gwebstech Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 Hi all Just wondering what a rough guide is for plastering these days? ive got approx 400m2 to plaster, but cant estimate as dont have any idea what costs are. Im in the midlands and its a new build 4 bed house thanks for any advice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToughButterCup Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Have you asked for quotes? I suspect that price will be very sensitive to local factors . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oz07 Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 1500ish at a guess. Tell whoever's quoting it's all brand new board work in newbuild house and ring round for some prices. Would be good to get a reccomendation though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oz07 Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Labour only for skimming btw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Is it board or board and skim or just skim ..? Skim and tape I was quoted £1.80-2.70/m but eventually went on day rate with someone I got through a contact as he did all the browning on the curved ceilings etc. Really impressed with him and may be local to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwebstech Posted September 18, 2019 Author Share Posted September 18, 2019 thanks guys, its the full lot, board and skim house isnt even built yet, im just trying to budget for things 3 hours ago, PeterW said: Is it board or board and skim or just skim ..? Skim and tape I was quoted £1.80-2.70/m but eventually went on day rate with someone I got through a contact as he did all the browning on the curved ceilings etc. Really impressed with him and may be local to you. how much was his day rate mate? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oz07 Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 id allow around £8-£9 per m2 for both, should get change. @nod? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC45 Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 After our experience I'd allow £4k for 250m2 house. A lot depends on complexity - Q a lot of dormers and curved ceilings. labour for skim only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Your looking at 4 days for a pair of plasterers to skim a 5 bed house 260 m2 ish Working for a firm they would get about £359 plus loading A company would charge you about £ 9m2 for a one off house Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 6 hours ago, PeterW said: Is it board or board and skim or just skim ..? Skim and tape I was quoted £1.80-2.70/m but eventually went on day rate with someone I got through a contact as he did all the browning on the curved ceilings etc. Really impressed with him and may be local to you. 180 m2 was he from the 1980s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Harris Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 We used two very good local guys. They took fifteen days in total to board and skim a total wall and ceiling area of 460m². Their price (labour only, as they weren't VAT registered) was £5,100. Some of the work was a bit more difficult than normal, as the hall ceiling is vaulted and around 6.5m high, and the bedroom ceilings are also vaulted, but only about 4m high. This added maybe 10% on to the costs, at a guess. In terms of price per m², then that works out at about £11/m², at 2014 prices. I recently chatted with the chap that did our plastering and he's inundated with work, is now VAT registered and so is charging a bit more. We are in an area where things tend to cost a bit more, anyway. It's getting hard to find anyone who will work for less than about £200/day, and good people are a fair bit more than that now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 36 minutes ago, JSHarris said: We used two very good local guys. They took fifteen days in total to board and skim a total wall and ceiling area of 460m². Their price (labour only, as they weren't VAT registered) was £5,100. Some of the work was a bit more difficult than normal, as the hall ceiling is vaulted and around 6.5m high, and the bedroom ceilings are also vaulted, but only about 4m high. This added maybe 10% on to the costs, at a guess. In terms of price per m², then that works out at about £11/m², at 2014 prices. I recently chatted with the chap that did our plastering and he's inundated with work, is now VAT registered and so is charging a bit more. We are in an area where things tend to cost a bit more, anyway. It's getting hard to find anyone who will work for less than about £200/day, and good people are a fair bit more than that now. Sounds about right Prices for all trades have rocketed I do work occasionally for a small family firm about 30 guys They are having problems retaining staff They Pay there joiners £25 per hour and supply them with a nice van and fuel and at least one apprentice The apprentices outnumber there joiners 3-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 51 minutes ago, JSHarris said: It's getting hard to find anyone who will work for less than about £200/day, and good people are a fair bit more than that now. That's my starting point for trades of any sort around here. Get any sort of company (as opposed to an individual) involved and it's usually a lot more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToughButterCup Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 4 minutes ago, nod said: Sounds about right . Prices for all trades have rocketed [...] 49 minutes ago, JSHarris said: [...] It's getting hard to find anyone who will work for less than about £200/day, and good people are a fair bit more than that now. 1 minute ago, jack said: That's my starting point for trades of any sort around here. Get any sort of company (as opposed to an individual) involved and it's usually a lot more. And all because of one phrase in one sentence in Planning Law (para 11 here) ' ... the presumption in favour of sustainable development ...' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oz07 Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Think it's more to do with skill shortage and lack of training. Maybe too many academics! ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaCurandera Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 Sorry to grave dig the thread - but is there any current approximations for plastering I can work out e.g. £/m2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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