plaster in older houses around Winchester, so sagging, cracked and loose ceilings and walls end up sound, flat and ready for paint.
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Lath plastering price
The price follows how much of the ceiling or wall has failed and what has to come off before new plaster can go on. A small patch and a whole ceiling are very different jobs.
Included
- Checking the ceiling or wall to find loose and failed plaster
- Cutting back plaster that has lost its grip on the laths
- Repairing or replacing damaged laths and plaster
- A skim finish, ready for paint
Not included as standard
- Painting or wallpapering afterwards
- Repairs to roofs, pipes or wiring above a ceiling
- Removing textured coatings such as Artex
- The area that has failed and how far the damage spreads decide how much plaster and lath work is needed.
- A ceiling that can be repaired in sections costs less than one that has to be taken down and replaced.
- Access to the room and the height of the ceiling change the time the job takes.
When to book lath plastering
Lath and plaster is the old way of building walls and ceilings, with plaster held on thin timber strips. It suits repair when only part has failed, and replacement when much of it has.
- Sagging or bulging ceilingsPlaster that has come away from the laths hangs below the line of the ceiling and can be made sound again or replaced.
- Cracks and loose patchesAreas that move when pressed or sound hollow are cut back to firm plaster, then rebuilt and skimmed level.
- Replacing a failed sectionWhere damage has gone too far to repair, the old plaster and laths are removed and the area is made good with new plaster.
What happens on the day
The plaster is tested first, because the loose parts of a lath and plaster surface are not always the ones that show.
- Find what is looseThe surface is tapped and pressed to find plaster that has lost its grip, and the sound areas are marked out so they can stay.
- Repair or removeLoose plaster is cut back to firm edges, damaged laths are dealt with, and a failed section is taken out where it cannot be saved.
- Plaster and finishNew plaster is applied to the prepared area and a skim coat leaves the whole surface level and ready for decorating.
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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
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- 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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WhatsAppWhat is lath and plaster?
Lath and plaster is an older way of building walls and ceilings. Thin strips of timber, called laths, are fixed across the frame, and plaster is pressed through the gaps so it grips from behind.
Can a sagging lath and plaster ceiling be repaired?
Often, when only part of it has let go. Loose plaster is cut back to a firm edge and rebuilt. Where most of the ceiling has failed, replacing it is the sounder choice.
Do you replace lath and plaster as well as repair it?
Yes. A failed section can be taken out and made good with new plaster, and the job is priced for the area involved.
How can I tell if my ceiling has lost its grip?
Plaster that bulges, sags or sounds hollow when tapped has usually come away from the laths. Cracks that move when pressed point the same way.
Can the finished surface be painted?
Yes. Once the new plaster has dried it is sealed with a thinned mist coat and then painted like any other plaster.