Quality shows through paint — flat walls or rippled, proper prep or rushed. Professional skimming across Wouldhave that delivers surfaces worth the decoration you’ll put on them.
Re-skimming a room should be straightforward, but the platform approach complicates everything. Post on Bark and suddenly you’re managing multiple quotes, juggling phone calls, and trying to work out who’s genuine. Direct contact with one trusted plasterer cuts through all that.
We’ve taken a simpler route.
We assign one reliable skimming specialist to Wouldhave. Contact goes directly to them — no middlemen, no quoting competitions. Just the person who’ll attend your property and deliver professional skim coats.
Wall skimming transforms rough, damaged, or outdated surfaces into smooth, paintable finishes ready for any decoration. Whether following wallpaper removal, covering old Artex, or refreshing tired plasterwork, professional skim coats create flawless walls throughout your home. Skilled application ensures consistent coverage, clean edges around sockets and switches, and durable surfaces that won’t crack or flake — giving rooms a fresh, modern feel that makes decorating effortless.
Read what we do below and work out if it fits your project. If it sounds right, call or send a message. If it’s not quite the service you need, no hard feelings.
Expert wall skimming creates lasting smooth finishes that transform tired rooms into fresh, modern spaces. Damaged plaster, rough render, and patchy surfaces respond to professional re-skimming that delivers flat, even walls throughout. Quality preparation, skilled application, and attention to finishing details ensure results that look right, last well, and make decorating simple.
Ceiling skim coats create clean, modern overhead finishes that brighten rooms and update tired interiors. Old Artex, damaged plaster, and uneven surfaces vanish beneath professional skimming applied by experienced tradesmen. Quality preparation, skilled application, and attention to detail ensure ceilings that look right and stay smooth for years.
Professional plaster patching restores damaged sections to original condition without disrupting entire walls. Holes, cracks, and impact damage get filled, prepared, and skim coated to match surrounding surfaces exactly. Skilled blending and feathering ensure repairs become invisible — cost-effective fixes that deliver seamless results ready for any decorative finish.
Expert new construction plastering finishes boards to smooth, professional standards throughout your project. Extensions, conversions, and new builds require skilled taping and skimming to create walls ready for decoration. Experienced plasterers prepare joints correctly, apply even skim coats, and finish to high standards — seamless results that complete your build.
Full room skimming transforms entire spaces with consistent smooth finishes across all walls and ceilings. Complete re-plastering creates uniform surfaces throughout — no mismatched textures, no patchy areas, just seamless results from floor to ceiling. Professional plasterers work room by room, ensuring consistent coverage and quality finishing that makes decorating straightforward and results impressive.
Plaster forgives nothing — every shortcut shows eventually. Here’s the honest detail on how we work throughout Wouldhave.
Local knowledge from Fellgate Estate across to Metro connections means understanding Wouldhave construction patterns. Victorian artisan housing near the centre, inter-war expansion further out, post-war estates on the edges — each zone has characteristic wall types we’ve learned to handle.
Extension walls joining original walls, old ceilings meeting new plasterboard, repairs that must disappear into existing finishes — transitions need careful handling. Seamless results across Wouldhave come from managing where different surfaces meet.
post-war houses and estate properties dominate Wouldhave, usually 2.3m to 2.5m (7.5ft – 8.2ft) to the ceiling. These property types have predictable quirks — common damp spots, typical movement cracks, characteristic construction methods. Knowing them speeds every stage from quote to finish.
Contact reaches the tradesman immediately — the same person who’ll assess your walls, solve any surface problems, and deliver the finished skim coats. Questions about wall condition and preparation get proper answers from someone who knows.
Discussion establishes what you’re working with — existing surface types, room sizes, any issues you’ve noticed. Based on initial information, a site visit gets scheduled to assess walls properly, identify preparation needs, and provide accurate pricing.
Assessment means evaluating walls properly — adhesion testing, suction checking, damp investigation, previous repair assessment. The plasterer explains preparation requirements in plain English. Quotes based on real conditions, not phone descriptions.
Jobs follow proper sequence — prep work, plaster application, finishing technique. Dust sheets go down for surrounding areas. Comprehensive cleanup occurs after completion. You receive practical information about drying requirements, mist coats, and decoration readiness.
The same queries come up before most skimming jobs — surface preparation, job duration, drying periods. Here’s the no-nonsense answers.
Timing reflects what walls need, not just room dimensions. Straightforward bedroom re-skim takes a day. Surfaces requiring extensive preparation — bonding, repairs, strip-back — take longer. Ceilings add time. Accurate estimates follow proper surface inspection.
Some walls skim over existing surfaces, others need stripping — condition determines approach. Solid, well-attached plaster just needs keying. Blown areas, failed coats, or excessive thickness require removal. Assessment identifies what’s needed rather than guessing.
Skimming applies thin finish coats over existing surfaces — typically 2-3mm thickness creating smooth, paintable walls. Plastering involves thicker applications — base coats on bare brick, render layers, or building up depth where needed. Most domestic re-finishing work involves skimming over existing plaster rather than full plastering from scratch.
Sometimes — it depends on paint type and surface preparation. Matt emulsion over sound plaster can receive skim after proper keying with coarse sandpaper or bonding agent. Gloss, silk, or multiple thick paint coats create adhesion problems — stripping or heavy preparation often necessary. Assessment determines what approach your painted walls need.
Allow surfaces to dry properly before painting — 2-4 days minimum in ventilated rooms, though complete curing takes 2-3 weeks. Apply mist coat first with watered-down emulsion. Early decoration causes peeling and blistering issues.
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Skimming work covers the complete Wouldhave region. Local understanding of property construction, typical plaster conditions, and preparation methods that suit these specific housing types.
